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octothorp · 11-24-2010, 03:15 PM

Did anyone watch Neil MacDonald's piece on the assassination of Lebanese premier and important reformer Rafiq Harari? It's a really compelling story about how a young Lebanese officer essentially solved the murder, using cell-phone network analytics to link it to Hezbollah, only to have his report lost by the UN tribunal, and then eventually be assassinated by Hezbollah himself when the tribunal contacted him.

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/201...on-hariri.html

Personally, I think it's one of the best and most important pieces of reporting that the CBC has done in a very long time. However, it's ignited quite a firestorm in the region. The Turkish prime minister is saying that the UN tribunal should now wait a full year before rendering a verdict. Hezbollah has claimed that Israelis infiltrated their telecom network. Netanyahu is convening internal meetings about fears that Hezbollah will now attempt a coup. The leader of the UN Tribunal (also Canadian) has accused MacDonald and the CBC of endangering lives.

I'm curious to know what others think: is there a line that Maconald crossed here? Should the CBC have waited until after the UN tribunal announced their conclusions before airing the story?

11-24-2010, 03:15 PM	#1
octothorp Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: not lurking Exp:	CBC's investigation into the Rafiq Hariri assassination Did anyone watch Neil MacDonald's piece on the assassination of Lebanese premier and important reformer Rafiq Harari? It's a really compelling story about how a young Lebanese officer essentially solved the murder, using cell-phone network analytics to link it to Hezbollah, only to have his report lost by the UN tribunal, and then eventually be assassinated by Hezbollah himself when the tribunal contacted him. http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/201...on-hariri.html Personally, I think it's one of the best and most important pieces of reporting that the CBC has done in a very long time. However, it's ignited quite a firestorm in the region. The Turkish prime minister is saying that the UN tribunal should now wait a full year before rendering a verdict. Hezbollah has claimed that Israelis infiltrated their telecom network. Netanyahu is convening internal meetings about fears that Hezbollah will now attempt a coup. The leader of the UN Tribunal (also Canadian) has accused MacDonald and the CBC of endangering lives. I'm curious to know what others think: is there a line that Maconald crossed here? Should the CBC have waited until after the UN tribunal announced their conclusions before airing the story?