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Ex-CIA operations officer challenged by Afshin Rattansi on Ukraine, Iran, Syria, false flags & more

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Charles Finfrock, former CIA senior operations officer and founder and CEO of Vigilance. He discusses the supposed ‘foiled attack’ on RAF Fairford which has been blamed on Iran and whether it could have been a false flag. He debates Afshin Rattansi on the history of the CIA false flags and the Wikileaks Vault 7 leaks, Seymour Hersh’s report that the Ghouta 2013 chemical weapons attack was a false flag attack, whether the CIA was working with Al-Qaeda in Syria to overthrow Bashar Assad, the extent of the CIA’s role in the Maidan coup in 2014, whether Israel started the war on Iran purposely to destroy the US’ presence in the Middle East and degrade the power of GCC countries, Iran’s nuclear program and how close Tehran was to building a nuclear weapon, how isolated Iran is economically, the effectiveness of US sanctions, whether the CIA was involved in the Nord Stream pipeline attacks, and much more.

5.10.2026
28:7 min
5.10.2026
28:7 min
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Ex-CIA operations officer challenged by Afshin Rattansi on Ukraine, Iran, Syria, false flags & more
Twice a week, award-winning journalist Afshin Rattansi and his team go underground to cover geopolitics and current affairs from a perspective you won’t find in the mainstream media, with some of the most high-profile guests.