Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning journalist with The Independent, discusses the Iraqi army's disorderly retreat when fundamentalist Islamic group Isis captured the cities of Mosul and Tikrit; and why the Syrian civil war primarily benefits al-Qaida type movements like Isis, Jabhat al-Nusra, and Ahrar al-Sham.

Dahr Jamail, an investigative journalist and author, discusses the capture of Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, by al-Qaeda affiliated ISIS fighters who are forming a new Islamic state across Iraq and Syria.

James Ridgeway, co-director of Solitary Watch, discusses the severe psychological damage suffered by an estimated 80,000 prisoners in solitary confinement in the US.

J.P. Sottile, a freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker, discusses his article "Hillary Clinton and the Weaponization of the State Department."

Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, discusses the missile attack on downtown Lugansk in eastern Ukraine, and why the US turned a blind eye to the Kiev government's massacre of "its own people."

Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses the 47th anniversary of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty. He also discusses the Iraq War, official liars from Rumsfeld to Kerry, Chelsea Manning's whistleblowing, Ukraine, Russia, etc. Transcript: Hey ya'll welcome to the show, I'm Scott Horton, this is my show, The Scott Horton Show. Our next guest is our friend Ray McGovern, he used to be a CIA analyst for 27 years, now he is a co-founder of the Veteran...

Eric Margolis, an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist, discusses what's behind the violent conflict in eastern Ukraine and how US mission creep into Eastern Europe risks nuclear war with Russia.