David Swanson of Veterans For Peace discusses the 40-member delegation of activists headed to Pakistan to see Obama's drone war firsthand; how drone strikes create more enemies than they kill (and they aren't "war on the cheap," either); the willful ignorance of Americans and their media; and why Ron Paul was booed in a primary debate for suggesting a foreign policy guided by the Golden Rule.

Dave Hagen, co-director of the documentary movie The Prosecution of an American President, discusses why George W. Bush is guilty of murder for lying us into war with Iraq; famed Charles Manson prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi's career and legal theories; how a Bush conviction would make other US presidents think twice before committing high crimes; and how accusations of Democratic partisanship hurt the credibility of Bush critics.

Dennis Marburger of People Against the NDAA (P.A.N.D.A), discusses why his group opposes the 2012 and 2013 National Defense Authorization Acts; the numerous Constitutional protections being broken in the name of national security; the coalition of pro-liberty groups supporting PANDA; and how nullification at the local and state level can combat the tyranny of Washington DC.

Retired CIA analyst Ray McGovern discusses his article "Netanyahu Backs Off on Iran;" why AIPAC no longer seems like an unstoppable lobbying force in DC; WINEP director Patrick Clawson's surprisingly candid suggestions on manufacturing a war with Iran; why Obama might push for Palestinian rights during a second term; and Ray's interesting meeting with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

IPS News journalist Gareth Porter discusses Benjamin Netanyahu's crazy UN speech; why Iran can't make a nuclear weapon without the whole world knowing about it first; foreign policy fallout from the Iraq War disaster; and why the Obama administration continues doubling down on its failed counter-terrorism strategy.

Nathan Fuller of the Bradley Manning Support Network discusses the September 30th fundraiser in Washington DC for Manning's legal defense; how President Obama and Defense Secretary Panetta guaranteed Manning won't get a fair trial; Bradley's unconscionable treatment in pretrial custody at Quantico; and David Coombs' defense strategies against the government's spurious charges.

Antiwar.com editor John Glaser discusses President Obama's mendacious speech to the UN about supposed US support for Mideast democracy; Saudi Arabia and Qatar's open financial and military support for Syria's rebels; charting Obama's real course on the Arab Spring (where the US is siding with dictators and Al Qaeda instead of democratic reformers); why a pre-election attack on Iran is probably off the table; and how US national interests became subordinate to what the Gulf monarchies and...

IPS News journalist Gareth Porter discusses the epidemic of "insider attacks" committed by Afghan Army troops against their NATO trainers; the Taliban's mostly-successful military and political strategy in the face of overwhelming opposition; pipe dreams of limited occupation through 2024; similarities and (mostly) differences between the Vietnamese and Afghan insurgencies; and the War Nerd's endorsement of Obama's counter-terrorism/assassination policy.

Mel Frykberg, a McClatchy and IPS News journalist, discusses her on-the-ground reporting from war-torn Libya; rumors that the Interior Ministry is in cahoots with Salafist militias, including the one responsible for the US embassy attack; why the Libyan central government can't compete with the influence and firepower of local militias; and why NATO bombs and purple-finger elections don't magically create civil societies.

Jeremiah Goulka, former analyst at the RAND Corporation, discusses the MEK's removal from the US State Department's terrorist group list; it's transformation into a cult following a disastrous military offensive against post-revolutionary Iran; transitioning MEK members from Iraq's Camp Ashraf to Camp Liberty - then to foreign asylum; and doubts about the MEK's commitment to "secular, peaceful, and democratic government."

Stacy Langley of Dagny and Lane skin and hair care products discusses the company, their many awesome products for skin and hair, what they mean by "ionic minerals," their best selling products and a great offer available only to listeners of the Scott Horton Show.

Jeffrey Tucker, publisher and executive editor of Laissez-Faire Books, discusses why public institutions have no creative capacity or ability to innovate; the poor alternatives to public schools in our crippled free marketplace; how governments severely limit the transit of people and goods across borders in the so-called age of globalism; the boring repetitiveness of US foreign policy; and the millions of blissfully-ignorant Americans.

Philip Giraldi, former CIA officer and contributing editor to The American Conservative, discusses why Muslims are protesting all over the world; Mitt Romney's frightening ignorance on many topics, including foreign policy; how Benjamin Netanyahu may have overplayed his hand by appealing directly to Americans on the Iran "threat" and blatantly influencing the US presidential election; Eric Posner's indefensible defense of unitary executive theory; and the void left by Ron Paul's retirement...

Asia Times journalist Pepe Escobar discusses the next wave of Muslim protests sure to follow a French cartoon's depiction of the Prophet Muhammad nude; the inter-Islam proxy war for regional dominance, fought by pro-Muslim Brotherhood Qatar and Wahhabi/Salafist Saudi Arabia; the likely culprits of the deadly US embassy attack in Libya; how a Syrian peace deal brokered without US/Western mediation would be a game-changer in regional politics; the fate of Afghanistan after NATO withdrawal; how a...

Jen Marlowe, author of The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian's Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker, discusses the mainstream media's blackout of the "secret" revolution in Bahrain; the international human rights activists participating in the Witness Bahrain initiative; how Bahrain's majority Shia population is battling for equal rights against a despotic monarchy - not engaging in sectarian warfare against the Sunni minority; why Jihan Kazerooni gave up her investment banking career for...