Journalist Corey Hutchins discusses the Red Cross's call to eliminate nuclear weapons once and for all; the "War is Boring" collection on medium.com; and the vested interests inside the nuclear industry preventing disarmament.

Francis Nesbitt, associate professor of Africana Studies at San Diego State University, discusses Ethiopia's official re-invasion of Somalia; the constant risk of famine in war-torn countries; Al Shabaab's internal nationalist/international terrorism split; and the Bush administration's idiotic destruction of Somalia's Islamic Courts Union government.

Scott McConnell, a founding editor of The American Conservative, discusses AIPAC's failure to get its Iran sanctions bill through Congress and the tough negotiations remaining before a deal on Iran's nuclear program can be completed.

Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files, discusses America's post-9/11 turn toward the "dark side" of torture and indefinite detention without trial; the long-overdue 6000 page report on CIA torture; and the Yemenis who remain imprisoned at Guantanamo simply for their nationality.

Philip Giraldi, Executive Director of the Council for the National Interest, discusses his article on the rampant religious zealotry in the US military; why evangelical Christians can't relate to the messages of peace and forgiveness in the New Testament; and the many Al Qaeda lookalike groups running around Syria.

Independent journalist Joshua Eaton discusses his helpful timeline of Edward Snowden's revelations; why the NSA's metadata collection is more dangerous than recording the contents of every phone call; and how the government conducts economic espionage on behalf of politically connected corporations.

Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses the no-knock police raids on the homes of registered gun owners for minor offenses; grand juries that are no longer siding with rogue law enforcement officers; the ability of cops to get away with murder, so long as they "follow procedures;" and the SWAT raids conducted for propaganda purposes or to impress television producers.

Mike Maharrey, Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center, discusses the left-right-libertarian alliance "day we fight back" against mass surveillance; the leftist apologists for Obama and lawless NSA spying; and the many states introducing Fourth Amendment protection legislation in defiance of the federal government's Constitution-wrecking policies.

Marjorie Cohn, a Professor of Law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, discusses the government's consideration of assassinating yet another alleged Al Qaeda member-US citizen abroad; the Executive Branch's blatant disregard for judicial oversight or Constitutionally-protected due process; Obama's overstated claims about AUMF authorization; and the Scahill/Greenwald expose on the NSA's role in drone strikes.