Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses why Iran nuclear talks failed and why they will get tougher; the lousy deal ultimately offered up to Iran - probably from Israeli pressure; and the overconfidence in the US's negotiating position.

Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files, discusses how Dick Cheney helped make torture an official US government policy; former Guantanamo inmate Omar Khadr's fight for justice in a Canadian prison; and how torture has poisoned America's soul.

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.

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.