Jason Leopold, a journalist at Al Jazeera, discusses the fascinating newly released journals of high-profile Guantanamo prisoner and jihadist Abu Zubaydah; why journalist Ron Suskind (and his FBI source) were wrong about Abu Zubaydah being crazy; and how the CIA used Abu Zubaydah's deepest fears against him in their torture program.

Philip Giraldi, executive director of the Council for the National Interest, discusses the near-mutiny of intelligence analysts over the White House's assessment that blamed Syria's government for the gas attack in Damascus; the widespread suspicion that Israel fabricated intercept evidence implicating Syria's military in the attack; and the new non-Al Qaeda Syrian rebel group backed by Saudi Arabia.

Flynt Leverett, a professor at Penn State University's School of International Affairs, discusses the biggest sticking point in Iran's nuclear program negotiations with the P5+1 and why Obama won't take necessary political risks to make a deal.

Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, discusses life in crony-capitalist America, where Wall Street gets bailouts and interest-free money and Main Street is stuck with Obamacare, food stamps and persistent unemployment.

John Glaser, editor of Antiwar.com, discusses why France torpedoed the Iranian nuclear negotiations at Geneva and the chances for a deal in the near future.

Adam Hochschild, author of To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918, discusses his TomDispatch.com article on the enduring folly of the Battle of the Somme, that epitomized the bloody futility of WWI.

Author and historian Jim Powell discusses how Woodrow Wilson's decision to get America involved in WWI brought about disastrous consequences, including the rise of Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, and WWII.

Reza Marashi, Research Director for the National Iranian American Council, discusses the diplomatic progress on a failed but nearly-completed Iranian nuclear deal in Geneva, and why pro-Israel Republicans suddenly love France and the UN.