David Bromwich, Professor of Literature at Yale University, discusses his article "The Crossroads on Syria;" why Obama doesn't even bother to lie us into war; the dearth of good outcomes from Syrian regime change; and the MSM news blackout on US foreign policy disasters in Iraq and Libya.

Mark Kogan, a public affairs lawyer in Washington, D.C., discusses his article "Millennials Have Been At War For Their Entire Adult Lives - When is Enough Enough;" the Democratic and Republican leaders supporting US military action in Syria; and why Rand Paul's filibusters are worthwhile even if unsuccessful.

Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses his article "How Intelligence Was Twisted to Support an Attack on Syria;" the suspicious language used in the summary document on the chemical weapons attack; why the Israeli-sourced electronic intercept of freaking-out Syrian officials is likely fake; and the US's strange "assessment" that the Syrian opposition didn't use chemical weapons.

Sheldon Richman, vice president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses his article "We Must Not Be the World's Policeman;" the Obama loyalists desperately grasping for reasons to attack Syria; why there shouldn't be a "red line" anywhere requiring American military intervention abroad; too much talk about boots on the ground and not enough on collateral damage from US air strikes; and why AIPAC seems to be the only organized group pushing for war.

Kevin Gallagher, Director of FreeBarrettBrown.org, discusses why American journalist Barrett Brown faces 105 years in prison; Brown's coverage of private cybersecurity firms and the hacker group Anonymous; and how you can donate to his legal defense fund and help protect the First Amendment at the same time.

Philip Giraldi, executive director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses Gareth Porter's debunking of US "intelligence" supporting an attack on Syria; reports that the Syrian rebels accidentally set off deadly chemical weapons from the Saudis; why Secretary of State John Kerry can't possibly know the casualty figures in Syria - no matter how confidently he states them; and AIPAC's full-court press on Congress to get another war started in the Middle East.

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses why President Obama should be impeached if he starts a war with Syria without a Congressional Declaration; the British Parliament's surprising rejection of UK military action in Syria; why there's no such thing as "limited" military strikes; the Swiss mind-your-own-business foreign policy; and recent polls indicating Americans have no interest in starting yet another war.

Patrick Buchanan, author of Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War," discusses House Speaker John Boehner's opportunity to "Stop Our Rogue President" from starting an undeclared war in Syria; why Congress has gradually ceded power to the Judicial and Executive branches of government; and how a "Nixon goes to China" approach could succeed in reaching an agreement on Iran's nuclear program.

Globetrotting Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses his recent article "'War on chemical weapons': Obama traps himself into Syrian combat;" Secretary of State John Kerry's "Colin Powell moment;" the folly of Obama's "red line" on chemical weapon use in Syria; why incompetent National Security Advisor Susan Rice should have been fired long ago; and why Saudi Prince "Bandar Bush" may be responsible for supplying Syria's rebels with chemical weapons.

Independent political journalist Joe Lauria discusses the United Nations' surprising interference with the US/UK push for military strikes in Syria; shades of pre-war Iraq as UN ambassador Samantha Power insists weapons inspectors aren't needed to investigate the Damascus chemical attack after all; and why the White House seeks only "to attack just strongly enough not to be mocked."

Eric Margolis, journalist and author of American Raj, discusses the imminent US entry into Syria's civil war; the questionable evidence that Syria's government used chemical weapons on civilians; parallels to the Bush administration's propaganda campaign before the 2003 Iraq War; the possibility of Russia entering the conflict; and escalating violence in Lebanon including car bombs outside Sunni mosques.

Major Todd E. Pierce, a former JAG defense attorney at Guantanamo, discusses the history of martial law (or rather, rule by military decree) in the US; why the First Amendment no longer guarantees citizen oversight of government; and why the war on terror and Civil War-era precedents don't justify the presidential powers dreamed up by Bush and Cheney's legal counsel.

Andrew Cockburn, author of Rumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy, discusses his article on "The ferocity and failure of America's sanctions apparatus;" why US sanctions against Germany continued even after WWII was over; the decimation of Iraq's economy due to 20 years of sanctions; how US domination of the world's financial system prevents Iran from trading with other countries; and LBJ's elephant-squashing-mosquito style of US foreign policy.

Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses his article taking issue with ProPublica journalist Sebastian Rotella's report on the alleged 2008 Iranian bomb plot against the Israeli embassy in Azerbaijan; Gareth's upcoming book on the web of lies about Iran's nuclear program; and why the US government had no problem seeing the economic case for nuclear power in Iran during the Shah's reign.

Former Congressman Ron Paul discusses his video interviews on the Ron Paul Channel; why the US has no business telling Egyptians what to do with their own country; lessening the terrorism threat with non-interventionist foreign policy; how Obama's "red line" on Syria bypasses Congress's duty to declare war; the incentive for Syrian rebels to conduct false flag chemical weapons attacks; and the selective prosecution of whistleblowers and war criminals.