Nick Giambruno, senior editor at InternationalMan.com, discusses why Turkey was planning a false flag operation in Syria; domestic backlash against the Erdogan government's strong support for the Syrian rebels; dangers of NATO intervention if Turkey goes to war; and the divergent regional interests of Israel and the US.

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the Senate Intelligence Committee's vote to release the CIA torture report; the long list of CIA lies about its torture program, with more to follow; and why the media takes government officials at their word instead of delving deeply into the documents to find the truth.

Will Grigg, keeper of the Pro Libertate blog, discusses recent changes to the decades-long cultural divide on crime, drugs, and law enforcement; public protests against New Mexico's murderous police force; Mark Byrge's disabling ordeal with police in American Fork, UT; and going through local mayors and city councils to achieve reforms of otherwise-unaccountable police forces.

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses why convicted spy Jonathan Pollard should complete his time in prison; a snapshot of Pollard's misdeeds and the false narratives being constructed to make him look like a martyr for Israel; and the intelligence community's backlash against Clinton's near-pardon of Pollard in 1999.

Greg Mitchell, author of Atomic Cover-up, discusses his 3-part series (part 1, part 2, part 3) on the long-suppressed film footage shot in the immediate aftermath of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings; President Truman's censorship of an MGM film on the subject; the questionable justifications for dropping the bomb on Japan; and Greg's offer of cooperation to documentary filmmakers who want to showcase the now-declassified material.

Barbara Slavin, Washington correspondent for Al-Monitor, discusses the Obama administration's trial-balloon proposal for a possible Iran nuclear deal; gauging the reactions of Congress, Iran and Israel; and the worrisome inclusion of a built-in Authorization for Use of Military Force - just in case the deal goes bad.

Gareth Porter is an award-winning independent journalist and historian. This is the tenth part in a series of interviews on Porter's new book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare. This installment is about the "fake war crisis" brought on by Israel's apparent preparations for an attack on Iran in recent years; the US-Israel good cop, bad cop ruse; punching holes in Israel's propaganda with the statements of their own government officials; and deciphering the real US...

Tyler Cullis, a Policy Associate for the National Iranian American Council, discusses whether US sanctions will scuttle a nuclear deal with Iran or not; the unworkable process of having Congress - not the president - in charge of micromanaging temporary sanctions relief; and why Congress is eager to grant Obama the authority to start a war but won't allow him to make peace.