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On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Mahmood Mamdani, author of ‘Neither Settler nor Native: The Making and Unmaking of Permanent Minorities’. He discusses the failures of Nuremberg and its legacy on the modern world, how deliberate actions by the British and other European empires has created continuous racial strife across the formerly colonised world, the inspiration Adolf Hitler found for the Holocaust from the US’ genocide of native Americans, the Israel-Palestine conflict and much more.

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the former UK Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Chris Huhne. He discusses the scandal surrounding UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and multiple parties being thrown at Downing St through multiple Coronavirus lockdowns, the relaxation of U.K. Coronavirus restrictions, the energy crisis hitting the UK with many energy providers collapsing, the possibility of war breaking out over a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine, what that would mean for global energy prices and more.

We speak to Max Lawson of Oxfam about the ‘Inequality Kills’ report, which details how while 99% of humanity’s income fell, 160 million were pushed into poverty and 1 person died every 4 seconds over the course of the Coronavirus pandemic…the top 10 richest men saw their wealth more than double from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion dollars, a rate of $1.2 billion a day.

We speak to Prof. Barry Schoub, who is the Chair of South Africa’s Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19 vaccines. He discusses why the Omicron variant is unlike any COVID-19 variant we have seen to date, the travel bans imposed on South Africa for discovering the Omicron variant, whether the Coronavirus vaccines will be still effective against the Omicron variant and much more.

We speak to Dr. Edward Luttwak, a US military strategist. He discusses the accusations by Bolivia of the US plotting a coup in the country against socialist President Luis Arce, the Ukraine crisis and why an invasion of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin is unlikely, the 2011 Libya intervention by NATO which ended in disaster, Russia’s support for Syria and what it reveals about Putin’s modus operandi for geopolitics and much more!

Finally, we speak to Dr. Ingrid Waldron, Director of Environmental Noxiousness, Racial Inequalities and Community Health Project. She discusses environmental racism- a phenomenon of governments locating industrial polluters near indigenous people or minorities, progress in pushing environmental justice in Canada through Bill C230, cancer rates being disproportionately higher in Canadian communities of colour due to close proximity to industrial polluters and much more.

We firstly speak to Prof. Steve Hanke, a former Chief Advisor to ex-Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and a former Senior Economist in President Ronald Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisors. He discusses the causes of the protests in Kazakhstan that have seen the deaths of over 160 protesters in crackdowns by the government and why inflation is likely not one of them, his time as an advisor to Nazarbayev and his views on economic policies undertaken by successive Kazakh governments, his opposition to US sanctions and why he believes that they don’t work and much more.

We speak to Elle Hardy, author of ‘Beyond Belief: How Pentecostal Christianity Is Taking Over The World’, the new form of Christianity that has links to the rise of Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump. She discusses the fundamentals of Pentecostalism which she calls ‘Born Again+’ and what makes it differ from the more traditional branches of Christianity such as Catholicism and Protestantism, why the religion is growing rapidly across the world and why it has a strong appeal, its origins in the dirty wars of the 1970s that the United States was involved in in Latin America and much more.

We speak to Prof. Richard Sakwa, Professor of Russian and European Politics at the University of Kent. He discusses the summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden over the Ukraine crisis, the unresolved issues at the end of ‘Cold War 1’ that has led to ‘Cold War 2’ between the US and Russia, NATO expansion towards Russia’s borders contrary to promises made prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the threat of nuclear war, the lack of implementation of the Minsk Agreement and much more.

We speak to Moussa Ibrahim, the former spokesperson for late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. He discusses the overturning of the decision banning Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi (the son of Muammar Gaddafi) from running in the Libyan Presidential elections, current polling for the elections and why he believes the polls are wrong, why Saif Al-Islam is the only candidate that is nor aligned to a foreign power and much more.

We speak to independent health analyst Dr. John Campbell. He discusses the popularity of his videos explaining the complexities of the Coronavirus pandemic and public health generally, the rare heart problem side-effect associated with the COVID-19 vaccines and what the solution is to the cause behind it, the Omicron variant and much more!

We speak to Michael Albert, author of ‘No Bosses: A New Economy For A Better World’. He discusses the framework for the economy that comes after a communist or socialist revolution, why Karl Marx was so vague about what follows a revolution, participatory economics which would see the end of the power of capitalist billionaires such as Jeff Bezos, attempts at revolutionary economics that have happened in the past and their shortcomings and much more!

We speak to Martyn Whittock, author of ‘The End Times, Again? 1000 Years of the Use & Misuse of Biblical Prophecy’. He discusses the issue within Christian churches when people believe they are truly living in the end times, the relationship between US evangelicals and US policy towards Israel and the wider Middle East, the contention between Islam and Christianity through the ages, the climate crisis and whether these are the end times and much more.

