Grant F. Smith, director of IRMEP, discusses the very different obituaries for two spies - one, John Hadden, a former CIA station chief in Tel Aviv during the 1967 War; the other, Israeli Shin Bet Chief Avraham Shalom.

Independent journalist John Knefel discusses the Taliban-Bergdahl prisoner swap aftermath and the troubling US drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen.

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 blowback (from the government) for writing his book and the 10 reasons that airstrikes in Iraq are a terrible idea.

Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses the media's casual talk of US airstrikes on Iraq that disregards the Iraqi civilians who will inevitably be killed; how the 2007 surge led to the current crisis; and how Israel influences US foreign policy on Iraq, Iran and Syria.

Trevor Timm, executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, discusses Congress's change of heart on passing legislation mandating real reforms for the NSA (if the Senate cooperates).

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the just-released Awlaki memo that justifies the Obama administration's drone strike assassination of a US citizen in Yemen.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning investigative journalist, discusses the IAEA's refusal to close an investigation into "possible military dimensions" of Iran's nuclear program, even though the issue has apparently been settled and delaying the matter could jeopardize the February 2014 "Framework for Cooperation" agreement.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning investigative journalist, discusses his interview with Iran's foreign minister; the concessions Iran is willing to make for a nuclear deal and to assuage the West's fears of their nuclear breakout capability; and why anti-Iran critics still won't be satisfied.

Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses how the British and French post-colonial division of the Middle East after WWI has given us a 100-year legacy of violence and war.

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses how immigration controls bring death and misery, and the fundamental human right to travel in search of a better life.

Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning journalist with The Independent, discusses the ISIS-led Sunni revolt that is closing in on Baghdad; the rapid enlistment of Shia fighters stepping in for the disgraced Iraqi army; and the pressure on Nouri al-Maliki to step down as prime minister.

Jonathan Landay, a national security and intelligence reporter for McClatchy Newspapers, discusses why anyone paying attention during the 2003 Iraq War could see the current situation coming; the disingenuous complaints that Obama should have kept US troops in Iraq after 2011; and the Iran-Syria-US (unofficial) coalition against ISIS.

Jason Ditz, news editor at Antiwar.com, discusses ISIS's capture of US-made anti-aircraft missiles and why the Sunni offensive in Iraq will slow down now that they have captured territory.

Jesse Franzblau, a policy analyst and freedom of information activist working with the National Security Archive, discusses the escalating crisis in Libya and why the 2011 intervention "can only be regarded as a dramatic strategic failure on the part of the United States and its NATO allies."

Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses the ISIS/Sunni offensive in Iraq; John Kerry's pretense that Egypt's military dictatorship is really a democracy; and the strange Israel-Saudi Arabia special relationship.