Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst, discusses the revived tensions between the US/NATO and Russia as both sides prepare for war in Ukraine, where the proto-fascist Right Sector is gaining power.

Brad Hoff, Managing Editor of Levant Report, discusses former DIA director Michael Flynn's confirmation that the White House deliberately backed the radical Islamic factions within the Syrian insurgency, including Al Qaeda - which amounts to treason at the highest level of US government.

David Bromwich, Professor of Literature at Yale, discusses how Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his "marionettes" are intervening in US politics to an unprecedented degree by demanding the obedience of Congress to Israel in their effort to undermine Obama and destroy the Iran nuclear deal.

Christian Appy, an author and professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, discusses the powerfully enduring myth of the US's "merciful ending to the good war," culminating in the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 70 years ago.

Scott Paul, Oxfam America's senior humanitarian policy advisor, discusses the desperate humanitarian crisis in Yemen where an intense bombing campaign by a Saudi-led coalition has left the country in ruins.

Muhammad Sahimi, co-founder and editor of Iran News & Middle East Reports, discusses the lies being told about the Iran nuclear deal, sanctions relief, and the IAEA's (legally obligated) secrecy.

Conn Hallinan, a writer with Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses his article "Behind Washington’s ‘Crackpot’ Deal with Turkey to Fight ISIS;" and why Obama has decided to provide air cover for the "moderates" fighting Syria's army.

Daoud Kuttab, an award-winning Palestinian journalist, discusses how the Israeli government hopes to deflect the force of international law against illegal Jewish settlements by describing "price tag" attacks on Palestinians as terrorism.