0:00 Intro
4:09 Surprise and Disappointment
15:45 Wider Story of Accountability
24:33 International Investigation
29:58 Expectations
34:43 Subsidies
43:36 Silver Lining
We're with Houshig Kaymakamian for Episode 207 of The Beirut Banyan.
Click to watch:
https://youtu.be/gACljKIAxVE
We discuss three of her most recent The Daily Star pieces that reflect on the aftermath of the Beirut blasts, the government's resignation and the STL's verdict.
We also discuss subsidies, the economic calamity and measured expectations for any incoming government.
Houshig Kaymakamian is a reporter at The Daily Star.
Click below to donation links for NGOs involved in the aftermath of Tuesday's Beirut blasts.
Lebanese Red Cross:
https://www.supportlrc.app/donate/
Impact Lebanon / Just Giving:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lebanon-relief?utm_term=re7R78DA2/
Ahla Fawda:
https://www.just-help.org/c/AhlaFawda/
Beit El Baraka:
https://beitelbaraka.net/donation/pay/
Lebanese Food Bank
https://lebanesefoodbank.org/donate/
Live Love Lebanon:
https://www.givingloop.org/livelove/
Caritas Lebanon:
http://www.caritas.org.lb/get_involved/donate/
Lebanon Needs:
https://www.lebanonneeds.org/donate/
Embrace Lebanon:
https://embracelebanon.org/donors-and-partners/
Center for Arab American Philanthropy:
http://www.centeraap.org/funds/view-our-funds/seeds-of-opportunity-fund/support-lebanon-in-its-time-of-need-through-the-lebanon-relief-campaign/?fbclid=IwAR34BkKa5gI3QYq-4y_1Wy6aIoOTg3KTgEsBH4_sxF1u7dHMhS7mCpOAoec
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