Jason Leopold, a writer for Vice News and author of News Junkie, discusses How Guantanamo Became America's Interrogation "Battle Lab," where prisoners were subjected to untested psychological experiments to determine "the effects of torture and the limits of the human spirit."

Patrick Cockburn, a Middle East correspondent with The Independent, discusses France's terrorism blowback resulting from their ongoing intervention in Muslim countries; and the Islamic State's sustainability in Iraq.

Mitchell Prothero, a journalist with McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the Kurdish battle for Erbil against the Islamic State; and why Iraqis aren't willing to fight for their country, beyond their particular religious and sectarian enclaves.

Olivia Watson, an advocacy officer with Defense for Children International-Palestine, discusses the suffering of Palestinian children in 2014 due to Israel's war on Gaza and violation of children's rights throughout the occupied territories.

Rory Fanning, author of Worth Fighting For: An Army Ranger's Journey Out of the Military and Across America, discusses how he addresses young people thinking about enlisting in the military to "fight for our freedom," and his effort to counter the lies told by military recruiters and their big budget advertising campaigns.

Roy Gutman, a journalist with McClatchy Newspapers, discusses reports that a US airstrike in Syria killed 50 civilians; and why US intervention in Syria and Iraq might be beneficial even if the Obama administration can't devise a coherent plan of action.

Tony Camerino (a.k.a. Matthew Alexander), a former Air Force interrogator in Iraq, discusses what motivates terrorist attacks during the perpetual US War on Terror - whether the target is a French satirical magazine in Paris or a Shia mosque in Samarra, Iraq.

Brian McGlinchey, Director of 28pages.org, discusses House Resolution 14, which would urge the president to declassify the 28 pages from the "other" 9/11 report, detailing foreign government (especially Saudi) aid to the hijackers.

Ramzy Baroud, an internationally-syndicated columnist and founder of PalestineChronicle.com, discusses how Mahmoud Abbas and his Palestinian Authority have lost their purpose and mandate; the legal consequences if Palestine gains membership in the International Criminal Court; and why the terrorist attack against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was motivated mostly by political, not religious, concerns.

Mitchell Prothero, a journalist with McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the terrorist attack in Paris targeting satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo, known for publishing cartoons insulting Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.

Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses his article "Bryan Fischer and the Gospel of Genocide." Fischer, a mouthpiece of the Christian Right, celebrates the power of the state, in religious garb, to violently conquer "lesser" cultures.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning independent journalist and historian, discusses why the Obama administration's plan to fight the Islamic State can't possibly succeed; and the few US presidents who could stand up to the military-industrial complex.

Jim Babb of the Jury Rights Project discusses how his organization educates potential jurors about their nullification rights, and how empowered juries can help fight overzealous legislators, cops, and prosecutors who would gladly imprison someone for selling raw milk or possessing marijuana.

Kelley Vlahos, a Washington, D.C.-based freelance reporter, discusses why Afghanistan's government is still broken, despite a power sharing deal brokered by Secretary of State John Kerry.

Ray McGovern, a veteran CIA analyst and peace activist, discusses why its so important to rebuild a trusting relationship between President Obama and Russian President Putin; the neoconservatives pushing for a dangerous confrontation over Ukraine; and how the US media deludes Americans into believing all kinds of nonsense about world affairs.