Grant F. Smith, director of IRMEP, discusses the national summit to reassess the U.S.-Israel "special relationship" in Washington on March 7; the topics and scheduled speakers (including Scott Horton); and why the individuals who commit crimes on Israel's behalf are too big to prosecute. Transcript Welcome back to the show, I'm Scott Horton Pat Buchanan is coming up in half an hour, find out what he thinks about this Ukraine thing. He's a good old fashioned cold warrior right? Well, we'll see...

Pat Buchanan, a syndicated columnist and former presidential candidate, discusses the national interests of Russia and the US in Ukraine; some deep background on Ukraine, the Soviet Union, and Cold War realpolitik; the competing bailout packages from Russia and the EU for Ukraine's basket-case economy; the lesser-known great crimes of WWII; and how "natural borders" are breaking down global institutions and nation states. Transcript Scott Horton: Our next guest is a former speech writer for...

Michael Hirsh, a writer for National Journal, discusses why Obama will never end the war on terror; using the AUMF to justify Guantanamo prison and intervention the world over; and the government's classification of who our actual enemies are - making the war on terror a secret war.

Adam Morrow, a Cairo-based reporter for IPS News, discusses the instability of Egypt's new quasi-democratic military dictatorship; increasing popular discontent about Egypt's terrible economy and the government's inability to fix it; and the Muslim Brotherhood's demotion to its familiar role as opposition party.

Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst and aspiring voice impersonator, discusses Putin's response to the US-backed coup in Ukraine; NATO's provocative expansion to Russia's borders; and (Iraq War supporter) John Kerry's blatant hypocrisy on chastising Russia's invasion of Ukraine on false pretenses.

Ashley Gorski, the Nadine Strossen Fellow in the ACLU's National Security Project, discusses how a New Jersey federal judge wrongly legitimatized NYPD discrimination against Muslims and why the NYPD's exaggerated record on preventing terrorism doesn't compensate for the loss of our Constitutional rights.

Brendan O'Neill, editor of Spiked-online, discusses why Ukraine's conflict is better described as regime change than revolution; the media's characterization of Russian "meddling" versus Western "mediation;" and the dangerous precedent of overturning democratic elections with protests by a Western-backed vocal minority.

Ray McGovern, co-founder of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS), discusses Chelsea Manning's award for the Sam Adams Integrity Prize of 2014; the Russian response to the US-backed coup in Ukraine; incremental NATO incursion up to Russia's borders; and Obama's hollow warnings of "consequences" for Russian actions that have already occurred.

Eric Margolis, an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist, discusses the quick demise of the EU-brokered compromise deal for Ukraine; tracing Ukraine's civil conflicts back to WWII atrocities committed by the USSR and Germany; and Russia's so-far moderate response to the crisis.

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses her work with the Greenwald/Scahill/Poitras media project The Intercept; the extent of NSA data mining, which tech firms/telecoms are cooperating, and the maze of legal justifications; and why, if a government agency must spy on everyone to no good effect, it might as well be the CIA instead of the NSA.

Alex Kane, AlterNet's New York-based World editor and assistant editor for Mondoweiss, discusses the US's violent meddling in Syria's civil war; the radical rebel groups that make Al Qaeda look like moderates; and why the Assad government is principally to blame for the large number of civilian casualties.

Justin Raimondo, editorial director of Antiwar.com, discusses the coup in Kiev; renewed Cold War hostilities between the US and Russia, with Ukraine in between; and the neo-Nazi representation in Ukraine's dissident groups.

Gareth Porter, an independent journalist and historian, discusses the newest US (and Israeli) demands that could halt an Iran nuclear deal; the Iranian equivalent of Iraq's war-enabling "curveball" informant; and the media's failure to provide fair and balanced reporting on Iran issues.

Ivan Eland, Antiwar.com columnist and senior fellow at the Independent Institute, discusses the free market/ international trade alternatives to "war for oil;" the disadvantages of fighting counterinsurgencies - even with the most powerful military in world history; and why there's nothing "defensive" about current US national defense.

Mike Maharrey, the Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center, discusses progress in state-level legislation to nullify the NSA's spying programs; the unusual rhetoric of Democrats defending Obama's surveillance state; and how you can join the fight or donate to the cause.