Gareth Porter, author of Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare, discusses the faulty assumptions that led US intelligence analysts - starting in the early 1990s - to suspect Iran was secretly pursuing nuclear weapons, and the media's failure to report on a 2008 IAEA report that cleared Iran of those earlier suspicions.

Patrick Toomey, a Staff Attorney in the ACLU's National Security Project, discusses the PCLOB report on the NSA's Shadow Database; limiting the NSA's access to the "corporate store" of pooled American phone records; and the ACLU's legal challenge of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008.

Journalist M.J. Rosenberg discusses Obama's takedown of AIPAC and their plans to sabotage an Iran agreement; John Kerry's mysterious obsession with a (seemingly unworkable) Israel-Palestine deal; why Obama can't stand Benjamin Netanyahu; and AIPAC's firm grasp on Hillary Clinton.

Tom Collina, Research Director for the Arms Control Association, discusses his article "U.S. Missile Defense Isn't Ready for Prime Time;" the technological and budgetary disadvantages of missile defense systems compared to offensive nuclear weapons; and why deterrence remains our most effective countermeasure.

Author Peter Alan Lloyd discusses his photo essay on the "Remnants of the Secret War in Laos;" the destructive and futile US bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail; the millions of unexploded "bombies" that continue to kill and maim Laotians today; and evidence that American POW/MIA were left behind after the Vietnam War ended.

Attorney and political activist Kevin Zeese discusses his article "Is Syrian 'Peace" Conference Laying the Foundation for War;" the exclusion of Iran and various (non US-supported) opposition groups from the talks; John Kerry's lies and warmongering; the secret law that allows the government to arm "moderate" Syrian rebels; and CNN's single-sourced report on torture by the Syrian government.

Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, discusses Paul Krugman's attack on Mises and Austrian economics; the government policies that caused and worsened the Great Depression; cutting welfare-for-the-rich before food stamps and unemployment benefits; and the upcoming Austrian Economics Research Conference 2014 in Auburn, AL from March 20-22.

Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, discusses how CIA analysts helped prevent wars against Iran and Syria; the story of Robert Gates' rise to Secretary of Defense by schmoozing and failing upwards; and why Gates has blood on his hands from cynically promoting the "surge" in Iraq and Afghanistan.

John Feffer, co-director of Foreign Policy In Focus, discusses why Iraqis deserve restitution from the US government for destroying their country, and why the "Pacific pivot" strategic rebalance is really a US retreat from Asia.

Stephen Zunes, a Professor of International Studies at the University of San Francisco, discusses the left-right political alignment on war and civil liberties; the US role in Iraq's upsurge in violence; and why Iraq's sectarian strife isn't derived from unavoidable religious differences.

Eric Margolis, an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist, discusses how the mayhem in Kiev, Ukraine is stirring up conflict between Europe, Russia and the US; the Saudi's successful influence-buying game in Washington; and second thoughts on regime change policy in Syria.

Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses the leftist hack-job on Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Glenn Greenwald in The New Republic; why Democrats are afraid of young people turning to libertarianism; and the anti-authoritarian common ground that's uniting people from across the political spectrum.

Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses Lieutenant Colonel Danny Davis's whistleblowing on senior Army officials lying about progress in Afghanistan; why the Afghan army would rather make deals with the Taliban than fight them; and the 2007 Iraq "surge" - David Petraeus's dubious claim to fame.

McClatchy journalist Nancy Youssef discusses the suspicious landslide vote ushering in Egypt's new liberalized constitution; the continuing crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood; the military's domination of Egypt's politics and economy; and jihadist troubles in the Sinai.

Robert P. Murphy, author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism, discusses the incredible wealth possessed by the 85 richest people on the planet; Bill Gates' proclamation that there will be no more poor nations; and the bubbles in real estate, stocks, and the dollar itself.