Conn Hallinan, a columnist for Foreign Policy in Focus, discusses his article "Parsing the East Asian Powder Keg," and the Pentagon's plan for a land invasion of China.

Jason Ditz, editor for Antiwar.com, discusses Bill Clinton's "I could have killed bin Laden" claim on 9/10/01; the German plan to settle the Russia-Ukraine dispute; and the grossly over-hyped "terror tunnels" in Gaza.

McClatchy journalist Nancy Youssef discusses her article "U.S. evacuates Libyan embassy amid growing unrest," and Libyan General Khalifa Haftar's inability to reclaim territory from Islamic militias.

Philip Weiss, co-editor of the Mondoweiss blog, discusses why Palestinians are holding out for a substantial ceasefire agreement that improves their living standards, despite sustaining massive casualties in the meantime; the cracks developing in the US-Israel "special relationship;" and why the mainstream media finally has the nerve to criticize Israel's killing of civilians.

Darrin Marion, proprietor of Darrin's Coffee Company, discusses his business's sponsorship of The Scott Horton Show. Stop drinking Folgers and get free shipping on your order of Darrin's fresh roasted coffee.

Danny Muller, an activist with the Middle East Children's Alliance, discusses Israel's destruction of the civilian infrastructure in Gaza, including water and power distribution.

Freelance journalist Ken Klippenstein discusses the US-made weapons being used by Israel to commit war crimes against Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity's (VIPS) letter to President Obama, calling for the release of evidence on Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

Noura Erakat, a human rights attorney and activist, discusses her article in The Nation, "Five Israeli Talking Points on Gaza - Debunked."