Jason Leopold, author of News Junkie, discusses his Guantanamo tour; the death of "Runaway General" journalist Michael Hastings; smart journalistic practices in a time of total government surveillance; the long overdue autopsy report of Guantanamo "suicide" victim Adnan Latif; and the stupid euphemisms used by Guantanamo officials that have George Orwell spinning in his grave.

Thomas C. Mountain, an independent journalist based in Eritrea, discusses the fake democracies and bogus elections throughout Africa; the UN-approved president of Liberia who won a Nobel Prize while failing to provide running water or electricity in the nation's capital; the curious correlation between Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's death and the end of piracy in the Horn of Africa; the billions in foreign aid going to Ethiopia; shortcomings in Jeremy Scahill's reporting on Africa;...

Sheldon Richman, vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses his article "Motives Aside, the NSA Should Not Spy on Us;" why patriotic zealots are more dangerous than self-dealing crooks; the NSA's justification for its spying programs; and the inter-agency rift between CIA-NSA that the centralizing Department of Homeland Security was supposed to fix.

Ezekiel Edwards, director and former staff attorney at the ACLU, discusses the Supreme Court's ruling that Maryland police can extract DNA samples from those arrested (not convicted) for "serious crimes;" Justice Scalia's impressive dissent; the racial disparity of marijuana possession arrests; and the 5th Amendment-shredding SCOTUS decision in Salinas v. Texas.

Muhammad Sahimi, co-founder of Iran News & Middle East Reports, discusses "moderate conservative" Hassan Rouhani's victory in Iran's presidential election and the golden opportunity for a US-Iran deal on nuclear enrichment and sanctions.

Eric Margolis, journalist and author of American Raj, discusses the Obama administration's decision to directly arm Syrian rebels; the "old colonial lusts" of Britain and France; disagreement on whether the Syrian government or the rebels used chemical weapons; and Obama's rather arbitrary "red line."

Greg Mitchell, daily blogger for The Nation, discusses the new edition of his book on whistleblower hero Bradley Manning; the biggest revelations in the Wikileaks Iraq and Afghan war logs; how Manning's leaks helped speed up US withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan; and how the Arab spring revolutions were inspired in part by the leaked State Department cables.

Philip Giraldi, executive director of the Council for the National Interest, discusses the NSA's massive spying campaign against Americans; empty promises from government officials that they are only trying to protect us; further US involvement in the Syrian quagmire; why Saudi Arabia keeps getting away with exporting fundamentalist Islamic movements; and George W. Bush's incredible failure in Iraq.

Nathan Fuller of the Bradley Manning Support Network discusses the ongoing Manning court martial; how the prosecution's opening statement claims are being undermined by their own witnesses; and the evidence that Manning was being completely truthful in his admission of guilt to lesser charges.

Bruce Schneier, a security expert and author, discusses his article "What We Don't Know About Spying on Citizens: Scarier Than What We Know;" the missing public debate on whether we want a public/private surveillance state; Glenn Greenwald's "target lists" that will give individuals standing to sue the government for spying; why Obama is lying about the Congress and courts signing off on massive surveillance programs; what phone "metadata" really is; and the heroism (or foolishness) of NSA...

Mark Skousen, Producer of the FreedomFest annual conference, discusses the guests and topics scheduled for FreedomFest July 10-13 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas (formerly Caesars Palace).

Retired Congressman Ron Paul discusses the unsurprising revelations of massive government spying on Americans; why "truth is treason in an empire of lies;" the Republican leadership's support for Obama's spying programs; Rand Paul's 4th Amendment Restoration Act and class action lawsuit; and the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. Scott Horton Interviews Ron Paul The Scott Horton Show June 10, 2013  Transcript  (scroll down for audio) Scott Horton:  All right, y’all, welcome back...

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses his article "The Role of Foreign Policy in Security-State Surveillance;" the NSA's dominance of the telecom industry; living in a country where it's assumed the government watches and listens to everything you do; Glenn Greenwald's bold and adversarial journalism in an age of media sycophants; and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden's bravery.