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Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi

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We ask the questions mainstream media avoid. Current affairs and geopolitics. Produced independently from Dubai, UAE. Hosted by award-winning journalist Afshin Rattansi. https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv
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Jimmy Dore on Ukraine & WW3: Biden Wants a War that Trump CAN’T Stop, ONLY Hope is Putin’s Restraint

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Jimmy Dore, the Host of the Jimmy Dore Show. He discusses Joe Biden giving the green light for Ukraine’s Zelensky to launch long-range missile strikes inside Russia using US-supplied weaponry and the risk of World War 3, the Biden Administration’s constant escalation of war around the world and the failed attempt to break-up Russia through the proxy war in Ukraine, Europe’s illogica...

Nov 23, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 26

Prof. Naomi Wolf SLAMS Fascist Censorship of the Biden Administration, Explains Why She Backed Trump

FOLLOW US ON ALL OF OUR PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Naomi Wolf, Co-Editor of ‘The Pfizer Papers: Pfizer’s Crimes Against Humanity’. She discusses the high stakes of Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr taking on the powerful pharmaceutical industry, the attempts to censor and silence her book exposing Pfizer’s cover-ups which she calls the ‘greatest crime against humanity in recorded history’, why she went from being a ...

Nov 18, 202427 minSeason 6Ep. 25

HEATED EXCHANGE: Trump’s ex-Deputy Assistant Dr. Sebastian Gorka & Afshin Rattansi CLASH Over Gaza

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to President-elect Donald Trump’s former Deputy Assistant Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Host of the Gorka Reality Check and the America First podcast. He discusses whether he has been called on to serve in the second Trump administration, Donald Trump’s picks for his new cabinet and the media’s outrage over them, the fake leaks coming out since Donald Trump’s election and why it represents the ...

Nov 16, 202431 minSeason 6Ep. 24

Matt Taibbi on Donald Trump’s Victory: Legacy Media is DEAD, Americans Have DEFIED US Authorities

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Matt Taibbi, former Contributing Editor to Rolling Stone, Co-Publisher of the Twitter Files. and Publisher of Racket News. He discusses the legacy corporate media’s tireless failed attempt to elect Kamala Harris and beat Donald Trump, how Donald Trump’s victory represents a shift from US voters not listening to authorities to active defiance, the hope for free speech and a roll-back...

Nov 11, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 24

Dennis Kucinich: Biden-Harris Brought us Close to WW3, Donald Trump MUST End the Wars to Succeed

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dennis Kucinich, veteran former Congressman for Ohio, after Donald Trump won the 2024 Presidential election against Kamala Harris. He discusses America’s shift towards Donald Trump and its reflection of the failure of the Democratic Party, whether he will be a member of Donald Trump’s cabinet once he takes office, the American electorate’s rejection of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ta...

Nov 09, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 23

ISRAELI INTERFERENCE IN US ELECTIONS: Lobbying, Foreign Agents, Moles & Impunity (James Bamford)

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Emmy-nominated filmmaker and award-winning journalist James Bamford, author of ‘Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs & the Collapse of America’s Counterintelligence’. He discusses Israel’s influence in the US Presidential election as the US enables Israel’s genocide in Gaza, Israel’s interference in the 2016 election by lobbying Donald Trump to agree to Benjamin Netanyahu’s ...

Nov 04, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 22

‘KILL MUSK’S TWITTER’: UK Labour Party’s US Election Interference Aiding the Democrats-Paul Thacker

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Paul Thacker, Founder of the Disinformation Chronicle and the 2021 British Journalism Award Winner. He co-authored the “Election Exclusive: British Advisors to Kamala Harris Hope to Kill Musk’s Twitter” article with Matt Taibbi. He discusses how Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party’s has interfered in the US election trying to aid Kamala Harris in her efforts to win the Presidency agains...

Nov 02, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 20

Zelensky & Netanyahu: MONSTERS Created by the West, Now Eating the West- Prof. Jean Bricmont

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Jean Bricmont, Author of ‘Humanitarian Imperialism: Using Human Rights to Sell War’, and Professor of Theoretical Physics, Catholic University of Louvain. He discusses how ‘humanitarian imperialism’ which he wrote about has descended into ongoing genocide in Gaza and nuclear brinkmanship, the ‘astonishing’ lack of any effect of mass protests across the West on the policies of ...

Oct 28, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 19

ISRAEL OUT OF CONTROL: ‘International Law Has Been Thrown in The Trash’ (Prof. Daoud Kuttab)

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Daoud Kuttab, Columnist for Arab News and Al-Monitor and former Professor of Journalism at Princeton University. He discusses how the Gaza genocide and slaughter in Lebanon have exposed the US’ and Europe’s hypocrisy, the looming Israeli attack against Iran and subsequent Iranian retaliation which could bring the US militarily into the conflict, American journalist Bob Woodwar...

Oct 26, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 17

BRICS+ Summit: Western Monopoly Over International System is OVER (Dr. Andrey Kortunov)

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Andrey Kortunov, the Academic Director of the Russian International Affairs Council. He discusses the significance of the BRICS+. Summit in Kazan and its importance for Russia, the opportunities and challenges that come with an expanded BRICS welcoming in new nations, why he believes BRICS welcoming in MENA countries is a double-edged sword, Russia’s shifting relations in the Mi...

