Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning journalist with The Independent, discusses Prince Andrew's praise of Bahrain, island of torture; the US government's paeans to democracy while siding with the very worst dictators around the world; and the Syrian government's progress against foreign-backed rebel fighters.

John Glaser, editor for Antiwar.com, discusses the fearmongering and hysteria over Boko Haram; why the State Department's official terrorism list is obsolete; and China's economic expansion vs. US militarism in Africa.

Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses Robert Parry's assertion that Putin and Obama are working behind the scenes to deescalate the Ukraine crisis; the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity's (VIPS) call for an Obama-Putin summit; and the Israeli/US policy of perpetuating the fighting in Syria, civilian death toll be damned.

Justin and Jessica Pavoni, both Air Force pilots and conscientious objectors, discuss their intellectual awakening that motivated them to apply for CO status; their desire to protect the country after 9/11; and their service experiences and disillusionment with the War in Afghanistan.

Scott McConnell, a founding editor of The American Conservative, discusses John Kerry's diplomatic failure in the collapsed Israeli-Palestinian peace process; why this time it's unambiguously Israel's fault; and how Europe and the global BDS movement can keep pressure on Israel as American influence wanes.

Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, discusses the US media's silence on the mass murder of anti-Kiev demonstrators in Odessa, Ukraine; Lockheed's eager anticipation of profits from yet another military conflict; and why Iraq and Libya get regime-changed for "killing their own people" but it's OK when the US-friendly Ukrainian government does it.

Dahr Jamail, a Truthout staff report and author of The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan, discusses "The Iraq Commission" conference for holding government officials accountable for war crimes in Iraq; the class action lawsuit against Bush, Cheney, Powell, Rice, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz; and the legacy of violence and authoritarianism (despite elections) in Iraq today.