Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Seymour Hersh discusses his article on the Pentagon's skepticism about going to war in Syria following the Sarin gas attack in August 2013; evidence that the attack was carried out by Turkish-backed rebels, not the Assad government; and why Obama backed down on his "red line" in Syria after going full-bore in Libya.

Ray McGovern, a retired CIA officer turned political activist, discusses how the US intelligence community helped prevent military intervention in Syria; John Kerry's repeated lies about the Sarin gas attack and an "unbelievably short war" scenario; Obama's surprising resolve to defy the neoconservatives and the Israel lobby; and why the rift with Russia shouldn't nix an Iran nuclear deal. Transcript: We move on to our next guest, it's the great Ray McGovern, for 27 years he was a CIA analyst...

Major Todd E. Pierce, a former JAG defense attorney at Guantanamo, discusses why we're all Cheneyites now; the post-Cold War US policy of military domination abroad and authoritarianism at home; why conservatives don't really mind one-world government - so long as they're in charge of it; and how the Law of War is displacing the US Constitution.

Nick Giambruno, senior editor at InternationalMan.com, discusses why Turkey was planning a false flag operation in Syria; domestic backlash against the Erdogan government's strong support for the Syrian rebels; dangers of NATO intervention if Turkey goes to war; and the divergent regional interests of Israel and the US.

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the Senate Intelligence Committee's vote to release the CIA torture report; the long list of CIA lies about its torture program, with more to follow; and why the media takes government officials at their word instead of delving deeply into the documents to find the truth.

Syndicated columnist Eric Margolis discusses the decidedly undemocratic Afghan national elections; the CIA-friendly drug dealers and warlords running for president; the Taliban's exclusion from the political process; and why the new government will probably "invite" US forces to stay indefinitely.

Will Grigg, keeper of the Pro Libertate blog, discusses recent changes to the decades-long cultural divide on crime, drugs, and law enforcement; public protests against New Mexico's murderous police force; Mark Byrge's disabling ordeal with police in American Fork, UT; and going through local mayors and city councils to achieve reforms of otherwise-unaccountable police forces.

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses why convicted spy Jonathan Pollard should complete his time in prison; a snapshot of Pollard's misdeeds and the false narratives being constructed to make him look like a martyr for Israel; and the intelligence community's backlash against Clinton's near-pardon of Pollard in 1999.

Greg Mitchell, author of Atomic Cover-up, discusses his 3-part series (part 1, part 2, part 3) on the long-suppressed film footage shot in the immediate aftermath of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings; President Truman's censorship of an MGM film on the subject; the questionable justifications for dropping the bomb on Japan; and Greg's offer of cooperation to documentary filmmakers who want to showcase the now-declassified material.

Barbara Slavin, Washington correspondent for Al-Monitor, discusses the Obama administration's trial-balloon proposal for a possible Iran nuclear deal; gauging the reactions of Congress, Iran and Israel; and the worrisome inclusion of a built-in Authorization for Use of Military Force - just in case the deal goes bad.

Tyler Cullis, a Policy Associate for the National Iranian American Council, discusses whether US sanctions will scuttle a nuclear deal with Iran or not; the unworkable process of having Congress - not the president - in charge of micromanaging temporary sanctions relief; and why Congress is eager to grant Obama the authority to start a war but won't allow him to make peace.

Gareth Porter is an award-winning independent journalist and historian. This is the tenth part in a series of interviews on Porter's new book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare. This installment is about the "fake war crisis" brought on by Israel's apparent preparations for an attack on Iran in recent years; the US-Israel good cop, bad cop ruse; punching holes in Israel's propaganda with the statements of their own government officials; and deciphering the real US...

Gareth Porter is an award-winning independent journalist and historian. This is the ninth part in a series of interviews on Porter's new book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare. Porter discusses the evidence that Iran's alleged nuclear bomb test chamber at the Parchin military complex was actually designed for making nanodiamonds; the 2009 change in IAEA leadership with US-asset Yukiya Amano replacing independent Mohamed ElBaradei; and Israel's ability to...

Adam Morrow, an IPS News journalist based in Cairo, discusses Field Marshall al-Sisi's announced candidacy for president and his main competition; the Egyptian government's bad reputation on the world stage for its mass death sentences; and the how Egypt's turmoil is causing rifts between Gulf monarchies.

Ray McGovern, a retired CIA analyst turned political activist, discusses why the US media thinks a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent; and Victoria Nuland's successful regime change operation as her guy "Yats" becomes interim prime minister and paves the way for IMF austerity.