Oct 21, 202427 minSeason 6Ep. 15

ISRAEL IN CRISIS: ‘Zionism Has FAILED To Provide a Safe Haven for Jews’ (Prof. Uri Bar-Joseph)

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Uri Bar-Joseph, Professor Emeritus of International Relations at the University of Haifa and author of ‘Beyond the Iron Wall: The Fatal Flaw in Israel’s National Security’. He discusses how October 7th and the Gaza genocide are a result of the failure of the Israeli government to reach a political solution with the Palestinians, the assassination of Lebanese resistance leader ...

Oct 19, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 15

Israel is a Problem for THE WORLD, They May Spark WW3- Ex-Nigerian Minister Chief Femi Fani-Kayode

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, former Nigerian Minister of Culture and Tourism, he also served as the Aviation Minister. He discusses why he said anyone calling what Israel is doing in Gaza a ‘war’ is either a paid Israeli asset, mischievous, or ignorant, his belief that Israel could spark World War 3 let alone a regional conflict, the freedom of speech in Nigeria and the rest of the world...

Oct 14, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 14

Israeli Society in GENOCIDE FEVER, Backing Colonial Israel is the US’ No. 1 Policy- Dr. Diana Buttu

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Diana Buttu, Former Legal Advisor and Negotiator for the Palestinian Liberation Organisation. She discusses what it has been like witnessing the Israeli reaction to the October 7th Anniversary from Ramallah and Israelis lack of recognition of anything they have done to Palestinians over the last year of genocide, Israel’s de facto designation of anyone opposing Israeli military ...

Oct 12, 202427 minSeason 6Ep. 13

The US is OWNED By Israel, US Wars Have Turned Most Muslims Against Us- Dr. Michael Scheuer

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Michael Scheuer, Former Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station at the CIA, and Author of ‘Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror’, on the 1 year anniversary of Hamas and other Palestinian Resistance groups’ October 7th attack against Israel. He discusses why it is the Israeli government that controls the US and not the US controlling Israel, the history of forei...

Oct 07, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 12

Alastair Crooke: Israel Saw Iran’s Restraint as WEAKNESS, Israeli Air Defence Exposed as INEFFECTIVE

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the former Middle East Advisor to the EU Foreign Policy Chief Alastair Crooke. He discusses Iran’s ballistic missile attack against Israel and Iran’s restraint in trying to avoid a regional war after many Israeli escalatory actions as the BRICS Summit in Kazan approaches, the removal of all Middle East experts from the State Department and Amos Hochstein’s operation as a ‘one-man ba...

Oct 05, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 11

Barack Obama’s Brother Malik: Barack is Running the Democrats’ Show, SLAMS Him For Killing Gaddafi

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Malik Obama, the brother of Former President of the United States Barack Obama and the Founder & Chairman of the Barack H. Obama Foundation. He discusses his brother’s early years and his start in politics as a community leader in Chicago, his meeting with Barack when he became President and the change in his personality as he acquired more power, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi r...

Sep 30, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 10

‘Israel is One of the MOST IMPORTANT Tools of US Empire’- Dr. Ghada Karmi on the Gaza Genocide

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Palestinian-born academic Dr. Ghada Karmi, author of ‘One State: The Only Democratic Future for Palestine-Israel’. She discusses how she was branded an anti-Semite and expelled from the British Labour Party under Sir Keir Starmer for writing against Israel, her interrogation by British Police over a talk she participated in at a Book Fair for explaining the Palestinian perspective o...

Sep 28, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 9

Mick Wallace on Ukraine & Israel: ‘NATO is Like a TERRORIST ORGANISATION’, Slams EU’s Gaza Hypocrisy

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to former Member of the European Parliament for Ireland South Mick Wallace. He discusses the Nord Stream pipeline attacks two years on which was the largest methane emissions release in history, the rise of anti-establishment left-wing and right-wing political parties as the EU continues to serve the interests of elites, massive disillusionment with the unrepresentative EU Parliament a...

Sep 23, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 8

WHITEWASHING GENOCIDE: How Western Media Shapes How You Think About Israel & Gaza (Dr. Assal Rad)

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Historian of the Middle East Dr. Assal Rad. She discusses how Western media has consistently whitewashed Israel’s crimes for years against Palestinians, the shaping of media narratives and the use of language to change perceptions of Israel’s occupation of Palestine, how institutional dehumanisation and demonisation of Palestinians in the US, UK and EU is necessary to justify the ma...

Sep 21, 202429 minSeason 6Ep. 7

Why Israel’s War in Gaza is EASILY a Genocide- Israeli-American Genocide Scholar Prof. Omer Bartov

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Omer Bartov, Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University. He discusses the Haaretz estimate of 2% of Gaza’s population killed by Israel and the systematic destruction of Gaza to make it uninhabitable, his visit to Israel to give a lecture at a university and the protests against him by Israeli students for saying a genocide was taking place in Gaza, why he has co...

