Episode 89 - Post blast politics
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Ben and Nizar are joined by Ramez Dagher, an MD & psychiatry resident who also writes regularly on Lebanese politics on the Moulahazat blog, to discuss the latest post Beirut Port explosion, with political wrangling to shift blame, worrying spikes in coronavirus threatening an already overwhelmed hospital system, the muted reaction to the STL verdict, and a political class seemingly stalling for time as the country still reels in the aftermath of the blast.
Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his other work @elepheel
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Music track: Zuhal by Elepheel, check out his other work @elepheel
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