Banning then gaveConnor his own badge as he told himthat he's a honorary Secret Service agent now. Banning responded by saying what took him so long. After suiting up with the terrorist's armored suit, Banning took a picture of the Korean tattoo of a terrorist's nape and sent it to the Pentagon. Banning and the military engaged half of Barkawi's men, although the surviving half were proven to be too well armed, forcing Banning to refrain from frontal assault as he attempted it. Days later, Banning was finally reinstated to the protection detail as he, along with Connor, Jacobs and General Clegg, watched President Asher addressing the media and the entire nation about the aftermath of the attack on the American lives that had lost and his assurance that America would rebuild from the siege. Benjamin AsherAllan TrumbullMargaret AsherConnor AsherLynne JacobsEdward CleggRay MonroeRuth McMillanDavid GentryDave Forbes (formerly)Wade Jennings (formerly) He asked Forbes if he was okay to stay back and watch the fort. Banning tells her he's just checking in. He reloaded a new magazine into his pistol, when he saw one of his friends got shot in the neck. Despite the terrorist's fighting prowess, Banning soon overpoweredhim and bashed his head with the robust statue of Abraham Lincoln, killing the terrorist. However, the long period of phone call alerted Thompson to his location which led to a car chase. Mike later joined the Army, where he became a soldier of the 75th Ranger Regiment, an elite special operations force. He told Jacobs that Kang and his men have the Hydra 6 and they had to abort the infiltration. Throughout the events, he hid a fact that he was suffering from migraines and insomnia, as well as the recurring back pain, likely due to events in the White House Siege and the London Siege. After a brief fight, Banning managed to get behind Yu and broke his neck, killing Yu. According to Jennings, Mike brought a car for their army cook Moe. The next day, Banning and Jacobs arrived in the Oval Office. Embattled Dilbert creator Scott Adams responded to allegations of racism on Saturday by arguing that racism is fine in some situations. He alerted the Pentagon through the bunker's radio microphone that the President Asher was hurt, but alive and asked how to disable the protocol. As the helicopter's rear rotor was about to hit Banning, he let go of the hole and fell through the third floor and landed in the floor of the Lincoln Bedroom, injuring himself as the helicopter explodes, damaging the living quarters of the White House. Banning heard the unusual sound of a plane flying close by and saw a customized C-130 Hercules (AC-130) attacking the capital. Banning had given Kamran's satellite phone to Davies, since it could be useful to track down Kamran's father, Aamir Barkawi (the main antagonist), which led to Barkawi's death by a drone strike. In 2016, Mike escorted President Asher to London for the funeral of British Prime Minister James Wilson. You would think it couldn't happen - banning books again, but in the US there are 1,648 unique banned book titles from schools and libraries. On his next mission, which Banning decides to make as his last, he was assigned to protectPresident Asher and Jacobs as they traveledto Londonto attend theBritish Prime Minister's funeral. To protest this most un-American of activities, I like to read one of the books that the narrow . While Banning was patrolling the White House, Trumbull informed him that they have to get Kang and the President out of the open while giving him the chopper as their best shot until he heard an explosion. Once it was done, Banning killed Forbes by stabbing him in the head. In retaliation, Banning shot and stabbed the terrorist who was assigned to get him until the joint SAS and Delta reinforcements led by Will Davies arrived at that moment. Once it was done, Banning and others in the Pentagon waited several tense moments while the code was being transmitted as the countdown almost reached zero. Readers seem to either love or hate the . Walking towards the gas station and got himself changed of clothes, Mike utilized the pay phone to call his wife Leah and let her know that he is alive. When he crashed the trailer, Mike ran off into the woods at night and successfully eluded the police looking for him. Between 2021 and 2022, there were a considerable number of books banned or challenged in the United States. Then, he saw a FN M240D machine gun hidden in the garbage truck and tried to warn the agents to go back inside, but the majority of the agents were killed by the machine gun fire, as Banning watched in horror. Framed for the Assassination and on the Run, Director of the United States Secret Service, Slashed in the left forearm with a knife by, Slashed in the right side of abdomen with