Andy Worthington, an investigative journalist, author, and filmmaker, discusses his article "What We Should Really Be Talking About With the Bowe Bergdahl Controversy;" why Obama is getting flak for releasing Taliban officials from Guantanamo (who are POW's, not terrorists); and the fate of the remaining prisoners.

Flynt Leverett, author of Going to Tehran: Why America Must Accept the Islamic Republic of Iran, discusses Obama's doubling down on his failed Syria policy; the bipartisan agreement on helping al-Qaeda overthrow Assad's government; and how to resolve the bloody Syrian conflict (if sane people were in charge).

Will Grigg, keeper of the Pro Libertate blog, discusses why the war on drugs is essentially a war on the American people; local law enforcement agencies using weapons of war on civilians; equating drug dealers with domestic terrorists; and why drug task forces should be dismantled immediately - for a start.

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses how Congress's NSA "reform" bill is actually enabling the NSA to spy even more broadly than before. Transcript 06.03.14 — Marcy Wheeler Alright y'all welcome back to the show here, I'm Scott Horton this is my show, The Scott Horton Show. Our first guest on the show, maybe our only guest on the show, I'm still waiting to hear back from a couple of people. Anyways, it's the meticulous Marcy Wheeler from www.emptywheel.net, that's her blog -some other great...

Reza Marashi, Research Director at the National Iranian American Council, discusses the concessions that need to be made by Iran and the US before a successful nuclear deal can be finalized. Transcript: Hi ya'll welcome back to the show, The Scott Horton Show, I'm Scott Horton. scotthorton.org. Now we go to our friend Reza Marashi. He's at the national Iranian American Council, that's niacouncil.org and what they do is they push for peace between the US and Iran and I'm down with that,...

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the limited resources the US government ought to be using in the war on terrorism; Hamid Karzai's increasingly tenuous grip on power in Afghanistan as US troops withdraw; and Obama's responsibility for the Al Qaeda-affiliated rebels fighting in Syria. Transcript: 06.02.14 — Phil Giraldi Hi y'all welcome to the show, The Scott Horton Show, I'm Scott Horton and next up is our friend Phil Giraldi, he is formerly CIA and DIA and now he's the director of...