Justin Pavoni, an Air Force pilot and conscientious objector, discusses why post-occupation Afghanistan will look much like Iraq does now.

Mitchell Prothero, a foreign staff journalist with McClatchy DC, discusses the rash of new abductions in Syria including the kidnapping and execution of American journalist James Foley; why US airstrikes can't defeat the Islamic State; and how the massacre of Sunnis in an Iraq mosque could renew the deadly civil strife of 2006-2007.

Eric Margolis, an internationally-syndicated columnist and author of American Raj, discusses the accusations that Russia has invaded Ukraine with an aid convoy, and whether the US's Russia policy is a result of careless stupidity or devious malice.

John J. Mearsheimer, professor of political science at the University of Chicago, discusses his article "Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West's Fault: The Liberal Delusions That Provoked Putin."

Attorney and author John Whitehead discusses the mission of the civil liberties focused Rutherford Institute, and his article "Turning America Into a War Zone, Where 'We the People' Are the Enemy."

Journalist Thomas C. Mountain discusses how the western-backed Ethiopian government's blockade of food and medical aid contributed to 250,000 Somalis dying from starvation in 2011-2013.

Philip Weiss, founder and co-editor of Mondoweiss.net, discusses how social media is educating Americans on Israel-Palestine issues, and how Israel is unknowingly losing the PR battle for hearts and minds internationally.

Philip Giraldi, Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses the authoritarian streak in Americans who support Israel's destruction of Gaza and militarized police in Ferguson, Missouri.

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses his article "Embracing Communists" about the proposed US-Vietnam military partnership; and why the government should be securing a free domestic society instead of planning coups in Cuba.

Marc Hyden, a coordinator with Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, discusses why capital punishment violates conservative principles, and the Republican politicians who are leading the charge against the death penalty.

Ray McGovern, a retired CIA analyst turned peace activist, discusses the death of USS Liberty survivor Terry Halbardier and a proposed US-Ukraine alliance that will raise tensions with Russia.

Eric Margolis, an internationally syndicated columnist, discusses Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's tenuous hold on power; the dispute in Kashmir; and the forgotten war in Afghanistan.

Will Grigg, blogger and author of Liberty in Eclipse, discusses the militarized police response to protests against Officer Darren Wilson's fatal shooting of Michael E. Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

Jason Ditz, editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the ceasefire in Gaza and the flimsy humanitarian justification for US intervention in Iraq/Kurdistan.

Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses the "watershed event" that was WWI, ushering in an era of severely curtailed civil liberties and a nationalized economy, both of which persist 100 years later.