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kentuck

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Wed Aug 5, 2020, 02:59 PM Aug 2020

2750 Tons of Explosives (and fertilizer) in One Location [View all]

Naturally, conspiracy theories would abound.

Why would such a huge amount of explosives be stored in only one place?

It was no surprise that the first person to come forward with his opinion that it was an attack was Donald Trump. Who told him? Why would he make such a dangerous statement?

The first impulse in the Middle East is to blame Israel. In turn, some would say that it was a storage compound for truck bombs across the area. The ship that unloaded the last shipment was reportedly Russian.

There are enough conspiracy theories to go around.

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Its been there since 2014. marble falls Aug 2020 #1
Thank Russia soothsayer Aug 2020 #2
On another thread, a DUer commented that Russia Today suggested it was a terror attack. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2020 #3
Yeah i saw that. Trump heard it from RUSSIAN generals soothsayer Aug 2020 #5
It is really a must read to see how their thinking is. LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #6
If they had not kept it sealed it would not have exploded. LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #4
Weren't they in the process of welding a door shut? soothsayer Aug 2020 #7
That would surely do it.. LiberalArkie Aug 2020 #11
A Couple Answers ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #10
Welding, they said soothsayer Aug 2020 #12
Thanks! ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #14
it was all fertilizer Amishman Aug 2020 #8
It probably sat there BGBD Aug 2020 #9
Not My Experience ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #16
If BGBD Aug 2020 #17
Maybe, Yes ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #18
Thank you for being so generous with your information! North Shore Chicago Aug 2020 #19
Texas City Explosion comes to mind. TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 #13
They Found Parts Of The Ship... ProfessorGAC Aug 2020 #15
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