11/18/13 – Ray McGovern – The Scott Horton Show

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern discusses the New York Times' dismissive attitude toward Iran's sovereign and NPT right to enrich uranium; how the US intelligence community prevented the Bush administration from starting a war with Iran in 2007; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dempsey's refusal to back up Obama on Syrian intervention following the deadly gas attack in Damascus; and why Israel continues sabotaging any US diplomatic overtures with Iran.

11/15/13 – Andrew Cockburn – The Scott Horton Show

Andrew Cockburn, author of Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy, discusses why John Kerry's "Secretary of State" title doesn't mean he conducts anything resembling foreign policy; how Obama's personal dislike and jealousy of Kerry could be holding up an Israel-Palestine agreement; and why politics has always been ugly, stupid and shortsighted - no matter what the official court historians say.

11/15/13 – Michael Boldin – The Scott Horton Show

Michael Boldin, founder and executive director of the Tenth Amendment Center, discusses why Congressional reform of the NSA is doomed to failure while Dianne Feinstein remains on the Senate Intelligence Committee, and using state-level legislation to shut down NSA facilities by denying them electricity and water.

11/14/13 – Gareth Porter – The Scott Horton Show

Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses why Iran nuclear talks failed and why they will get tougher; the lousy deal ultimately offered up to Iran - probably from Israeli pressure; and the overconfidence in the US's negotiating position.