[johniegrad]

If the ammonium nitrate story turns out to be true, the utter incompetence of decision making in Beirut is only matched by the American people in electing BHO twice.

[cuban leaf]

It is common for me to read a story about some minor tragedy and be amazed that that could even happen - only to find out it happened in some second or third world country.

It’s also common for me to read a story about someone’s free speech rights being obviously violated, and then I realize it happened in Canada or the UK, where they don’t honor the US constitution.

Nobody’s perfect, but we are relatively safe and free in the US at the individual level. It’s no Norman Rockwell painting, but still...

[wbarmy]

the utter incompetence of decision making in Beirut

Do you not see what those three worker are doing? Putting a door up for that warehouse by using hand hammers and metal chisels in the concrete next to the nitrates.

Yes, I know that sparks from that work don't have enough energy to start that stuff into an explosion, but it does show a lack of care for what they have sitting there in front of them

[metmom]

If the ammonium nitrate story turns out to be true, the utter incompetence of decision making in Beirut is only matched by the American people in electing BHO twice.

If we actually did elect him.

Because there's always vote fraud and illegals voting to be counted in.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

In all fairness, see the “Texas City Disaster” for more info.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_disaster

Bottom line, don’t store very large amounts of Ammonium Nitrate fertilizer in hot places during a heat wave.

[RayChuang88]

It’s the Texas City explosion from 1947 all over again.