a machete by. General Clegg ordered Banning to stand down, stating that they need to put him out of here before they lost another hostage, since Vice President Charlie Rodriguez has been executed by Kang. A visibly pregnantLeah then cameover and saidit was the White House on the phone. Although he slashed the terrorist's leg after blocking one of his kicks and again slashed his right arm, Kang pushedBanning to the concrete wall and he made the agent lose the knife during the struggle. Book banning, a form of censorship, occurs when private individuals, government officials, or organizations remove books from libraries, school reading lists, or bookstore shelves because they object to their content, ideas, or themes.Those advocating a ban complain typically that the book in question contains graphic violence, expresses disrespect for parents and family, is sexually explicit . While loading the dead terrorist's weapons, Banning asked what Cerberus is and General Clegg said it's classified. Then, he looked back and sawa terrorist about to fire an RPG rocket. After Kang's death, he tended the injured President Asher, who informed him that Kang had activated Cerberus. Powers/Skills He quickly escortedConnor out of the living quarters before the terrorists in the Lincoln Bedroom can see them. Mike led the President to the emergency vehicles when he saw Jennings and his men arrived and started their attack. Jacobs saidthat they don't get in there once the blast doors closed and it's nuclear-hardened. Kang masterminded the 2004 bombing of the British Embassy in Seoul and smuggled uranium enrichment technology into North Korea from Pakistan. He rushed out of the Treasury and ran outside. Banning toldTrumbull that they need to know what they are going to walk into and warnedhim not to launch anything until he did some reconnaissance. Mike noticed the hospital's nitrogen and oxygen supply had leaked, realizing that Jennings was going to destroy the hospital's Intensive Care Unit and Gentry ordered a full evacuation of the hospital. After that, Mike went to Benjamin and Margaret's son, Connor, was playing Uncharted 3. As Mike was being escorted, he sees Connor hugging his father outside the ambulance and feltrelieved to see that as he was escorted by troops to the ambulance. Banning toldthem to change the codes, but NSA Deputy Director Ray Monroe saidthat they couldn't since Cerberus was designed as a self-contained, total-isolated program and the only way to change the code is physically the computer located inside the bunker itself. Banning killed one of the advancing terrorists to run to the front entrance and had the wounded agent drop the ground behind cover. With that, he decided todeletehis letter. As he stood down, the surprised Banning asked Forbes what he was doing in the White House and Forbes said that he was with the South Korean delegation when this event went down. Mike unmasked and recognized one of the assailants as Bruno who took part in the training exercise at the beginning of the film. He then served Allan Trumbull when his administration started. Banning pickedup the radio from one of the terrorists he shot, and this connectedhim to Kamran Barkawi who revealedthat he had coordinated the attackson London. Then Forbes letout his own knife and triedto stab Banning with it, but Banning was provento be superior and stabbedForbes' chest with the knife Forbes was using and knockedhim down. Then a few tense moments, Banning waited for the moment before he and Connor sprinted towards the other secret door as the terrorists fired at the walls. After Kang shot President Asher in the abdomen when trying to get Kang's gun away from him, Banning rushedtowards and managed to have Kang lose his pistol. Kang just says that he admires him for acknowledging his own failure, but states there is no going back and nothing he can do tonight can atone for his disgrace. Knowing that the President was still in danger, Mike headed to St. Matthews Hospital where Trumbull awoke from his coma and took a State Police uniform from the officer he held at gunpoint. The novel is based on the life of the central character named Mike Bowditch, who works as a game warden and patrols the wilderness of . Neal Glessner, 52, filed the complaint seeking $500,000 in . Banning reloaded his last magazine and asked his former co-workers where President Asher is. Banning then killedtwo of the terrorists with his pistol using that terrorist as a shield. Jacobs quickly toldBanning that it's Shift-3. Eighteen months later, on July 5, 2013, Mike was still haunted by his failure to save the First Lady. As Banning movedto the stairway near the front entrance where Kang intendedto kill Secretary McMillan outside the White House in front of the media, he usedhis scoped MP5A3 to kill Kang's henchman