John Knefel, co-host of Radio Dispatch and freelance writer, discusses the FBI's out-of-control domestic spying; the "Domain Management" mapping software used to find all the Muslim communities in America; and how the FBI manufactures terrorist plots and entraps stooges to justify their budget.

Joe Lauria, a New York-based independent foreign affairs correspondent, discusses Iranian President Rouhani's press conference at the UN; the nearly-completed agreement on destroying Syria's chemical weapons stocks; Iran's eagerness to make a deal on their nuclear program to remedy the crippling effects of sanctions on their economy; and the Saudi and Israeli opposition to US-Iran rapprochement.

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses why the mainstream media won't cover the NSA's habit of passing raw intelligence on Americans to Israel; a cost-benefit analysis of the US-Israel "special relationship;" the few barriers to making a deal on Iran's nuclear program; and why Rand Paul is just an empty suit.

John Glaser, a writer for Antiwar.com and The Huffington Post, discusses why Obama shouldn't delay making a deal with Iran; the US's clear support for Al Qaeda in Syria - no matter how much John Kerry claims otherwise; John McCain's brain-damaged lunacy; Israel's latest house-demolishing war crimes in the occupied territories; and why no Israel-Palestine peace talks can end illegal Jewish settlements or find a two-state solution.

Ali Gharib, a journalist with Al Jazeera and The Daily Beast, discusses his article "US and Iran: The art of the nuclear deal;" the legitimacy (or not) of UN Security Council resolutions condemning Iran's nuclear program; disagreements about Iran's actual obligations/violations under the NPT; and why Bibi Netanyahu fears good US-Iran relations more than Iranian nukes.

Brendan O'Neill, editor of Spiked Online, discusses how foreign intervention ruined the genuine Syrian popular protests by discouraging a peaceful settlement with the government; the US's double standard on which Middle Eastern governments are repressive; and why the Syrian conflict could become worse and more widespread than Lebanon's 15 year civil war.

Marc Hyden, a coordinator with Conservatives Concerned with the Death Penalty, discusses the 3 main reasons he opposes the death penalty; why the justice system isn't very interested in a person's actual guilt or innocence; problems with eyewitness identification and forensic "experts;" the corruption of juries in capital cases; and the Conservatives Concerned presence at the Conservative Political Action Conference in St. Louis on September 28th.

Stephen M. Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University, discusses the scheduled high-level meetings between US and Iranian officials at the UN; why "talking to our adversaries should be routine" in US foreign policy; the increasingly discredited "mad mullah" excuse for not negotiating with Iranian leaders; and why John Kerry has no chance for success with Israel-Palestine talks.

Dan Johnson, Founder and President of PANDA (People Against the NDAA), discusses all the Constitution-killing provisions snuck into giant defense appropriations bills; fighting terrorism through civilian criminal trials instead of wars and military tribunals; Obama's weasel-words on whether Americans can be subject to indefinite military detention; and how PANDA is effecting change from the bottom up.

Thomas C. Mountain, an independent journalist based in Eritrea, discusses the history of al-Shabaab and the context of the Nairobi mall siege; why al-Shabaab has become a mercenary army; Kenya's blowback from repeated military incursions in Somalia; the Saudi royal family's financial backing for Wahhabi groups including al-Shabaab; and the lack of news on mass starvation and refugees in the Horn of Africa.

Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses the possibility of an Obama-Rouhani meeting and a diplomatic breakthrough in US-Iran relations; why the Israel lobby's defeat on Syria doesn't mean their hold on Congress has slipped on Iran issues; Iran's use of the Fordo nuclear facility as a reduced-sanctions bargaining chip; profiting from arms sales and continual low-grade war in the Middle East; and why it suddenly seems possible to bring the US war machine...

John Glaser, a writer for Antiwar.com and The Huffington Post, discusses how US obsession with regime change is ruining any chance for a deal on Iran's nuclear program; how US foreign policy became completely disconnected from the national interest; learning from Libya, Iraq and N. Korea that nuclear weapons are indeed deterrents to invasion/regime change; and why Obama needed a terrorism waiver to arm Syrian rebels.

Charles Goyette, author of Red and Blue and Broke All Over, discusses the growing divide between rich and poor in America; why Americans don't know even basic facts about how the Federal Reserve operates; and the wealthy enclaves of government workers/contractors who continue prospering during the recession.

Peter Ludlow, Professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University, discusses the unusual evidence prosecutors used to win a gag order against jailed journalist Barrett Brown; the inversion of the rule of law; the true moral compass of young whistleblowers and hacktivists; and why reform is impossible using the traditional chain of command.

Daniel Larison, senior editor at The American Conservative, discusses the progress of the Russian-brokered deal on disarming Syria of chemical weapons; why US interest in Syria is really about threatening Iran and appeasing Israel; the disastrous 2003 Iraq War "strategy;" and the antiwar streak running through the Republican Party.