David Enders, a Special Correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the al Qaeda-linked group Jabhat al Nusra's critical role in the Syrian rebellion's military successes; the composition of Syria's rebel fighters and what they are fighting for; why the Assad government might be on its last legs; and talk of a "war after the war" in which rebel factions fight each other for control of the country.

Thomas Hedges from the Center for Study of Responsive Law discusses the three whistleblowers (John Kiriakou, Kirk Wiebe and William Binney) who were persecuted by the Obama administration for outing torture, waste and corruption at the NSA and CIA.

Journalist James North discusses his article "Washington's Role in the Renewed Violence in DR Congo;" the five million deaths attributable to war in the DRC since 1998; US-sponsored Rwanda's role in Congo's so-called civil war; how big banks and the IMF help corrupt African dictators loot their countries; and why UN peacekeepers are essentially worthless.