Afghans being punished for Taliban victory – Antony Loewenstein

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Antony Loewenstein, author of ‘Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out of Catastrophe’ and co-founder of Declassified Australia. He discusses the failed attempts of the US and other allied occupiers of Afghanistan to plunder Afghanistan’s resources, the original Soviet desire to exploit the vast mineral wealth, Erik Prince’s attempts to convince Donald Trump to privatize the Afghan war and run Afghanistan with a private army … Read More >Afghans being punished for Taliban victory – Antony Loewenstein

New docs reveal CIA’s ‘illegal’ mass-surveillance of Americans (Full show)

Newly declassified documents reveal the existence of widespread surveillance of US citizens by the CIA. According to members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the surveillance was conducted with no congressional oversight, according to senators Ron Wyden (D-Oregan) and Martin Heinrich (R-New Mexico). Ex-CIA officer turned whistleblower John Kiriakou shares his invaluable insights … Read More >New docs reveal CIA’s ‘illegal’ mass-surveillance of Americans (Full show)

Afghanistan humanitarian crisis: 24mn in need of humanitarian assistance, UN Refugee Agency spokesperson says

On this episode of Going Underground we speak to UN Refugee Agency spokesperson Peter Kessler. He discusses the multitude of crises facing Afghans after the US occupation, including a liquidity crisis severely impacting the economy, a major loss of income wiping out the Afghan middle class, and investment and development grinding to a halt. … Read More >Afghanistan humanitarian crisis: 24mn in need of humanitarian assistance, UN Refugee Agency spokesperson says

Fourteen years In Guantanamo without charge, debt forgiveness through history

Naomi Karavani brings you a very special interview this week. She spoke to former-Guantanamo detainee and author Mansoor Adayfi about his experience of being held in the US’s most notorious illegal detention center, Guantanamo, for 14 years without charge. … Read More >Fourteen years In Guantanamo without charge, debt forgiveness through history

The capitalist death-drive. Afghan sanctions, attack on Medicare

Lee Camp looks at how the capitalist system sits at the heart of the worst problems facing society. In this history lesson, Camp takes you back to the feudal system, to the creation of corporations and currency, to the modern system that’s destroying the lives of the poor today. … Read More >The capitalist death-drive. Afghan sanctions, attack on Medicare