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Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi

Going Underground

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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00:28:26

Ukraine: Prof. Anatol Lieven SLAMS Europe’s ‘BLOODY...

Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi ·

2025/08/23

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Anatol Lieven, Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute. He discusses why European countries have been so hostile towards direct negotiations with Russia and why the Ukraine proxy war must keep going, the idea of NATO nations contributing to a ‘reassurance force’ in Ukraine, the failed policy of excluding Russia from

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00:28:26

Ukraine: Prof. Anatol Lieven SLAMS Europe’s ‘BLOODY...

Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi ·

2025/08/23

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Anatol Lieven, Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute. He discusses why European countries have been so hostile towards direct negotiations with Russia and why the Ukraine proxy war must keep going, the idea of NATO nations contributing to a ‘reassurance force’ in Ukraine, the failed policy of excluding Russia from

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00:28:14

Prof. Omer Bartov: The REAL REASON the US, UK, and EU...

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2025/08/21

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Omer Bartov, Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University. He discusses why he concludes that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and the exact moment that conclusion became apparent to him, the weaponisation of the Holocaust to eradicate Israel’s enemies and equating all criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism, the

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00:28:14

Prof. Omer Bartov: The REAL REASON the US, UK, and EU...

Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi ·

2025/08/21

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Omer Bartov, Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University. He discusses why he concludes that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and the exact moment that conclusion became apparent to him, the weaponisation of the Holocaust to eradicate Israel’s enemies and equating all criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism, the

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00:28:20

Gaza: Israeli Public’s WALL OF GENOCIDE DENIAL- Exec....

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2025/08/16

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Guy Shalev, Executive Director of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel. He discusses the Israeli public’s ’wall of denial’ about the suffering and starvation of Palestinians in Gaza as the Gaza genocide continues, the draconian media censorship in Israel which omitted his organisation’s report that concluded Israel is committing genocide, why the US, UK and EU refusing to recognise that it is a genocide,

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00:28:20

Gaza: Israeli Public’s WALL OF GENOCIDE DENIAL- Exec....

Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi ·

2025/08/16

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dr. Guy Shalev, Executive Director of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel. He discusses the Israeli public’s ’wall of denial’ about the suffering and starvation of Palestinians in Gaza as the Gaza genocide continues, the draconian media censorship in Israel which omitted his organisation’s report that concluded Israel is committing genocide, why the US, UK and EU refusing to recognise that it is a genocide,

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00:27:59

Prof. Jeffrey Sachs: Will The Trump-Putin Meeting End...

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2025/08/11

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Director of Columbia University’s Center for Sustainable Development. He discusses the upcoming Trump-Putin meeting and the chances of success or failure at ending the Ukraine proxy war, Donald Trump’s behaviour as a ‘King’ and why it harms global security, the contradiction of the US government wanting security while the

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00:27:59

Prof. Jeffrey Sachs: Will The Trump-Putin Meeting End...

Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi ·

2025/08/11

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Director of Columbia University’s Center for Sustainable Development. He discusses the upcoming Trump-Putin meeting and the chances of success or failure at ending the Ukraine proxy war, Donald Trump’s behaviour as a ‘King’ and why it harms global security, the contradiction of the US government wanting security while the

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00:28:22

Dennis Kucinich: Russia WON’T Be Intimidated by NATO,...

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2025/08/09

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Dennis Kucinich, former Congressman and former Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. He discusses the efforts for negotiations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin with the danger of nuclear war hanging over us all, the deep state’s continuing grip on the Trump Administration in foreign policy, Vladimir Putin’s restraint in avoiding escalation with

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00:26:30

Israel Has Trump & US Govt CAPTIVE Via Epstein...

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2025/08/04

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktree.com/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Ari Ben-Menashe, a former Israeli intelligence officer who alleges Jeffrey Epstein was an asset of Israel’s Mossad. He discusses why he believes the US is trapped by Israel to do nothing about the Gaza genocide, Jeffrey Epstein’s blackmailing of Ehud Barak and Bill Clinton to stop an agreement with Yasser Arafat for a two-state solution,

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00:28:22

Max Blumenthal: Israel Racing to a FINAL SOLUTION in...

