Unmasking Hezbollah - Who was behind the assassination of Rafic Hariri? (2/3) | DW Documentary

In 2008, the United States launched "Project Cassandra." The aim was to uncover how Hezbollah uses drug trafficking and money laundering to finance its military and terrorist activities. The three-part series tells the story of the project.
This three-part series tells the story of "Project Cassandra" through the testimony of DEA agents and others who were directly involved. It is a story that helps explain the history and rise of Hezbollah and brings a complex geopolitical story to a wider audience.
The assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri on February 14, 2005 sent Lebanon and the international community into shock. All eyes turned to Syria, which was accused of being behind the assassination. Bashar al-Assad's army, which had occupied part of the country, was forced to withdraw under pressure from the local population. With the Syrian withdrawal, Hezbollah lost a long-standing ally and protector. And it also found itself in the spotlight: suspected of complicity in the murder of Hariri.
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[@CommonSenseRevolution]

Part 1 of this series compelled me to look for and watch this part 2 immediately. Now waiting for Part 3. Incredible investigative journalism here! Thank you DW.

[@theyassinez1]

It's all manipulative. Enjoy getting a propagandist view into the world. Most likely those CIA officials committed way worse atrocities than any terror group. They're no different than cartels themselves.

[@johnsmith-wb2os]

This is some of the worst journalism ive ever seen. Their link between drug smuggling & hezbollah is one guy who nodded when asked whether he is with hezbollah???

[@unnamedkuzo]

As an Arab I live in Mecca I know everything about the Arab-Zionist existence war .. This investigation looks very naive As the Western Always will do and prefer any narrative against us, Before condemn us look at Israel free hand to punish its neighbour. Resistance is our Rights. That also why Russia and China are Trustworthy Civilizations they didn’t complicate in the Genocide of poor besieged people in Gaza, Palestine.

[@thewaywelived]

Well produced and exciting yes but did part 1 actually provide any proof from the DEA agents on drug money ? Even this episode there is talk like “he had the look of a mob boss” … but so lacking in actual proof.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

@@thewaywelived : Look at the articles on Hezbollah. There is absolute proof, they are drugs dealers even today.

[@beobachter23]

Thank you for your great video. It was a great idea to collect all this information and present it in three documentaries. Thanks!

[@DWDocumentary]

We are glad you liked it, thank you for your comment!

[@DanteVanDerSpaans]

@@DWDocumentary 🤔What we all never hear in all these type of documentaries, is that DEA itself never ever will investíigate their own domestic 25+1 Huge USA MAFIA drug cartels 👈😝 But what you will always herar is that putting the blame on Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, African countries and other Bannana Republics sounds more atractive than talking about the Lincoln Drug Cartel, the Rocky Mountains DC, Washington drug cartel, Florida Higths Drug Cartel, the Hollywood DC, Midwest DC, CANUS Drug Cartel, Texoma DC, Mississipi DC, The Canfederate Drug Cartel, among others. 😉✌ Peace✌

[@themiddlekingdom9121]

@@DWDocumentary What happened to the part 3 of this documentary ?

[@Alpharizzchad]

A great view as to why they are still starting Wars. They sold the people out for the money for the Mullahs in Iran ​@@DWDocumentary

[@ashikislam8370]

​@@DWDocumentarydw why not you make video about massacre in Palestine? are you Zionists son? you blamed on Hezbollah. but, why not you blamed Israel? i have been watching your documentary since 2022. you are not make against Israel. always, you trying to say about israel. israel is innocent. arab are wanting destroy Israel. but, what is real? real is arab are destroying by Israel

[@dalermehndi4663]

This is actually really good investigative journalism! Quite interesting. Thank you DW!

[@nicholasmendoza5844]

Behold the true face of this so-called peaceful religion.

[@dpm2312]

It has never been peaceful.

[@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists]

@@dpm2312 no religionto be precise...

[@stevehughes2731]

Behold the true face of bigotry ya 🤡

[@dpm2312]

@@stevehughes2731 what's your real name?

[@nicholasmendoza5844]

@@stevehughes2731 🤡💩

[@ethanrichardson126]

DW, thanks for preserving authentic history without sugarcoating it, thanks for resisting Iranian pressure and intimidation! glory to proud 🦚 Germany

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

DW is not an organisation to be proud of. This doco is accurate but DW are becoming notorious for their blatant left bias.

[@Mongieboy]

That DEA director has the strongest New York accent I think I've ever heard!

[@wantstocomment7092]

This series has struck a nerve. Never seen so much panic in comments. Good job!

