Andy Worthington, author of The Guantanamo Files, discusses his article "The Prisoners Speak: Reports from the Hunger Strike in Guantanamo;" the likelihood that the remaining prisoners will be held until they die, without charge or trial; Obama's continuing pretense about closing Guantanamo; and the hunger strike's success at bringing media attention to the situation.

Jim Bovard, author of Public Policy Hooligan, discusses his article "How 'Food for Peace' Hurts Foreign Farmers;" how government food subsidies and mandates distort prices and help giant agribusiness; and why corn wouldn't be mass-converted to ethanol and sugar-substitute in a free economy.

Phyllis Bennis, a Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies, discusses John Kerry's doomed-to-fail revisiting of the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative for an Israel-Palestine resolution; why Israel will never make concessions while the US is unwilling to withhold foreign aid and stop fighting Israel's battles at the UN; and the proposed "Israel exception" to mandated across-the-board US government spending cuts.

Jon Basil Utley, associate publisher of The American Conservative, discusses his article "The Untold Story of Antiwar Conservatives;" the many prominent conservatives who were against the Iraq War but were ignored by the media; George W. Bush's naive and fantastical Iraq War plans (or lack thereof); and the bald-faced lies told before the 1990-91 Gulf War.

Retired Congressman Ron Paul discusses his new Institute for Peace and Prosperity; making it acceptable for conservative Christians to be antiwar; keeping the US out of Syria; fighting terrorism in exactly the wrong way; and the new "Ron Paul's America" daily radio commentaries with Charles Goyette.

Former CIA officer Philip Giraldi discusses Obama's "red line" on Syria's alleged chemical weapons; the Constitution Project's report on systematic torture and war crimes committed by the US government; and Bill Clinton's role in starting the notorious rendition program of outsourcing torture.

Sheldon Richman, vice president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses the willingness of many Americans to give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety; the government and MSM's efforts to ignore/deny the link between terrorism and foreign policy; and the real meaning of "WMD" and "terrorist."

Antiwar.com editorial director Justin Raimondo discusses why he thinks the (don't say "alleged") Boston Marathon bombers had foreign help; the neoconservative link to Chechen jihadists; the bogus "safe haven" rationale for fighting the war on terror; the bipartisan coalition of political heavyweights that lobbied for Chechen Ilyas Akmadov's asylum - over DHS security concerns; more information-sharing problems between government agencies despite post-9/11 fixes; ending all immigration to...

Mark M. Jaycox, Policy Analyst for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, discusses the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) that just passed the House of Representatives; the bypassing of privacy laws to enable companies to share information with the government; and how to organize opposition to CISPA every time it is reintroduced.

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses why US foreign policy is the greatest terrorist producing machine in history; the alleged motivation of alleged Boston Marathon bombers Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev; the Boston preview of our new American police state; and another failure of gun control laws.

Globetrotting Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the numerous holes in the "official story" of the Boston Marathon bombing; longstanding US support for Chechnyan jihadist rebels; Obama's meeting with the Emir of Qatar on Syria policy; why the Syrian rebels can't take Damascus and institute regime change on their own; the non-existent Iran-Al Qaeda connection; and the petroleum pipeline projects that threaten US hegemony in the Middle East/South Asia.

James Bovard, author of Public Policy Hooligan, discusses the police freak-out and virtual house arrest of millions of Bostonians after the marathon bombing; the not-too-subtle threats of violence directed at anyone who dared point a camera at a militarized cop/soldier; why the government gives an overwhelming response to terrorist attacks but hardly cares about multiple (ordinary) daily murders in large cities; and the neoconservatives' fondness for Chechen jihadists.

Truthout reporter Jason Leopold discusses his article on the worsening Guantanamo prisoner hunger strike; the brutal process of force-feeding; the despair of prisoners who should have been released many years ago; and the Democratic party loyalists who still think Obama is a champion of human rights.

Salam Al-Marayati, President of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, discusses the many Islamic organizations condemning the Boston Marathon terrorist bombing; the ideological differences between regular Muslims and "cult of death" followers of Al-Qaeda; why most Americans have a very distorted view of Islam; and how addressing foreign policy and political problems can dissuade attention-seeking would-be terrorists.

Philip Giraldi, Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses the Boston Marathon bombing; the "surgical strikes" legal justification for drone attacks; the war in Syria; and the US empire's messy and ugly decline.