{"id":12344,"date":"2021-08-21T20:29:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T23:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=12344"},"modified":"2021-08-21T20:53:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T23:53:40","slug":"lebanon-thanks-to-mr-douglas-herbert-france-24-for-explaining-its-issues-and-for-mr-karim-el-mufti-lorient-le-jour-for-wondering-if-we-should-put-it-under-un-supervision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2021\/08\/21\/lebanon-thanks-to-mr-douglas-herbert-france-24-for-explaining-its-issues-and-for-mr-karim-el-mufti-lorient-le-jour-for-wondering-if-we-should-put-it-under-un-supervision\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon: Thanks to Mr. Douglas Herbert (France 24) for explaining its issues and for Mr. Karim el Mufti (L&#8217;Orient Le Jour) for wondering if we should put it under UN supervision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/LebanonWorrisome-4-1024x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12345\" width=\"459\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/LebanonWorrisome-4-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/LebanonWorrisome-4-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/LebanonWorrisome-4-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/LebanonWorrisome-4-1200x337.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 85vw, 459px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fuel is badly needed to run hospitals, bakeries, factories, airports, schools, people&#8217;s private houses, etc. Gas is very badly needed in Lebanon to be able to cook (ovens there are not electrical like in Canada). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-961\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KWJUet5bXV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the961.com\/lebanon-gas-supply-few-days\/\">Lebanon&#8217;s Natural Gas Supply Won&#8217;t Last Past Wednesday<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Lebanon&#8217;s Natural Gas Supply Won&#8217;t Last Past Wednesday&#8221; &#8212; The961\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the961.com\/lebanon-gas-supply-few-days\/embed\/#?secret=KWJUet5bXV\" data-secret=\"KWJUet5bXV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The multiple crises of Lebanon have been piling up since October 17, 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, they are unbearable to the point that Canadian and international media are describing this country in their titles as &#8220;<em>hell on earth<\/em>&#8220;, &#8220;<em>the sinking drunken boat<\/em>&#8220;, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is Mr. Herbert&#8217;s explanation of the current development in English:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Lebanon fuel crisis: Govt fears US sanctions over Iranian tanker \u2022 FRANCE 24 English\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N2Prh3LZkXE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is Mr. El-Mufti&#8217;s opinion article in French:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lorientlejour.com\/article\/1272329\/faut-il-placer-le-liban-sous-tutelle-onusienne-.html\">https:\/\/www.lorientlejour.com\/article\/1272329\/faut-il-placer-le-liban-sous-tutelle-onusienne-.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people have circulated petitions demanding to put Lebanon under the UN supervision more than once, including now and following the surrealistic Beirut port explosion of August 4, 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of note, some have even started petitions asking France to re-colonize Lebanon because the latter did not succeed in governing itself. Bambi recently heard others saying: &#8220;<em>France or the UK. Anyone of you, please HELP<\/em>&#8220;. Can you imagine how desperate people are? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May Lebanon&#8217;s deep financial and economic issues finally begin to be addressed. It is about time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May common sense, accountability, sustainability, safety and peace (+ love!) prevail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/heart-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12347\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/heart-17.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/heart-17-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 112px) 85vw, 112px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fuel is badly needed to run hospitals, bakeries, factories, airports, schools, people&#8217;s private houses, etc. Gas is very badly needed in Lebanon to be able to cook (ovens there are not electrical like in Canada). 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