[@xenon6947]

Documentary is a hit job for Israel future war with Lebanon and then it occupation.

[@Politicallyhomeless18]

​@@xenon6947Hezbollah will cease to exist 1 day Inshallah

[@antoniussamuelson3748]

​@@xenon6947i don't think israel have resources to have war with lebanon in the future because they currently fight hamas in gaza and IDF lost many troops. After this, they will ran out of resources and not gonna repreat the same failure in 2006 lebanon war.

[@sinnoboy0000]

@@xenon6947nailed it. This is just setting up the groundwork. Its an interesting time to post these videos thats for sure. I’m sure big things are being planned behind the scenes.

[@neilnelson7603]

Lets see if ICC and ICJ will drop charges against Isreal because of this documentary. Lmao

[@Mongooseonthaloose]

I worked in Lebanon 2018-2020 everything in this documentary is 100% factual! Beirut is a powder keg just simmering… bekaa valley is their stronghold… drugs, weapons and people being bought and sold daily through the area. Great work exposing this.

[@sinnoboy0000]

🧢

[@lovelyj241]

@sinnoboy0000 Nah, it's the truth. They're lying about everything. Let me guess, you're one of them?

[@satusalmivirta9840]

😭

[@prabhdeepdhahan1147]

All the public broadcasters in the world need to learn from DW and mimic their quality work!

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

Hopefully NOT the DW alt left bias.

[@bluesea1769]

The situation in Lebanon is like that in Penang, Malaysia, where the original owners were systematically driven away.

[@Lewis-cool]

Then what are you waiting for?

[@raymondmainamugure204]

And to think that Lebanon in the early to mid 1970s was a financial hub. With almost everyone there driving a benz.

[@katarinaraveendran1729]

It was also predominantly Christian.

[@teenoneofyabusiness1424]

​@@katarinaraveendran1729no it wasn't, maybe slightly over 50% at most

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

@@teenoneofyabusiness1424 : Over 50% and more. "Predominately" is accurate.

[@abdirsakabdullahi]

​@@katarinaraveendran1729 28% were chrishtian , 70% were muslim and 2% were others.

[@consortiumexpert]

Please, release the 3rd aspect as soon as possible. Thank you for the good work.

[@arindambiswas6868]

The truth hurts.

[@haimhengen]

Top Quality journalism!

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and for the feedback!

[@salehsammani6557]

Top quality B S

[@jimbruvara6836]

​@salehsammani6557 it's all factual you can look it up separately if you dare

[@ashikislam8370]

he was not top quality journalism. he is top servant for Israel.

[@jimbruvara6836]

@@ashikislam8370 you sound like a houthi member

[@ChrisTian-yw7jc]

Bots are working overtime in this comment section.

[@nicholasmendoza5844]

Terrorist sympathizers you mean?

[@warfighter1988]

Social media platforms nowadays are all fucked with pro terror dictatorship bots or false advertisement. It's insanely dangerous man, especially considering the fact that we gave kids young as 5 or 6 on these type of platforms.

[@touchofgrey5372]

Like your comment!

[@lillen6532]

hahahah i was thinking the same loool

[@danfield6030]

BOT detected

[@user-qf7ud5de9h]

Never argue with a fool, or you will just be a fool. Don't give the devil a foothold.

[@trespire]

An informative and valuable documentary. One of the best presentations in recent years. Top tier journalism.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and for the feedback!

[@trespire]

@@DWDocumentary Thank you, danke.

[@newsfromnowhere420]

incredible work

[@moccoyen]

As an Ethiopian 🇪🇹 I look at Middle Eastern people who has systematically oppressed women, Black/Africans, Jews and the LGBTQ community, categorically rejected democracy and peace deals, and been responsible for virtually all terrorism in the world. Several of the worlds richest nations are in the region, still not a single one has been willing to help their own people. Yet, somehow, they are always the victims. Now, make it make sense? I don't feel the slightest bit of empathy for any of them nor one single iota of sympathy for their cause, because whatever they are going through, they have no one but themselves to blame. Now, PLEASE ANYONE, I dare you to prove me wrong!

[@arkofsalvation1]

My maid is Ethiopian , so is my driver and they do not agree with you.

[@haskalah]

Demomam International account and not Ethiopian

[@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists]

@@arkofsalvation1 Education is key here....send them to school so they can learn

[@hzoonka4203]

well said!

[@moccoyen]

@@hzoonka4203 Thank you so kindly my dear good friend! 💚💛❤️

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting.

