0:00 Intro
3:04 Are the big answers outside?
16:04 Multiple Assassinations
21:23 Sovereignty
30:12 Long-Term Investment
40:01 What can be done?
55:21 Media
1:07:53 My Father
We're with Mouafac Harb for Episode 248 of The Beirut Banyan.
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https://youtu.be/qlObTi8-s5Y
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