Michael Glennon, Professor of International Law and author of National Security and Double Government, discusses his article "Vote all you want. The secret government won't change."

Andrew Cockburn, author of Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy, discusses his article "Flying Blind: The U.S. air-power lobby, botched bombing missions, and bootless combat."

Stephen Zunes, a professor of Politics and chair of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of San Francisco, discusses Congress's bipartisan effort to undermine war crimes investigations of Israel's war on Gaza.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning journalist and historian, discusses the IAEA's renewed focus on a long-ago-debunked document that supposedly provides evidence of a clandestine Iranian nuclear weapons program.

Gene Healy, a vice president at the Cato Institute, discusses his article "The Forever-War President: Obama's 'Transformational' War Powers Legacy."

Gareth Porter, author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, discusses his article "When the Ayatollah Said No to Nukes."

Jason Ditz, news editor for Antiwar.com, discusses the latest events in Libya.

Jonathan Landay, a McClatchy Foreign Staff journalist, discusses the New York Times report about chemical weapons found in Iraq between 2004-2011; and why the Bush administration is still wrong about active WMD programs - the supposed reason for invasion.

Peter Van Buren, a TomDispatch regular and author of We Meant Well, discusses the Seven Worst-Case Scenarios in the Battle with the Islamic State.

Scott McConnell, a founding editor of The American Conservative, discusses why the Middle East doesn't matter very much to American security and shouldn't dominate our foreign policy.

Anand Gopal, author of No Good Men Among the Living, discusses the psychological damage of US drone strikes in Pakistan; and the depraved warlords preparing to take power in Afghanistan once US forces depart.

Jason Ditz, news editor of Antiwar.com, discusses ISIS's takeover of Iraq's Anbar Province, including a key air base.

Dahr Jamail, a Truthout staff reporter, discusses Baghdad's vulnerability to an ISIS siege; why the US can't get its Middle East allies to cooperate in the fight against the Islamic State; and his article "Iraqi Doctors Call Depleted Uranium Use 'Genocide.'"

Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses his article "'Crush the Seed of Ishmael': A 'Final Solution' to the 'Muslim Problem.'"

Clive Stafford Smith, founder and Director of Reprieve, discusses the annual World Day Against the Death Penalty; the 70 year old man on death row in Pakistan for blasphemy; and the Guantanamo force-feeding trial.