M.J. Rosenberg, Special Correspondent for The Washington Spectator, discusses the glorious defeat of neoconservative/AIPAC plans for war in Syria; Israel's continuing rightward drift; and why the Republican party rift between hawks and neo-isolationists is overblown.

Muhammad Sahimi, political columnist and professor of chemical engineering, discusses reports that Iran is willing to close the Fordo nuclear facility in exchange for lifted sanctions; President Rouhani's attempts at moderation and diplomatic outreach; and Iran's legal foundation to sue European nations for enforcing crippling sanctions.

IPS News journalist Adam Morrow discusses Egypt's counterrevolution; the Muslim Brotherhood officials in jail or in hiding; how Iran's secular progressives have discredited themselves by backing the antidemocratic military coup; and Israel's long-held desire to repossess the Sinai Peninsula.

Retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern discusses how John Kerry's press conference gaffe gave Syrian peace a chance; Obama's assurance to Israel that Iran strikes are still on the table; the "American exceptionalism" debate; why Obama won't release the audio recording "proving" Assad was behind the chemical weapons attack; Gen. Martin Dempsey's hardheaded realism on war; and why Israel is perfectly happy with perpetual war in Syria.

Attorney Jesse Trentadue discusses his lawsuit to force the FBI to hand over surveillance tapes of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing; evidence that the FBI had foreknowledge of the bombing and failed (deliberately or not) to stop it; the FBI's "Sensitive Informant" program that has thoroughly infiltrated government and the media with spies; and Attorney General Eric Holder's connection to Oklahoma City and Kenneth Trentadue's murder coverup.

Blogger Marcy Wheeler discusses the Russian-brokered deal on removing Syria's chemical weapons; the lack of democratic leaders within Syria's disparate rebel factions; the historic popular revolt against US entry into the Syrian conflict; and more revelations about the extent of NSA spying on Americans.

Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and historian, discusses his evidence that the Obama administration passed off its own intelligence assessment of the Syria gas attack as a CIA analysis; the CIA's observation that no materials have been deployed from Syria's chemical weapons facilities; why the attack doesn't bear the hallmarks of sarin gas; and why the White House pushes toward war despite the large percentage of Americans against military action in Syria. Update: Porter...

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.

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.