[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/opinion/beirut-explosions.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/opinion/beirut-explosions.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage) >"Yesterday’s explosion, which destroyed Beirut’s port, much of the city and countless lives, was the result of business as usual."