Port-au-Prince
Detailed Involvements
Events with rich location context
Port-au-Prince seethes as the op's volatile epicenter, embassy-adjacent buildings spewing HNP fire that imperils Cobras and evac, relayed via radio to heighten Situation Room stakes in this distant yet intimately felt cauldron of coup chaos.
Chaotic nighttime ambush rife with gunfire and tracers
Primary battleground for evac extraction
Haitian volatility mirroring Bartlet's international tightrope
Hostile zone under HNP threat
Target of proposed F-18 buzz by Mosley, E-2-monitored for threats; evokes coup chaos where Bazan crushes democracy, pulling Oval strategy into its volatile streets as fly-by tests U.S. menace.
Implied gunfire-riddled peril
Military intimidation objective
Junta defiance nexus
Port-au-Prince referenced in Toby's directive as buzz target and diplomatic flashpoint, its chaos fueling restraint orders to avoid tainting options.
Evoked as volatile powder keg
Distant crisis shaping DC messaging
Global peril intruding on domestic strain
Port-au-Prince framed as coup epicenter, with intel on rallies, arrests, police sieges, and vanishings painting it as volatile tinderbox demanding U.S. intervention, heightening Oval tension through vivid chaos reports.
Imploding under military stranglehold
Crisis origin point referenced in briefing
Harbinger of democratic fragility
Port-au-Prince serves as the distant yet omnipresent crisis epicenter animating the Oval debate, its troop movements and disappearances fueling Leo's evac proposal and Bartlet's override, transforming abstract intel into imminent threat demanding U.S. action.
Chaotic inferno of gunfire and arrests, evoked in urgent tones
Crisis origin point driving policy decisions
Symbol of fragile democracy crumbling under military boot
Invoked via C.J.'s note announcement as epicenter of brewing military coup and embassy peril, yanking White House focus from Bartlet's health scandal to Haitian streets' violence—amplifying narrative stakes in global turmoil paralleling domestic polls freefall.
Distantly chaotic and violent, filtered through urgent intel
Remote crisis origin site triggering local response
Foreign powder keg igniting U.S. multi-front overload
Port-au-Prince erupts via the note's contents as the Haiti crisis yanking C.J. away, injecting global peril into the basement's domestic MS meltdown and underscoring the administration's overstretched crisis bandwidth.
Distantly chaotic, invading via urgent scrawl
Remote trigger for immediate staff redeployment
Symbol of multiplying international threats eclipsing internal woes
Port-Au-Prince is invoked via the urgent note as a burgeoning crisis site, yanking C.J. from the MS fray and amplifying multi-front pressures on the team, linking domestic scandal to global instability.
Chaotic and volatile (referenced remotely)
Off-site crisis origin prompting immediate White House response
Symbol of encroaching international chaos overwhelming health scandal
Port-au-Prince invoked as powder keg drawing helicopter assault, overriding tobacco row—C.J. cites its dominance to justify shelving release, its offshore steam underscoring global urgency eclipsing domestic gridlock.
Chaotic distant fury via reports
Crisis hotspot dictating news hierarchy
Represents uncontrollable international blaze devouring bandwidth
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In the tense Situation Room, Leo anxiously monitors Operation Swift Fury as Cobras secure positions and Dragon lifts off with 53 Americans and Dessaline, sparking collective relief and applause. Abrupt …
In the Oval Office, President Bartlet convenes advisors to address Haiti's coup, debating a risky F-18 fly-by against Bazan versus ineffective sanctions amid refugee warnings. He opts for a calibrated …
After Bartlet storms out dismissing Haiti optics concerns, Josh and Toby linger alone in the Oval Office, their fatigue surfacing in dark humor about gauging the First Lady's seething fury …
In a tense Oval Office gathering, Leo demands updates from Robbie, Jake, and a civilian advisor on Port-au-Prince, revealing 400+ trapped UN observers amid Bazan's military moves: rally suppression killing …
In the Oval Office briefing on the Haitian coup, after learning of Dessaline's disappearance and military encirclement, Leo proposes evacuating non-essential embassy personnel. Jake warns it signals U.S. doubt in …
In the White House basement, Toby floats including VP Hoynes at the MS revelation press conference to signal unity. Sam ardently pushes for it, framing Hoynes as endorsement of Bartlet's …
In the midst of tense debate preparations over including Hoynes in the MS press conference, a staffer interrupts with an urgent note for C.J. Toby hands her her glasses as …
With C.J. abruptly departing for the Haiti briefing, Toby turns on Sam in the basement, delivering a stark interrogation: Can Bartlet still function as president amid his MS crisis? Sam …
Josh bursts into CJ's office to brief her on the Justice Department's tobacco lawsuit facing a massive funding shortfall and two Democratic defections on the appropriations subcommittee. He unveils a …