McClatchy journalist Jonathan Landay discusses the potential for US-Russia military cooperation in Syria against the Islamic State, as the Obama administration slightly backs down from its "Assad must go" stance.

Adam Johnson, an associate editor at AlterNet and frequent writer for FAIR.org, discusses his article "Down the Memory Hole: NYT Erases CIA’s Efforts to Overthrow Syria’s Government."

Mike Swanson, founder of Wall Street Window and author of The War State, discusses his new book The Stock Market Bubble Bust Of 2015 And Beyond (the Kindle version is free at Amazon.com for a limited time).

Stephen Zunes, professor of politics and international studies at the University of San Francisco, discusses the military coup in Burkina Faso.

Eric Margolis, author of American Raj: Liberation or Domination, discusses why Republican presidential candidates and the mainstream media want Americans to hate and fear Russia; and why the US doesn't pressure its Middle East allies to stop supporting Islamic State.

Brad Hoff, the managing editor of Levant Report, discusses the battlefield prowess of ISIS leader Omar "the Chechen" al-Shishani, who received US backing until 2013 while he transformed the demoralized Syrian rebels into a formidable fighting force.

Mitchell Prothero, a McClatchy special correspondent, discusses how he met top Islamic State military commander Tarkhan Batirashvili (a.k.a. Abu Omar al Shishani), who was trained in part by US special forces.