Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council, discusses NIAC's report Extending Hands & Unclenching Fists: Reorienting Iran's Outlook Beyond the Nuclear Deal; how Rouhani's fluke electoral landslide gave him a mandate for bold diplomacy; and how violations of the spirit of the Iran agreement (last minute additional sanctions) will eventually break the negotiating process.

Rob Prince, publisher of the Colorado Progressive Jewish News, discusses the French re-militarization of Africa a year after the Mali invasion; the Tuareg fight for autonomy; and the spread of militants across Africa after Gaddafi's overthrow in Libya.

Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses whether Obama wants an agreement with Iran or not; the power of the Israel lobby; the comparative violence committed by Hamas and the Israeli military; and the great depth and breadth of Max Blumenthal's Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel.

Investigative reporter Jason Leopold discusses his latest surreal visit to Guantanamo prison (it has a gift shop); the doctors who have no ethical reservations about force feeding hunger strikers; and the despair of prisoners who remain incarcerated despite being long ago cleared for release.

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses Judge Richard Leon's pushback against the NSA's mass-collection of phone metadata; the big tech companies interested in reigning in the NSA's excesses; and why NSA Director Keith Alexander's office needs to be split up into smaller and less powerful divisions.

McClatchy journalist Nancy Youssef discusses how Benghazi has become a training hub for Islamist fighters; the Muslim Brotherhood's persecution in Egypt; and the floods in Gaza.

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses the story of missing CIA contractor Robert Levinson; the many opportunities to undermine an Iran nuclear deal; the delayed departure of US troops from Afghanistan; John Kerry's floundering diplomacy in the Middle East; and the Americans who still believe we're the "good guys" fighting evil across the globe.

Daniel McAdams, Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute, discusses the jihadist war against Shiite and Christian civilians in Syria; the never-ending cycle of interventionism; and what's really behind the Ukrainian protests.

Steve Horn, a Madison, WI-based freelance investigative journalist, discusses Serbian activist Srdja Popovic's collaboration with private intelligence firm Stratfor, and how Popovic's CANVAS organization uses "soft power" to topple foreign governments that are disliked in Washington.

Robert Stinnett, author of Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor, discusses FDR's foreknowledge of the Pearl Harbor "sneak attack;" the McCollum memo's 8-part plan to incite a Japanese attack; and how FDR did everything he could to undermine the isolationist bent of Americans in order to join the Allies in WWII.

Mike Maharrey, the Communications Director for the Tenth Amendment Center, discusses the NSA's massive database of information codenamed FASCIA; the Tenth Amendment Center's campaign to shut down NSA facilities by pressuring states to deny them water and electricity; and the progress being made in the fight against the federal war on drugs.

Peter Jenkins, former UK Ambassador to the IAEA and UN, discusses why nuclear-related sanctions on Iran are no longer justified and how the US Congress is sabotaging a settlement by refusing to lift sanctions in exchange for Iranian concessions.

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses why the libertarian movement is the best thing going; FFF's current fundraising drive; prioritizing the fight against warfare as the biggest threat to individual liberty; and Obama's crazy flip-flop policy on Syria.

Nadia Ben-Youssef, the international advocacy coordinator for Adalah, discusses the continuing forced displacement of Bedouin communities in Israel; how the Prawer-Begin bill would create a separate and unequal legal system for non-Jews; and why Americans wouldn't be so supportive of Israel if they knew the truth about the Nakba and Palestinian occupation.

Michael Kelly, a writer for Business Insider, discusses Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan's secret double life as an Israeli spy; how Milchan helped advance Israel's nuclear weapons program; and the damage done to Iran's uranium centrifuges by the Stuxnet virus.