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Quote:Who profits from the Beirut blast ? Now this question has me stumped ... Anyone can help a poor ignorant person with a possible answer ?

Qui prodest de Berytus inspiratione*? Aka, cui bono? R.C. *Ain't that a strange Latin word for explosion? Apparently, without the 'e' ending,...

They are preaching to the wrong congregation. It is not the US Congress that makes these decisions. Foreign relations as well as domestic policy...

an insecure bully yearning for attention---apparently she was not successful enough to be loved by her mommy and daddy, if she had one

I was not aware of that manif otherwise I'd have loaded my car with like minded friends and driven up there. Damn...