[@chrisw.5138]

Thanks for showing this well made production. I wondered why the libanese criminal clan issues in Germany haven't been covered, but realised this is a french production in the credits. DW, you are doing a fine job lately uploading significantly more informative and valuable original content from other sources than your own, it seems a lot of them are coming from France lately. Well done, the invested butt hurt antagonists in the comment section prove this is all too important and right to let the world know, especially when so much misinformation is out there.

[@MrShyAlter]

You hit it out of the park with this dcc.

[@satusalmivirta9840]

Very interesting!

[@user-il2er3uo8h]

Wonder if Hezbollah had anything to do with Raisini's "accident"

[@mohammadjaafar1496]

Hezbollah also broke the Great wall of China

[@yusufwelly5019]

We go from them working with drugs come to find out they were talking about the Iran support for the two episodes lol 😅 click baits

[@xenon6947]

why remove comments when it doesn't promote violence or hate.

[@marioconzal6518]

Because they are making propaganda for zio.

[@marioconzal6518]

& they don't want you to tell them truth.... They are the only ones who are intituled to freespeech

[@abeismain]

Big words scare people 😅

[@marioconzal6518]

Because it's all based about zio narrative & agenda. Anything else is not welcome. That's the reality of free speech to them. Only yes sir they need even if it's against all morales.

[@johnmcdonald9295]

You tube removes loads of comments

[@deathstar8072]

If I'm lying I have a large white marshmello on the top of my head.

[@GreekRican]

THATS gold

[@nycrsny3406]

😂😂

[@yusufwelly5019]

😅😅

[@yusufwelly5019]

I am lying my eyes are blue and blonde hair

[@niKYs007]

Whn evil removed everyone is happy but whn evil reigns everyone suffering

[@mikemurphy8996]

The Lebanese Canadian bank was actually a subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada. It’s now defunct.

[@charliebrownie4158]

Disturbing? No, you're company will make sure it is blurry and anything untoward is deleted.

[@andrewstromfeld312]

"Woe to the wicked, woe to his neighbor" ✌

[@redasafwan1392]

The timing of those allegations is more then suspicious

[@amirsadeghi9888]

a documentary that only briefly brushes over the 33 day way...which is a main turning point in the story.

[@kodesm7133]

"Sometimes the bad guys lie". What a statement by a people that have mastered it.

[@kimjr.8115]

All the piss-full got triggered..

[@neilnelson7603]

Yes. This justifies all the genocide against Arabs in Gaza

[@dennislosee]

Figuring out the French connection was hard?😂😂

[@user-mx6yq1ge7q]

Great Doc

[@tomster1414]

Excellent doc !! Well done.

[@papakop8964]

American drug dealers vs Iranian drug dealers.

[@cyphercracker]

Part 3?

[@Mongieboy]

34:01 does that van belong 2 the Lebanese version of Delboy? Trotters independent trading? London, Paris, Beirut? 😊

[@Kapucino500]

Someone should investigate to whose interest human rights activists are working in Europe

[@gavinneke2642]

People doing evil in the name of God what a rubbish religion

[@luckm8852]

It's always about people doing evil for their own interests.

[@vytautekaz]

its a cult of death

[@nicholasmendoza5844]

That's the truth of this so-called peaceful religion.

[@arkofsalvation1]

This is propaganda I'm guessing you also believe that alqaeda was reponsinsible for 911

[@consortiumexpert]

It is a religion of death.

[@KrishKumar-cx8dy]

Speculating if Revux will pump before XRP. Interesting times!

[@zack256300]

Why are you saying that..😅😅

[@zack256300]

I know that the BRICS countries wanna establish their own swift system..😅

[@kerogles]

A good documentary . Now make a similar documentary for PKK/YPG which commits similar crimes (drug -human traficking , terrorism, money laundering ,child soldiers , killing civilians ,ethnic cleansing ,suicide attacks ) if you are brave enough and truly free from German government .

[@inthendwealldie]

Those guys are fighting the Turks tho, they want independence and want a Kurdistan, they been at for over 100 years, so they gotta get that money somehow 🤔 both kurds n turks dont like each other. unless the kurds are attacking other ethnic people besides the turks and ppl who persecute them?

[@flashladderacrobat]

Don't get me wrong here, I am pro West/Nato , but this could be viewed as American propaganda by the other side or not?

[@neilnelson7603]

Have you heard the way the CIA and DEA were talking? Like they had an agenda

[@jimbruvara6836]

Be objective and look it up yourself if you want the truth

[@manutebol1674]

@@jimbruvara6836it’s still propaganda the cia actually did the same thing as Hezbollah to fund a war in South America

[@Whosaids0]

Too many people suck at conflict management.

