{"id":50217,"date":"2017-01-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/50217\/new-low-lebanese-men-sent-by-govt-to-kill-birds-around-beiruts-airport"},"modified":"2023-08-11T06:04:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T06:04:02","slug":"new-low-lebanese-men-sent-by-govt-to-kill-birds-around-beiruts-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/50217\/new-low-lebanese-men-sent-by-govt-to-kill-birds-around-beiruts-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"New Low: Lebanese Men Sent By Govt To Kill Birds Around Beirut&#8217;s Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<Big>This past week, news has been circulating about the detrimental conditions at Beirut\u2019s International Airport due to the Costa Brava landfill. The landfill bordering the airport\u2019s wall has attracted birds that could possibly lead to a plane crash. You can read more details <a href=\"https:\/\/stateofmind13.com\/2017\/01\/11\/beiruts-airport-is-not-safe-for-air-travel-anymore-a-disaster-could-happen-at-any-moment\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<br \/>  <br \/>  But now for the new low: <b>the government has allegedly contracted men to shoot and kill the birds.<\/b> <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/50217-1-141x250.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/50217-2.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  This is our government\u2019s big solution to the environmental and humanitarian disaster that is the Costa Brava landfill. This is what our government deems to be a legal and viable.<br \/>  <br \/>  While countries around the world are making strides towards enacting environmental laws and animal protection, we are creating more landfills to cover up a trash crisis and an aviation disaster. While other countries are maximizing flight protection and investing in making air travel as safe as possible, we\u2019re shooting down birds.<br \/>  <br \/>  This isn\u2019t fucking Angry Birds.<br \/>  <br \/>  Thank you for never failing to surprise and disgust us.    <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"243\" data-id=\"410265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/50217-250x243.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-410265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/50217-250x243.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/50217.png 581w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"141\" 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