Eric Margolis, an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist, discusses the world danger spots in 2014; the risk of nuclear war between India and Pakistan over disputed Kashmir; US efforts to oust Hamid Karzai by rigging the Afghan election; and the NIE that warns against US troops leaving Afghanistan.

Philip Weiss, founder and co-editor of Mondoweiss.net, discusses John Kerry's sincere but failed attempt to broker an Israel-Palestine deal; why Israel is making more demands and offering fewer concessions than ever before; and the Kirk-Menendez-Schumer "Wag the Dog Act" of 2014.

Bruce Schneier, an internationally renowned security technologist, discusses how the NSA threatens national security; breaking the "trust of the internet;" and how to push back against the NSA using technical and legal means.

Michael Maharrey, the Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center, discusses why the 4th Amendment Protection Act is an important first step to stopping NSA spying; nullifying federal laws with state and local-level legislation; and why the primary focus of "national security" should be protecting the Constitution.

Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses the manslaughter-murder trial of Fullerton, CA police officers who brutally beat Kelly Thomas to death in 2011; Dr. Steven Karch's testimony that "excited delirium" killed Thomas, not the cops; the prosecutor's surprising declaration that victims of unlawful police violence have the right to resist; and the growing number of Americans fed up with above-the-law cops.

Patrick Cockburn, a journalist with The Independent, discusses Al Qaeda's takeover of Fallujah and Ramadi in Iraq's Sunni-dominated Anbar province; the Syrian war's spillover into Lebanon; and Saudi support for Sunni jihadist groups.