[@fredlacroix6865]

the real face of islam

[@yusufwelly5019]

And we have to take this people word without no evidence how is not propaganda 😅😅

[@Mrpeace1900]

You need the brains to understand that money and power controls the world, then they created religion, people took sides...... God is the nature, don't expect anything beyond that.

[@martaalvarez4859]

Excellent! Thank you for exposing this aberration. I wonder though that as much as the US government knows about the sinister connection between Hezbollah and the cocaine trade from Colombia via Venezuela, how ineffective it has been in stopping it altogether. Not moral courage?

[@jaymchelsea2839]

Why don't the critics point out the inaccuracies in the documentary instead of calling it propaganda.

[@Iori955]

cause they dont know what to say

[@yusufwelly5019]

What kind of journalism that they interviewed people that are serving other nation proffs anything between the two but you can see the connection between the CIA and FBI working with cartels and mafias so, Where is the evidence that they worked together show the source or shut up your propaganda 😅

[@sinnoboy0000]

There is literally no evidence here lol.

[@neilnelson7603]

The question is why is this documentary being released now and where is the link between drug trafficking and Hezbollah?

[@Meg-ts3kx]

@@neilnelson7603 it is known for years I've seen documentaries about this years ago. what's suspicious about the timing? it's not like election in Lebanon matter they have terror militia stronger than their army..

[@abbasbazzi1707]

are you airing this to take the pressure off israel?

[@TheStockwell]

Are you going to make this comment on every DW Documentary upload? 🤔

[@dalermehndi4663]

Are you mad that the world gets to see how morally bankrupt your people are?

[@Alpharizzchad]

The whole world knows what happened and who did it. Israel was made to go into Lebanon and asked by the government of Lebanon to get rid of Hezbahall and bring peace to the people. Remember The Arabic counties are helping Israel and they want The gone.

[@maruaj8404]

The enormous difference in having Lebanese prisoners in Israel is that they committed terrorist crimes, and the Taliban took hostage soldiers who defend their civilians and are not criminals!

[@sports872]

Is the cocaine market big in the middle east? That surprises me.

[@bzakaria8626]

So many bots in the comments or leftards

[@incontruth4116]

Both.

[@touchofgrey5372]

You're one of them!

[@glynphelps9027]

In what way is Hezbollah or its followers left wing

[@damlitproductions8126]

GOOD GUYS ALSO LOOK THE OTHER WAY "Mr Western States" 🤥🚫

[@Monsterforeal]

We need to look in to our own corrupt government and stay out of other peoples country

[@kingkenzo3594]

Imagine being killed on the day of love

[@danielhunter2670]

12:11 The cleric trying to say the khums tax provides all those U.S. $100 bills is either naive AF or just a liar...you choose!

[@aarondavis8943]

Great doco. The DEA is wasting it's time. The Drug War was lost decades ago.

[@patrickskramstad1485]

22:42

[@haninee5976]

I still don't see the connection between Hezbollah and the drug trafficking business. Too many theories but little facts.

[@yusufwelly5019]

Theories that's all and the western media propaganda like just a bunch of hypocrite, no evidence but they talking as if they caught Hassan nasarahal lol 😂

[@thewaywelived]

The logic in this documentary is self-contradictory. They make the case that drug money is funding Hezbollah but then state that the vast majority of money comes from Iran.

[@okelloharon6917]

How can i get this offline

[@patrickskramstad1485]

48:17 48:45

[@GEORGEKITONGA-pf4wx]

gotha tena

[@ferryonfire3478]

Can we have a video like this one heading : Unmasking Germany , how its helping Israel on a genocide

[@patrickskramstad1485]

13:36

[@vanshmalik6714]

Clearing out alts for BTC and Revux, maybe a bit of BNB and SOL.

[@nicolasolton]

Alts?

[@patrickskramstad1485]

34:43

[@20thcenturyfoxyoutube]

France has let in too many foreigners. -Kissenger

[@perseuspersikus6830]

Kissenger is a war criminal who had blood all over his hands. Quote a decent person and spare us your bigotry. France has a well established immigration system.

[@zack256300]

Kissinger himself was born in Germany..😅😅 and emigrated to the United States in 1938 as a Jewish refugee...😂

[@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists]

Sorry, are you trying to spell Kissinger ? Education is king

[@aaedreonguile1896]

Hahaha😂

[@xenon6947]

Or France wanted gold back.

