Gareth Porter, an award-winning investigative journalist and historian, discusses the suspicious death of an Argentinian prosecutor who claimed Iran was involved in the 1994 Jewish community center bombing in Buenos Aires; and what the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling has revealed about Operation Merlin and the CIA's assessment of Iran's nuclear program.

William Hartung, Director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy, discusses the extensive list of problems with the "overpriced, underperforming and unnecessary" F-35 combat aircraft.

Dan Sanchez, director of the Mises Academy, discusses Ludwig von Mises's lectures on how capitalism empowers people to rise above poverty and servitude through private ownership of the means of production.

Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses how to retain individual freedoms while being vigilant against terrorist attacks in his article "The Open Society and its Worst Enemies."

Barry Lando, a former 60 Minutes producer and author of Web of Deceit, discusses how the US's diplomatic blunders helped start the Gulf War, 24 years ago today; why George H.W. Bush is responsible for the tens of thousands of Iraqis who tried to rise up and overthrow Saddam Hussein; and how the war continues to shape the Middle East, US foreign policy, and the War on Terror.

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.