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to former Middle East Advisor to the European Union and the Founder of Conflicts Forum Alastair Crooke. He discusses rising tensions between the US and China over the US’ tacit support for Taiwan independence, the ‘Kosovisation’ of Xinjiang and Taiwan, China and Russia’s refusal to continue to allow the US to shape the future of the world order, Western media hysteria over a supposed invasion of Ukraine by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and much more.

We firstly speak to the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants François Crépeau. He discusses the closing of borders over Omicron Coronavirus variant fears and why the strategy will likely be ineffective, the death of 27 migrants in the English Channel and why the policies of European states are responsible for the deaths of the migrants, why migrant crises and the business of illegal smuggling is a recent phenomenon and much more.

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Jerusalem Post’s Editor in Chief Yaakov Katz about the results of the Israeli elections, how Netanyahu’s plan to lower Arab voter turnout backfired, the ostracizing of certain groups during the Israeli elections, the success of the Arab parties, the war-like situation between Iran and Israel, the prospect of Jeremy Corbyn coming to power in the UK and more! Next we speak to Kristinn Hraffnson, Editor in Chief of Wikileaks about the latest reports regarding Julian Assange including his controlled moves around Belmarsh his lack of access to lawyers and his health condition. Finally we speak to Leana Hosea on her film ‘Thirst for Justice’ showing at the Raindance Film Festival which highlights the amount of covered-up nuclear disasters in the US and how millions of Americans are drinking unsafe water.

We speak to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights on Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Michael Lynk. He discusses Israel’s deepening occupation of Palestine and how international arms sales and agreements only embolden Israel, the designation of Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organisations by Israel, Britain’s proscribing of Hamas as a terrorist organisation and why the move will only harm efforts to reach a peace agreement and much more.

We speak to Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch, the former High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-2002) about the current crisis in Bosnia which could see the potential breakup of the country. He discusses why the Croats and Serbs are threatening to boycott Bosnian elections next year and the background of the ethnic tensions, the controversial legacy of the Dayton Accords in setting the stage for the current crisis both ethnically and economically, the perception in the West that Russia's Vladimir Putin is behind the crisis and much more.

We speak to Nancy Hollander, lawyer for Guantanamo Bay prisoners such as Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri and Mohamedou Ould Slahi. She discusses the case of Majid Khan and the first public testimony of the experience at Guantanamo Bay, shocking torture methods used by the USA at Guantanamo Bay and other black sites around the world, the 26 people at Guantanamo Bay not charged with anything, the US’ bribery campaign in Pakistan, the persecution of Julian Assange and much more.

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Oscar-winning actor Peter Capaldi. He discusses the COP26 climate summit and why it was a largely a PR opportunity and a disappointment, launches a scathing attack on Boris Johnson's government on the lack of trust and its record on climate change including plans for more fossil fuel extraction in the UK, why the fight against the climate crisis means so much to him and more.

We speak to Philippe Lazzarini, the Director-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). He discusses the crisis facing the agency as it faces collapse due to a lack of funding, the impact the lack of funding for UNRWA has had on Palestinian refugees which is a lifeline for them, his message for Boris Johnson who cut funding for UNRWA, UNRWA’s work in Gaza and its schools being a safe haven during the Israeli bombardment campaign this summer, the international community’s ‘abandonment’ of refugees and much more.

On this episode of Going Underground, we firstly speak to Sudan’s Ambassador to the United States Nureldin Satti. He discusses the coup in Sudan which overthrew Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok just hours after US envoy Jeffrey Feltman was in Khartoum, Sudan’s economic crisis with the majority of the population impoverished, the legacy of former autocrat Omar Al-Bashir, economic ties with China and much more.

On this special episode, we speak to legendary film Palme d’Or winning film director Mike Leigh, who has made iconic films such as ‘Topsy Turvy’, ‘Peterloo’ and ‘Abigail’s Party’.

We speak to Ubai Al-Aboudi, one of the Palestinian activists targeted by Pegasus Spyware and Executive Director of the Bisan Center for Research and Development, one of the organisations Israel labelled a terrorist organisation. He discusses his reaction to finding out that he had been hacked using Pegasus Spyware and Israel’s draconian control over Palestinian communications, why he believes Israel labelled his group and 5 others terrorist organisations, the Palestinian Authority’s arguably complicit persecution of Palestinian activists alongside Israel and much more.

We speak to Lebanon’s former Foreign Minister Farés Boueiz. He discusses the rising power of Hezbollah within Lebanon and the growing tension between Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf and the US, sectarian tensions being so high in Lebanon that a war could break out at any moment, the deepening economic collapse which the World Bank has called the world’s worst since 1850 and much more.