Independent historian and investigative journalist Gareth Porter discusses Al Qaeda's gains in Iraq's Anbar province and Israel's policies on Iran and the Syrian conflict.

Cairo-based IPS News journalist Adam Morrow discusses the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's turn from democratically elected government to outlawed terrorist group in six months time; the bigger Egyptian protests despite harsher and deadlier crackdowns by the military; and the media's increasingly less believable over-the-top denunciations of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses the Senate proposal for new sanctions that would undermine the fragile Iranian nuclear deal; mandatory US support for an Israeli attack on Iran; and the American misunderstanding of what a Palestinian "land for peace" deal really means.

Grant F. Smith, founder of IRMEP, discusses US-Israel dual citizen Stanley Fischer's candidacy for vice chairman of the Federal Reserve Board and the implications for war with Iran and US aid to Israel.

Foreign correspondent Eric Margolis discusses Kim Jong-un's execution of his uncle in-law; why Nelson Mandela was a "South African Gandhi;" the difference between fascism and extreme right wing dictators; and US intervention in South Sudan.

Robert Naiman, Policy Director at Just Foreign Policy, discusses his article "President Karzai, Stand Tall Against US Pressure to Sign the Troop Deal."

Charles Goyette, author of Red and Blue and Broke All Over: Restoring America's Free Economy, discusses the Fed's announced tapering of the quantitative easing program; the huge growth in the Fed's balance sheet; Obama's ignorance of the staggering national debt; and missed opportunities for riches through Bitcoin investing.

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.