The Other Scott Horton, human rights lawyer and writer for Harper's Magazine, discusses new information on the 2006 Guantanamo "suicides" and the government's cover-up; the secret CIA facility where prisoners were subjected to "learned helplessness" torture and recruited as informants; evidence that one of the three "suicide" victims remained alive for hours after the event and was denied medical help; and why the DOJ is unlikely to prosecute anyone involved.

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses why Israel is serious about spying but not about peace; John Kerry's almost-frank admission that Israel sabotaged the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks; and anger within the US intelligence community about 60 years of Israel stealing US nuclear and commercial technology. Transcript: SH: Our first guest up today is Phil Giraldi, he's a former CIA and DIA officer and he writes for The American Conservative Magazine and www.unz.com. Welcome back to the...

Gareth Porter, author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, discusses how US demands on limiting Iran's nuclear breakout capability are threatening to derail negotiations; and why Obama is not preparing a Nixonian "going to China" plan to normalize relations with Iran after 35 years of hostility.

Reza Marashi, Research Director at the National Iranian American Council, discusses how to strike a win-win deal during the home stretch of nuclear negotiations with Iran.

Antiwar.com columnist Nebojsa Malic discusses how the lessons of Yugoslavia's dismemberment apply to the Ukrainian crisis; the West's hypocrisy on using force to quell political dissent; Russia's response to US intervention and NATO expansion at its border; the favored nations exempted from IMF economic reforms; and Joe Biden's son's appointment to the board of directors of Ukraine's largest private gas producer.

Brendan O'Neill, editor of Spiked-Online, discusses how the West's war on Libya destabilized Africa and boosted Boko Haram; the paradigm-shift from centralized African nation states to lawless zones divided along ethnic and religious lines; and how US global humanitarian intervention spurred terrorist groups to embrace Al Qaeda's brand of international terrorism.

Trevor Timm, executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, discusses Glenn Greenwald's new book No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State.

Patrick Cockburn, an award-winning journalist with The Independent, discusses Prince Andrew's praise of Bahrain, island of torture; the US government's paeans to democracy while siding with the very worst dictators around the world; and the Syrian government's progress against foreign-backed rebel fighters.

John Glaser, editor for Antiwar.com, discusses the fearmongering and hysteria over Boko Haram; why the State Department's official terrorism list is obsolete; and China's economic expansion vs. US militarism in Africa.

Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses Robert Parry's assertion that Putin and Obama are working behind the scenes to deescalate the Ukraine crisis; the Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity's (VIPS) call for an Obama-Putin summit; and the Israeli/US policy of perpetuating the fighting in Syria, civilian death toll be damned.

Scott McConnell, a founding editor of The American Conservative, discusses John Kerry's diplomatic failure in the collapsed Israeli-Palestinian peace process; why this time it's unambiguously Israel's fault; and how Europe and the global BDS movement can keep pressure on Israel as American influence wanes.

Justin and Jessica Pavoni, both Air Force pilots and conscientious objectors, discuss their intellectual awakening that motivated them to apply for CO status; their desire to protect the country after 9/11; and their service experiences and disillusionment with the War in Afghanistan.

Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, discusses the US media's silence on the mass murder of anti-Kiev demonstrators in Odessa, Ukraine; Lockheed's eager anticipation of profits from yet another military conflict; and why Iraq and Libya get regime-changed for "killing their own people" but it's OK when the US-friendly Ukrainian government does it.

Dahr Jamail, a Truthout staff report and author of The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan, discusses "The Iraq Commission" conference for holding government officials accountable for war crimes in Iraq; the class action lawsuit against Bush, Cheney, Powell, Rice, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz; and the legacy of violence and authoritarianism (despite elections) in Iraq today.

Retired Air Force pilot Michael Bell discusses Wisconsin's first-in-the-nation law requiring independent investigations of police killings; the police shooting that took his son's life in 2004; the longstanding practice of cops being allowed to investigate and exonerate themselves; and how his activism got police unions, politicians and the public on board to get the law passed.