Kinetic escalation and hostage crisis at Bitanga: Nzele's opportunistic violence and hostage-taking (including the Marine abduction) versus Bartlet-led U.S. command decisions and military rescue options — an escalating, high-stakes life-or-death confro...
Kinetic escalation and hostage crisis at Bitanga: Nzele's opportunistic violence and hostage-taking (including the Marine abduction) versus Bartlet-led U.S. command decisions and military rescue options — an escalating, high-stakes life-or-death confrontation with diplomatic and moral dimensions.
Events in This Arc
In Leo's office late at night, Robbie delivers President Nzele's jaw‑dropping terms—$500 million in undirected aid, a guarantee Nzele stays in power, and immunity for him and his top aides …
In the Situation Room Leo delivers a gutting update: three U.S. Marines patrolling the recently secured Bitanga airport have been abducted in a sudden ambush. The kidnappers, linked to Nzele, …