Justin Pavoni, an Air Force pilot and conscientious objector, discusses why post-occupation Afghanistan will look much like Iraq does now.

Mitchell Prothero, a foreign staff journalist with McClatchy DC, discusses the rash of new abductions in Syria including the kidnapping and execution of American journalist James Foley; why US airstrikes can't defeat the Islamic State; and how the massacre of Sunnis in an Iraq mosque could renew the deadly civil strife of 2006-2007.

Eric Margolis, an internationally-syndicated columnist and author of American Raj, discusses the accusations that Russia has invaded Ukraine with an aid convoy, and whether the US's Russia policy is a result of careless stupidity or devious malice.

Attorney and author John Whitehead discusses the mission of the civil liberties focused Rutherford Institute, and his article "Turning America Into a War Zone, Where 'We the People' Are the Enemy."

John J. Mearsheimer, professor of political science at the University of Chicago, discusses his article "Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West's Fault: The Liberal Delusions That Provoked Putin."

Journalist Thomas C. Mountain discusses how the western-backed Ethiopian government's blockade of food and medical aid contributed to 250,000 Somalis dying from starvation in 2011-2013.

Philip Weiss, founder and co-editor of Mondoweiss.net, discusses how social media is educating Americans on Israel-Palestine issues, and how Israel is unknowingly losing the PR battle for hearts and minds internationally.

Philip Giraldi, Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses the authoritarian streak in Americans who support Israel's destruction of Gaza and militarized police in Ferguson, Missouri.

Marc Hyden, a coordinator with Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, discusses why capital punishment violates conservative principles, and the Republican politicians who are leading the charge against the death penalty.