Peter van Buren, author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, discusses the blowback (from the government) for writing his book and the 10 reasons that airstrikes in Iraq are a terrible idea.

Grant F. Smith, director of IRMEP, discusses the very different obituaries for two spies - one, John Hadden, a former CIA station chief in Tel Aviv during the 1967 War; the other, Israeli Shin Bet Chief Avraham Shalom.

Independent journalist John Knefel discusses the Taliban-Bergdahl prisoner swap aftermath and the troubling US drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen.

Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses the media's casual talk of US airstrikes on Iraq that disregards the Iraqi civilians who will inevitably be killed; how the 2007 surge led to the current crisis; and how Israel influences US foreign policy on Iraq, Iran and Syria.

Trevor Timm, executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, discusses Congress's change of heart on passing legislation mandating real reforms for the NSA (if the Senate cooperates).

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the just-released Awlaki memo that justifies the Obama administration's drone strike assassination of a US citizen in Yemen.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning investigative journalist, discusses the IAEA's refusal to close an investigation into "possible military dimensions" of Iran's nuclear program, even though the issue has apparently been settled and delaying the matter could jeopardize the February 2014 "Framework for Cooperation" agreement.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning investigative journalist, discusses his interview with Iran's foreign minister; the concessions Iran is willing to make for a nuclear deal and to assuage the West's fears of their nuclear breakout capability; and why anti-Iran critics still won't be satisfied.