[@BlessedNgure]

Am a finance i know this things😂😂😂

[@adamtx1131]

Make video about America crimes in Iraq

[@zlinos139]

They have done

[@hemmisis]

Iran

[@Aeynora]

👍

[@theyassinez1]

Dw is banning comments? Typical

[@dolapokosebinu5274]

Make your comment decent and it won’t get banned.

[@jimbruvara6836]

Your phones haram

[@pierredostiedetabernacle3506]

I worked for Hariri in Saudi Arabia with the Saudi Auger company. I can't say he was the nicest person on the planet(he was an Arab and they are rude).He hold dual Lebanese Saudi citizenship and was a very controversial fellow. But to killing him like this was a bit barbaric.

[@zack256300]

CIA and the Mossad did it..😢🙄

[@haskalah]

Wherever we Europeans appear with a neo-colonialistic attitude it is normal to get a rude treatment as reaction

[@Sanjeet_x_Ashish]

Investing in presales for massive returns, and Revux is my pick!

[@nicolasolton]

Shares of Truth Social? Buy the dip!

[@jimbruvara6836]

And people call bibi a evil man 😂 real ignorant

[@megadrive11]

He is most defnitely worse than the devil.

[@jimbruvara6836]

@megadrive11 stop Stealing biblical scripture you know nothing of

[@jimbruvara6836]

@@megadrive11 the Devil's using you not israel

[@fraserconnell21]

Part way through watching your fascinating reportage. In the film you've just established the link with west Africa, has the drug money influence reached South Africa? And if so does it have to do with South Africa protesting Israeli operations in rafah and gaza?. What thoughts do you have ??? 👏👍🏼

[@nimaabachianghasemi1378]

DW, you can't fool ppl anymore.

[@dolapokosebinu5274]

Stfu Visit other channels.

[@LiftingStress]

Hezbollah is a militia, not part of the Lebanese military. Even if they combined their forces, they would still be less than 1/5th the size of the IDF. They would be defeated in less than 24hrs

[@mohammadjaafar1496]

Like your precious IDF defeated them in 25 may 2000, or 2006, of course you will have such ignorant opinion if you only follow things such as DW.

[@asoka6296]

Gee. These guys might be almost as inhumane as israel!

[@solvingpolitics3172]

1,400 years of this religions non stop war.

[@PakistanTrapMusic]

talk about zionists

[@theoriginaldanalogue]

@@PakistanTrapMusicread a book.

[@oscarmasias5896]

What a Revelation

[@Mr--_--M]

Pretty much all religions. Can't trust em'. They'll always massacre whoever doesn't get in line

[@vinny.morales]

You have no idea Abdool​@@PakistanTrapMusic

[@MAGACAT]

Wesh Boeller

[@PrideinLondon-lp1vp]

Israel should go for Lebanon because Lebanon is the key.

[@ghulamfarooque8986]

Shock and Awe worst policy!

[@Alpharizzchad]

That was a new network Made up word. The US Military never gave it that name

[@ismaddd]

As a lebanese sunni .It was USA and America

[@KingCyrus-iw9yx]

Pro Palestinian supporters should definitely watch this documentary before marching in the streets of America 🇺🇸 and Europe.❤️🇮🇱

[@keyvankhalafi2443]

Right! Your mercenaries have made these lies for exact same reason but Iranians know how to deal 😂

[@behnammoghtader7672]

Alert: the video is full of lies

[@hadror13]

Vile organization

[@isabelled8477]

Ossam is a joke!! He thinks he is speaking to Hezbollah followers!!! Jeeez!!

[@nancywages7029]

During this entire video, the Islamic clerical has been lying through his teeth from beginning to end. He as supposedly religious lies, lies lies ....how can you be religious and keep lying?

[@jimbruvara6836]

Search Taqihaya

[@abeismain]

I was here 😅 🍺

[@dosang1953]

Produced in Germany, not America but lots of Americans who the real heroes have been accomplished global peace and the balances of the powers not including Russia and China. It's gone for at least 10 years old story that's somewhat useful to watch these 3 parts fictions.

[@Zarghaam12]

More nonsense from Germany!

[@royhaarloo2690]

Inshallah

[@david1137444]

Israel is the TRUTH!

[@ehsanaali2798]

😂 I thought God is.

[@sosso636]

We are showing you what the truth is up to the north of Palestine😂

[@Ahmat_Sila]

Since the withdraw of the SAA the IDF AF is violating lebanese Airspace daily 🎉