Frequent CWDL guest Howard Hart joins David by telephone to talk about the future of Iraq at the end of the year once U.S. troops make their departure from the country. No stranger to Middle Eastern policy, former CIA spy Howard Hart unfolds his contention that the U.S. has backed itself into a damned-if-you-do and damned-if-you-don’t situation with the only possible outcome being an Iraqi civil war between the Shias and Sunnis.

David speaks with Sara Totonchi, Executive Director for the Southern Center for Human Rights, about last week’s controversial execution of Troy Davis. The Southern Center for Human Rights provides legal representation to people facing the death penalty, challenges human rights violations in prisons and jails, seeks through litigation and advocacy to improve legal representation for poor people accused of crimes, and advocates for criminal justice system reforms on behalf of those affected by the system in the Southern United States. As such, Totonchi and the Southern Center for Human Rights were very involved in the Troy Davis case.

David talks to reporter Robin Wright about her latest book Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World. The book takes a look at how hip-hop, stand up comedy and a new perspective on religion has led to this year’s uprisings in the Arab world.

David speaks with former CIA spy Glenn Carle about his new book The Interrogator. Shortly after 9/11, Carle became involved in the USA’s new found “War on Terror.” After a briefing with top dogs at the CIA, Carle learned about the preferred methods behind his interrogations with so-called terrorists. After becoming increasingly uncomfortable with these horrific methods (which Carle isn’t allowed to go into after his original draft was censored by the CIA), Carle approached his superiors in what was considered an act of defiance and naive trouble making.

David speaks with author and Associate Professor of History at Georgetown University Joseph McCartin about his new book Collision Course. This book takes a look at the 1981 PATCO strike where 12,000 air traffic controllers lost their jobs after then President Reagan determined that their strike was illegal. This book also looks beyond this strike and how it has affected labor relations in the past 30 years.

David speaks with former Ralph Reed spokesperson Lisa Baron about her tell-all book Life of the Party: A Political Press Tart Bares All. Former Ralph Reed spokesperson Lisa Baron joins David to talk about her book Life of the Party: A Political Press Tart Bares All. This books reveals how she and an entire army of fresh-faced college graduates entering the world of politics acted away from the offices of the politicians they worked for as new breed of Washington insiders. As a Republican political spokesperson, the pro-choice, pro-gay Baron learned to become the face and voice behind a score of Conservative politicians while being anything but off the clock.