Kelley Vlahos, a contributing editor at The American Conservative, discusses her article "Blowback in Iraq: The Petraeus Legacy Comes Home."

James Bovard, author of Public Policy Hooligan, discusses why the US really gives foreign food aid and how it clobbers third world farmers.

Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, discusses his article "How the Drug War Drives Child Migrants to the US Border."

Todd Miller, a TomDispatch regular, discusses the Bill of Rights violations committed by border patrol agents running amok in the "Constitution-free zone" that extends 100 miles inland from the US borders.

John Whitehead, founder of The Rutherford Institute, discusses how the Department of Homeland Security has become American's standing army, effective at stifling political dissent but not much good for preventing terrorism.

Mike Maharrey, the Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center, discusses the OffNow campaign to cripple the NSA's installations on a state and local level.

Ramzy Baroud, editor of The Palestine Chronicle, discusses Israel's ravaging of Gaza and why Netanyahu fears a united Palestinian people and a third intifada above all else.

Jason Ditz, editor at Antiwar.com, discusses the continued Israeli airstrikes on Gaza after both sides rejected a ceasefire plan; and why the Israeli government has no real strategy apart from killing Palestinians for as long as they can get away with it.

Freelance journalist Bel Trew discusses ex-CIA asset General Khalifa Hiftar's effort to conquer Libya and destroy the jihadists.

Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning journalist with The Independent, discusses how Saudi Arabia helped ISIS take over the north of Iraq.

Kelley B. Vlahos, a contributing editor for The American Conservative, discusses how the Afghan presidential election results could start another civil war, and the few remaining Iraq war hawks who want the US to restart 2003 all over again.

Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses the terrorism risk that comes with unconditional US support for Israel, and why the media refuses to acknowledge the link.

Gareth Porter, author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, discusses US-Iran negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, specifically on the number and output of uranium enrichment centrifuges.

McClatchy Foreign Staff journalist Mitchell Prothero discusses his article "Expansion of 'secret' [CIA] facility in Iraq suggests closer U.S.-Kurd ties;" and why the Obama administration has no good options for dealing with the Islamic State, faltering Maliki government, and Sunni insurgency in Iraq.

Jason Ditz, editor for Antiwar.com, discusses the Palestinian victims of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and the obstacles preventing an Iranian nuclear agreement.