Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, discusses why the US isn't going to solve the Iraq mess by dropping more bombs; how the US helped create ISIS in the first place; and the politicians poised to profit from the spoils of war.

Brendan O'Neill, editor of Spiked-online, discusses the anti-Israel activists who act as the attack dogs of a new Western imperialism.

Doug Bandow, a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses why the US should stay out of Iraq and leave the fight to other capable regional powers like Turkey and Jordan.

Eric Garris, managing editor of Antiwar.com, discusses why Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has good reason to fear a US-backed coup against him.

Marjorie Cohn, a professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, discusses how US leaders aid and abet Israeli war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.

Jeff Kaye, a psychologist and blogger at Firedoglake, discusses the CIA's ongoing intervention in Ukraine since the end of WWII.

Alex Kane, assistant editor for Mondoweiss, discusses what Hamas and the Israeli government want out of a ceasefire agreement; and what Israel has gained (or not) by destroying Gaza and killing 2000 Palestinians.

Peter Van Buren, author of We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People, discusses the Obama administration's humanitarian pretext for going back to war in Iraq.

Stephen M. Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University, discusses his article "Do No (More) Harm" about why the US should stop intervening in the Middle East.

Greg Mitchell, author of Atomic Cover-up, discusses the US's unnecessary atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Jeff Kaye, a psychologist and writer at Firedoglake, discusses his article "Obama Admits He Banned Only 'Some' of the CIA's Torture Techniques;" why the Senate Intelligence Committee won't release its 6000-page CIA torture report; and why President Obama would be impeached by now if he was a Republican.

Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, President of the Minaret of Freedom Institute, discusses the important background information needed to properly understand the Israel-Palestine conflict, and why Jews have a right of return to Israel but Palestinians don't.

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses President Obama's admission that "we tortured some folks;" why Americans should be ashamed about the war on Gaza (and Syria); and how the Council for the National Interest fights back against the Israel lobby's undue influence on Congress.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning independent journalist, discusses his article "The Fog of Diplomacy: Creating a False Picture of the Iran Nuclear Talks."

Stephen Zunes, a professor of politics and chair of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of San Francisco, discusses Israel's "Hannibal protocol" that advocates killing Israeli soldiers rather than allowing them to be captured alive; the Geneva Conventions' definition of "human shields;" and how the US is rewriting the laws of war.