Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the intelligence community's role in furthering an Iran nuclear deal; a common sense foreign policy vs. the Israel lobby; the international businesses lining up to trade with a sanctions-free Iran; and why the US might start the war on terror all over again.

Chase Madar, an attorney and author of The Passion of Bradley Manning: The Story behind the Wikileaks Whistleblower, discusses the liberal interventionist human rights groups and individuals who enable a militarized foreign policy, and alternative approaches to humanitarian disasters like Rwanda and Sudan.

Nick Giambruno, senior editor at International Man, discusses his firsthand account of the 2006 Israeli attack on Beirut; how the Syrian conflict is impacting Lebanon now; the petrodollar's history; and US hostility towards Iraq and Iran experimenting with oil sales not denominated in dollars.

Peter Ludlow, a professor of philosophy at Northwestern University, discusses his New York Times opinion piece "Fifty States of Fear;" the interminable and wasteful war on terror; why Americans still aren't rebelling against their increasingly totalitarian police state; and what American exceptionalism looks like when applied to foreign policy.

Hillary Mann Leverett, professor of US foreign policy at American University, discusses Obama's apparent victory against additional Senate-imposed Iran sanctions; the rare instances when the national interest trumps powerful foreign lobbies; how Israel and Saudi Arabia would benefit from US-Iran rapprochement (despite their kicking and screaming); and how the US could help broker peace in Syria without picking sides in the conflict.

McClatchy journalist Mitchell Prothero discusses the Sunni-Shiite violence spilling over from Syria to Lebanon; disputes between fundamentalist Sunni rebel groups in Syria; and changing US foreign policy after 10 disastrous years in the Middle East.

Doug Casey, a best-selling financial author and international investor, discusses the poor return on investment from US military and "security" spending; the problem with savings denominated in dollars; and the multifaceted catastrophe of full-blown currency collapse.

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses Obama's predictably disappointing speech on NSA reforms; the "pixie dust" Presidential Policy Directive; the Third-Party Doctrine's attack on privacy; and how the NSA's offensive cyber warfare degrades internet security for everyone.

Trevor Timm, co-founder and executive director of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, discusses the addition of whistleblower Edward Snowden to their board of directors; how government employees can submit leaks with SecureDrop and remain anonymous; combining tech solutions and legislation to rein in the NSA; and how the Espionage Act prevents Snowden from getting a fair jury trial if he returns to the US.

Peter Hart, Activism Director for Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, discusses the overly-kind obituaries of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and the media's faulty recollection of Fallujah, the lies that started the Iraq War, and Iraqi casualties.

Michael Ratner, president emeritus of the Center for Constitutional Rights, discusses the mainstream media's talk of clemency for Edward Snowden, and why Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange, and Jeremy Hammond deserve - but aren't getting - the same recognition.

Kate Gould, the Friends Committee on National Legislation's lead lobbyist on Middle East policy, discusses why we should tell the Senate not to sabotage the Iran deal by adding new sanctions.

Adam Morrow, an IPS News journalist based in Cairo, discusses the popular support and opposition to Egypt's constitutional referendum; the credulous young Egyptians who effectively protested in support of renewed military dictatorship; and why civil war could result from divisive army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's promotion to president.

Jeff Kaye, a psychologist and writer at Firedoglake, discusses how the Army Field Manual continues an official US government policy of torture; why the American public thinks (wrongly) that torture ended after the Abu Ghraib scandal; the "torture by fine print" in appendix M; and the very real and lasting physical effects of psychological torture.

Reza Marashi, Research Director for the National Iranian American Council, discusses the interim implementation deal on Iran's nuclear program; the need for diplomatic progress to prevent hardliners from taking control of the situation in Iran and the US; and why new sanctions will advance - not stop - Iran's nuclear program.