7. The Real Godfather: The Assassination that Shook Syria (Ep 2)

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4.6 • 732 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Did the assassination of Rafic Hariri lay the foundations for the ultimate downfall of the Assad regime? And was the Syrian dictator always destined for evil, or was evil thrust upon him? Rafic Hariri is looking over his shoulder, anxious for his future, with Bashar al-Assad hellbent on his removal from power. He steps up his security detail and coordinates convoluted exit strategies, but his efforts are ultimately in vain. So, what was the long-term impact of the assassination of the Lebanese president for the Syrian dictator? Listen as David and Gordon tell the story of the gruesome killing of President Hariri and the parallels between Assad and the ill-fated mafiosi, Michael Corleone. Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ www.nordvpn.com/restisclassified It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @triclassified Assistant Producer: Becki Hills Producer: Callum Hill Senior Producer: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.8	and how they based them on the old Roman legions, called them regimes with the
0:38.5	capos and the soldiers, and it worked. Yeah, it worked. Those were the great old days, you know.
0:46.5	And we was like the Roman Empire. The Corleone family was like the Roman Empire. It was once.
0:56.8	Frankie, when a plot against the emperor failed,
1:02.0	the plotters were always given a chance to let their families keep their fortunes. Yeah, but only the rich guys, Tom, the little guys, they got knocked off and all their estates went to the emperors
1:06.9	unless they went home and they killed themselves. Then nothing happened and And their families, their families were taken care of, Tom.
1:14.5	That was a good break.
1:15.8	A nice deal.
1:17.1	Yeah, they went home, sat in a hot bath, opened up their veins and bled to death.
1:21.7	And sometimes they had a little party before they did it.
1:24.9	Don't worry about anything, Frankie Five Angels.
1:27.1	Thanks, Tom. Thanks. See you, Tom worry about anything, Frankie Five Angels. Thanks, Tom.
1:28.3	Thanks.
1:29.1	See you, Tom.
1:29.9	Adio, Frankie.
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