Topic: Combatant Immunity

An Ebola survivor's comments on immunity lead to a discussion about the strategic importance of West African oil. The hosts argue that the deployment of 3,000 "combat troops" to the region is actually an invasion disguised as a medical mission. They criticize President Obama's use of the word "science" to shut down debate and his warning not to "dawdle" on funding.

Morris Davis, the former chief prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay, revealed that while military drone operators have "combatant immunity," CIA civilian contractors do not. Davis argues that because the CIA is a civilian agency, their drone strikes do not fall under the laws of war, potentially making the acts legally equivalent to murder. He also noted that the current administration's "kill list" is an unprecedented expansion of executive authority.