Sep 16, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 6

‘DISGUSTING’: NATO’s Role in Ukraine Proxy War SLAMMED By Reagan’s Ex-Special Assistant Doug Bandow

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Former Special Assistant to US President Ronald Reagan and Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute Doug Bandow. She discusses Dick Cheney’s endorsement of Kamala Harris and the subsequent glee of Democrats after she received his endorsement, the US’ foreign policy establishment’s ignorance on their own hypocrisy seen by the rest of the world, the Arab Gulf States mending ties with Syria...

Sep 14, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 5

Ukraine Being Used as a PROXY for US Imperialism in War Against Russia (Dr. Daniele Ganser)

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Daniele Ganser, Founder and Director of the Swiss Institute for Peace and Energy Research and author of ‘USA: The Ruthless Empire’. He discusses the history of NATO’s secret armies in Western Europe through Operation Gladio and their links to terrorist attacks, the parallels of Operation Gladio and the chaos fomented in Ukraine in 2014, the US’ involvement in the 2014 Maidan cou...

Sep 09, 202427 minSeason 6Ep. 4

‘Britain is the US’ LAPDOG, Gaza Genocide is a Reflection of Western Imperialism’ (Fiona Lali)

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Fiona Lali, the National Campaigns Coordinator of the UK Revolutionary Communist Party who went viral after calling the the former UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman a war criminal to her face on television. She discusses the protests outside of the Israeli Embassy in London on Saturday and the widespread opposition against the British government’s support for Israel in its genocida...

Sep 07, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 3

HEATED INTERVIEW: Ex-Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Challenged on Gaza & Looming War With Iran

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Amb. Danny Ayalon, the Former Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister and former Ambassador to the United States. In a heated interview, Afshin Rattansi challenges him on the the looming prospect of regional war with Iran and whether Iran already has nuclear weapons, the state of the Israeli economy and society as Israeli Jews leave the country, Lebanese Hezbollah’s recent wide-ranging stri...

Sep 03, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 2

WAR ON FREE SPEECH: Matt Taibbi on Telegram Founder Pavel Durov’s Arrest, US Government Censorship

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Matt Taibbi, Co-Publisher of ‘Twitter Files’, Co-Host of the ‘America This Week’ Podcast, and Former Contributing Editor of the Rolling Stone magazine. He discusses the arrest of Telegram Founder Pavel Durov and why it marks a paradigm shift in free speech and censorship in Western countries, the creeping digital censorship since the passing of the Digital Services Act in Europe, th...

Sep 02, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 1

The US Has Been in a 5-YEAR RECESSION, The Shocking State of the US Economy (Prof. Peter St Onge)

FOLLOW US ON ALL OF OUR PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Peter St Onge, an economist at the Heritage Foundation. He discusses the skewing of the US government’s economic statistics and what the real numbers are on unemployment and inflation, why the US has been in a 5-year recession or 5-year depression, the increasing government takeover of the economy and the ballooning corporate welfare budget, the decline of the pace of n...

Aug 15, 202428 min

Are Israeli Agents at the Heart of US Government Amid Genocide in Gaza? (CMSGT. Dennis Fritz)

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Command Master Sergeant Dennis Fritz, author of ‘Deadly Betrayal: The Truth About Why the United States Invaded Iraq’. He discusses the redactions imposed by the Pentagon in the book, his motivation for writing the book stemming from the lives lost from the lies behind the justification for the US invasion of Iraq, the military’s general confusion after being told they would invade ...

Aug 10, 202428 min

Israel vs Iran: Israel Would Rather BURN THE REGION Than Allow Palestinians to Be Free (Omar Baddar)

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Omar Baddar, a member of the National Policy Council of the Arab-American Institute. He discusses the current knife-edge crisis in the Middle East following Israel’s assassinations in Beirut and Tehran risking all out war with Hezbollah and Iran, the prospect of Israel using nuclear weapons in a regional war, the Majdal Shams attack and Israel’s use of it as a pretext for escalation...

Aug 10, 202427 min

Col. Douglas Macgregor: US is UNPREPARED For War On Iran, Netanyahu Trying to Create GREATER ISRAEL

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Col. Douglas Macgregor, former Senior Advisor to the US Secretary of Defense in the Trump Administration, and CEO of Our Country, Our Choice. He discusses why the US is woefully unprepared for all out war against either Iran, Russia, or China and the growing perception of US weakness around the world, how each branch of the US Armed Forces has become its own lobby and therefore weak...

Aug 03, 202428 minSeason 5Ep. 21

Ukraine Has LOST Against Russia, NATO is About to be in a BIG CRISIS- Ex-UN Asst. Secretary-General

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the ex-Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and current Member of the European Parliament Michael von der Schulenburg. He discusses Olaf Scholz’ foreign policy and his conduct in the Russia-NATO proxy war in Ukraine and why Germany will pay the price for its failed policy, why the European political elite is ‘detached from reality’ with its unrealistic goal of Ukraine a...

Jul 29, 202427 minSeason 5Ep. 20
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