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2025/08/02

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Max Blumenthal, Editor in Chief of The Grayzone. He discusses the Democrats’ and the media’s sudden switch to acknowledging starvation in Gaza and the scale of the carnage, Israel’s race towards a final solution in Gaza to the shock of the Democrats, the New York Times’ apology over its reporting of the death of a child which effectively

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00:28:28

Curtis Yarvin: ‘Trump 47 is 10x More Powerful than...

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2025/07/28

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktree.com/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Curtis Yarvin, Author of ‘Gray Mirror’ on Substack and New Right Political Theorist. He discusses the ‘top-down’ approach of the Trump Administration versus the traditional bottom-up mode of operating, how Trump’s 2nd term is starting to mirror the FDR Presidency, how the Trump Administration’s approach to the India-Pakistan conflict

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00:28:28

Curtis Yarvin: ‘Trump 47 is 10x More Powerful than...

Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi ·

2025/07/28

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktree.com/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Curtis Yarvin, Author of ‘Gray Mirror’ on Substack and New Right Political Theorist. He discusses the ‘top-down’ approach of the Trump Administration versus the traditional bottom-up mode of operating, how Trump’s 2nd term is starting to mirror the FDR Presidency, how the Trump Administration’s approach to the India-Pakistan conflict

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00:27:56

Was Epstein a Mossad Agent? Will Obama go to Prison?...

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2025/07/26

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Alan Dershowitz, former Defence Lawyer for the late Jeffrey Epstein and Former Impeachment Lawyer for Donald Trump. He discusses whether Barack Obama will go to prison for fabricating the Russiagate hoax against Donald Trump with the help of the CIA and FBI, why a deal must be reached with Ghislaine Maxwell for the full truth to be revealed

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00:27:56

Was Epstein a Mossad Agent? Will Obama go to Prison?...

Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi ·

2025/07/26

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Alan Dershowitz, former Defence Lawyer for the late Jeffrey Epstein and Former Impeachment Lawyer for Donald Trump. He discusses whether Barack Obama will go to prison for fabricating the Russiagate hoax against Donald Trump with the help of the CIA and FBI, why a deal must be reached with Ghislaine Maxwell for the full truth to be revealed

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00:27:59

HEATED EXCHANGE: Former Israeli Intelligence Official...

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2025/07/22

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Avi Melamed, former Senior Israeli Intelligence Official and advisor to former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. In a heated exchange, Afshin Rattansi challenges him on Israel’s bombing of Syria and Netanyahu’s support for ISIS and Al Qaeda against Bashar Al-Assad, former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert saying that Israel is close to a civil war, Iran’s reported successes in destroying economic and military

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00:27:07

Donald Trump: Ukraine & Iran, Peacemaker or...

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2025/07/20

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Jennifer Kavanaugh, Director of Military Analysis at Defense Priorities and Former Senior Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation. She discusses why the US-European plan to supply Ukraine with weaponry won’t make a difference on the battlefield and how Donald Trump has made it harder for himself to walk away from the Ukraine proxy war,

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00:27:07

Donald Trump: Ukraine & Iran, Peacemaker or...

Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi ·

2025/07/20

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Jennifer Kavanaugh, Director of Military Analysis at Defense Priorities and Former Senior Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation. She discusses why the US-European plan to supply Ukraine with weaponry won’t make a difference on the battlefield and how Donald Trump has made it harder for himself to walk away from the Ukraine proxy war,

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00:27:33

‘Majority of Humanity HATES Israel’ Afshin Rattansi...

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2025/07/14

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktree.com/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Nadav Tamir, Executive Director of J Street Israel. He discusses Israel’s and the United States’ attack on Iran and whether this will push Iran towards a nuclear weapon, how Netanyahu convinced Trump to attack the Iranian nuclear program, whether Iran can destroy Israel’s cities with its missiles, the polling across NATO countries which

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00:27:33

‘Majority of Humanity HATES Israel’ Afshin Rattansi...

Going Underground Hosted by Afshin Rattansi ·

2025/07/14

FOLLOW US ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktree.com/goingundergroundtv On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Nadav Tamir, Executive Director of J Street Israel. He discusses Israel’s and the United States’ attack on Iran and whether this will push Iran towards a nuclear weapon, how Netanyahu convinced Trump to attack the Iranian nuclear program, whether Iran can destroy Israel’s cities with its missiles, the polling across NATO countries which

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