Matthew Hoh, a Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy, discusses the military's prosecution of Army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl for desertion, even though an Army investigation report seems to exonerate the former Taliban prisoner.

Eric Margolis, an internationally syndicated columnist and author of American Raj, discusses Saudi Arabia's pending invasion of Yemen, after the Shiite Houthi rebels captured the capital city Sanaa.

Will Grigg, a blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses the police and prosecutorial misconduct in the arrest and re-arrest (on ridiculous charges) of "cop-watcher" Matthew Townsend in Ada County, Idaho.

Seymour Hersh, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and author, discusses how he broke the My Lai massacre story as a fledgling journalist in 1968, and his recent journey to Vietnam to revisit the scene of the crime 47 years later.

Kelley Vlahos, a Washington, D.C.-based freelance reporter, discusses David Petraeus's disastrous legacy in Afghanistan, as US-backed warlords terrorize the population and recreate the environment that gave rise to the Taliban.

Philip Giraldi, a former CIA officer and Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses the schizophrenic US policy in Iraq and Syria; and why the media doesn't confront John McCain, David Petraeus, and other hawkish commentators on their nonsensical claims.

Mike Swanson, author of The War State and founder of Wall Street Window, discusses the unsustainable bull market in stocks and bonds, and why many heavily-invested older Americans believe the good times will continue for another 10 years.

Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning journalist with The Independent, discusses his 5-part series on what daily life is like for the Iraqis and Syrians unlucky enough to live under ISIS rule.

Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, discusses why he is optimistic that an agreement on Iran's nuclear program can be reached soon; and why the calls for war will intensify if the deal falls apart.

Eric Margolis, an internationally syndicated columnist and author of American Raj, discusses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's change of mind on a two-state solution - after he completely ruled out a Palestinian state during re-election campaigning, earning a rebuke from the White House.

Philip Giraldi, a former CIA officer and Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses the Israeli government's shift to the far right after elections, during which Benjamin Netanyahu denounced a two-state solution and shamelessly pandered to racists.

Trevor Aaronson, author of The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism, discusses how the FBI created a terrorist out of Sami Osmakac; a mentally ill, broke Florida man who was provided money and weapons by at least one FBI informant in an elaborate counterterrorism sting operation.

Mandy Smithberger, Director of the Straus Military Reform Project at POGO, discusses why the $1.4 trillion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program isn't ready for prime time and won't be anytime soon.

Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), discusses President Obama's foreign policy advisers who are actively trying to sabotage the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine; and why the media can't seem to remember that Victoria Nuland orchestrated the Ukrainian coup.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning independent journalist, discusses the remaining obstacles to an Iranian nuclear deal; why Israel's Likud government and its supporters are trying so hard to sabotage a deal; and the history of bad intelligence assessments about Iran's (non-existent) nuclear weapons program.