Brad Hoff, Managing Editor of Levant Report, discusses why the Syrian government’s recent military success in East Aleppo won’t stop the insurgency any time soon; the Obama administration’s treasonous support for al-Qaeda and other rebel groups in Syria that previously killed US soldiers in Iraq; and why Trump’s somewhat non-interventionist rhetoric will likely be overcome by his coterie of foreign policy advisors.

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern discusses the overblown achievements of media-favorite Gen. David Petraeus, who gave us the Iraq War “surge” propaganda, a failed counterinsurgency program in Afghanistan, then was run out of his job as CIA director for passing classified information to his mistress/biographer.

Trita Parsi, the founder and president of the National Iranian American Council, discusses the Obama administration’s diplomatic successes with Iran, and whether President Trump will roll back the nuclear deal and sanctions relief, then get the war drums beating again with a cabinet full of hawkish foreign policy advisors.

Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian writing on US national security policy, discusses why Donald Trump's pick for national security advisor, retired Lt. Gen. Michael J. Flynn, is responsible for killing innocent Afghan civilians with drone strikes and night raids based on faulty intelligence. Flynn also knew the JSOC kill/capture program was counterproductive at winning hearts and minds in Afghanistan but continued it anyway as a public relations campaign with...

Yemeni Journalist Nasser Arrabyee discusses why Saudi Arabia has failed to win the war in Yemen despite killing and injuring 50,000 Yemeni civilians.

Philip Weiss, founder of Mondoweiss.net, discusses how Trump’s election has driven a political wedge between the Democrats and Republicans who previously showed equal devotion to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu; and how the fear of anti-Semitism creates a reason for the Jewish State’s continued existence.

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern discusses how president-elect Trump's political appointments could derail what is shaping up to be an improvement in Russia relations and in Middle East policy - particularly in Syria; and Trump's negatives, including his approval of torture as an interrogation practice, which is now generally accepted by Americans brainwashed by Jack Bauer.

Ramzy Baroud, editor of The Palestine Chronicle, discusses Israel's attempt to ban the Islamic call to prayer in Palestinian communities, on the grounds that the 1400-year old tradition creates "noise pollution."

Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning writer with The Independent, discusses the imminent battles for Tal Afar and Mosul in Iraq - as senior Isis leaders leave for Syria, Turkey threatens to intervene on behalf of Sunni Turkmen, and Donald Trump is confronted with his first foreign policy crisis before he even takes office.

Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, discusses what president-elect Donald Trump's economic and monetary policies are likely to be, considering his Reagan-like promises to increase government spending on the military and infrastructure, cut taxes, and raise interest rates.

Andrew Cockburn, author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins, discusses his article "The New Red Scare: Reviving the art of threat inflation;" and how the military-industrial-congressional complex is likely to derail Trump's efforts to deescalate tensions with Russia.

Gareth Porter, author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, discusses the similarities between the Russian/Syrian bombing of Aleppo, the 2003 US bombing of Iraq, and Israel's 2014 bombing of Gaza; and Obama's apparent change in Syria policy as he targets Jabhat al-Nusra - a formidable opponent of Assad.

Historian and author Jim Powell commemorates Armistice Day by discussing how Woodrow Wilson's intervention in WWI gave rise to Hitler, Stalin, and WWII; then summarizes the 2,000 year history of the triumph of liberty - led by 65 revolutionary men and women who greatly advanced the cause of freedom.

Ted Snider, a writer on US foreign policy and history, discusses his article "The End of Obama's Term: A Report Card on Latin America;" and why the lone bright spot, despite Obama's promise to change the way America does business with Latin America, is Cuba relations.

David Swanson, author of War is a Lie, discusses his article "How Drone Pilots Talk;" and the RootsAction.org initiative to tell the next president "No more war!"