Jason Ditz, editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the continued Israeli airstrikes on Gaza after both sides rejected a ceasefire plan; and why the Israeli government has no real strategy apart from killing Palestinians for as long as they can get away with it.

Freelance journalist Bel Trew discusses ex-CIA asset General Khalifa Hiftar's effort to conquer Libya and destroy the jihadists.

Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning journalist with The Independent, discusses how Saudi Arabia helped ISIS take over the north of Iraq.

Kelley B. Vlahos, a contributing editor for The American Conservative, discusses how the Afghan presidential election results could start another civil war, and the few remaining Iraq war hawks who want the US to restart 2003 all over again.

Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses the terrorism risk that comes with unconditional US support for Israel, and why the media refuses to acknowledge the link.

Gareth Porter, author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, discusses US-Iran negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, specifically on the number and output of uranium enrichment centrifuges.

McClatchy Foreign Staff journalist Mitchell Prothero discusses his article "Expansion of 'secret' [CIA] facility in Iraq suggests closer U.S.-Kurd ties;" and why the Obama administration has no good options for dealing with the Islamic State, faltering Maliki government, and Sunni insurgency in Iraq.

Dahr Jamail, an investigative journalist and author, discusses the rapidly disintegrating Iraqi government; the return to 2006-7 levels of sectarian violence; and why there's no worthwhile replacement for Prime Minister Maliki.

Jason Ditz, editor for Antiwar.com, discusses the Palestinian victims of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and the obstacles preventing an Iranian nuclear agreement.