Roy Gutman, a journalist with McClatchy Newspapers, discusses reports that a US airstrike in Syria killed 50 civilians; and why US intervention in Syria and Iraq might be beneficial even if the Obama administration can't devise a coherent plan of action.

Rory Fanning, author of Worth Fighting For: An Army Ranger's Journey Out of the Military and Across America, discusses how he addresses young people thinking about enlisting in the military to "fight for our freedom," and his effort to counter the lies told by military recruiters and their big budget advertising campaigns.

Olivia Watson, an advocacy officer with Defense for Children International-Palestine, discusses the suffering of Palestinian children in 2014 due to Israel's war on Gaza and violation of children's rights throughout the occupied territories.

Tony Camerino (a.k.a. Matthew Alexander), a former Air Force interrogator in Iraq, discusses what motivates terrorist attacks during the perpetual US War on Terror - whether the target is a French satirical magazine in Paris or a Shia mosque in Samarra, Iraq.

Brian McGlinchey, Director of 28pages.org, discusses House Resolution 14, which would urge the president to declassify the 28 pages from the "other" 9/11 report, detailing foreign government (especially Saudi) aid to the hijackers.

Ramzy Baroud, an internationally-syndicated columnist and founder of PalestineChronicle.com, discusses how Mahmoud Abbas and his Palestinian Authority have lost their purpose and mandate; the legal consequences if Palestine gains membership in the International Criminal Court; and why the terrorist attack against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was motivated mostly by political, not religious, concerns.