Interview: Nicholas Blanford discusses the assassination and funeral of Rafiq Hariri

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RENEE MONTAGNE
Morning Edition (NPR)
02-16-2005
Interview: Nicholas Blanford discusses the assassination and funeral of Rafiq Hariri

Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time: 10:00-11:00 AM

RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

The United States has pulled its ambassador from Syria following the assassination Monday of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri. The Bush administration expressed profound outrage at the killing and said it was deeply concerned about Syria's influence in Lebanon. For more than a decade, Syria has kept 15,000 troops in Lebanon and has been blamed by many for Hariri's assassination. The ...

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