Cho. 52 Banning grabbedone of the Kang's knives and triedto attack him with it. Jacobs said that they don't get in there once the blast doors closed, to the point that it's even hardened against the pulse of a nuclear blast. You go first" and disabled the radio. He hadnever beenphotographed or identified by any Western intelligence agency before and nobody thought to look for him inside the South Korean government. Before parting ways, Mike revealed to his father that he has a wife and daughter. The short story The Bear Trap is set between Massacre Pond and The Bone Orchard. Banning immediately killedeight terrorists before he, Asher and Jacobs were forced into a car chase to escape fromLondon, which hadnow become a death trap. Banning angrily told them to abort the mission, but in vain. As he was about to be choked to death, Kang taunted Banning with "Looks like you failed again, Mike." As the terrorists went in the North Lawn, Banning grabbed his P229 pistol and entered the front lawn during the gunfight, killing two terrorists from behind. If you are 18 years or older or are comfortable with graphic material, you are free to view this page. As President Asher screamed in agony, Banning, along with Connor and the Secret Service agents, were in deep shock over the loss of Margaret. Protect the First Lady Margaret Asher (succeeded until her death)Protect President Asher and his son Connor (succeeded)Protect President Trumbull (succeeded) As Benjamin and Connor left the press room, Mike stoodproudly,knowingthat he hadredeemed himself. He aslo reluctantly informed Banning that a Cerberus code has been entered. United States Secret ServiceUnited States Army (formerly) He told them that the terrorists were looking for him and tells everyone to use him. Banning said that the terrorists got him in the bunker. Most of the targeted books have to do with race, gender, and sexuality.Unlike most book challenges in the past, whereby parents or other stakeholders in the community would engage teachers and school administrators in a debate over a title, local groups have received support from . While Kang and his men were attempting to escape with the President, the elevator arrived in the bunker and Banning quickly killed two of Kang's men with the final rounds of his Glock pistol. Then, Banning and the other Secret Service agents departedCamp David with the President and First Lady, as Connor wentwith him, as well as agents Roma and O'Neil. Connor asked Banning about his father and he assuredthe boy that his father wouldbe fine. As the terrorists went in the North Lawn, Banning grabbed his P229 pistol and entered the front lawn during the gunfight, killing two terrorists from behind. Book bans are nothing new in the United States but authors of some of the country's most . Eventually, Mike killed Jennings and the crisis ended. Michael-Scott Earle, an author of over 45 pulp fiction, science fiction and fantasy novels for men, experienced a similar scenario play out.In mid-July, the Austin, Texas-based native was on the . Kang taunted that he knows about his failure to save Margaret and that he would fail to save the President, stating that failure seemed to be the habit with Banning these days. Banning pushed to the table in the state's dining room. He began to question his life now that he is expecting father and hadbeen contemplating whether to resign from the protectiondetail. He chargedat him and shotthe terrorist in the leg to use him as a human shield. As Banning reached the roof access of the White House, he slowly peeked in and saw no one there at the moment. On December 25, 2011, during an icy night at Camp David, Mike and President Asher were boxing each other in the ring downstairs in a sparring match. It's targeting authors who deal with race, sexuality, and gender, and it's moving with a fervency that should . Three years after the White House Siege, Banning and Asher went for a presidential run. Michael Jameson Banning Alias (es) Mike Big Top Echelon Four Oscar Zulu 309 Mr. Banning Origin Has Fallen franchise Occupation Army Ranger (formerly) Secret Service: Agent (formerly) Director Powers/Skills Military training High intelligence Weaponry and knives expertise Hand-to-hand combat Great physical strength Expert Leadership Hobby Mike led the President to the emergency vehicles when he saw Jennings and his men arrived and started their attack. At night, Mike and his father observed Jennings' men approaching Clay's house through surveillance cameras. Mary Alice Banning (ne DeWitt) He yelledout to the agents with him as the rocket destroyedthe front door and killedthree Secret Service agents nearby. Forbes said that with that snowstorm, he would get out of the tuxedo, sit by the fire and watch Breaking Bad. Trumbull informedBanning that if Kang is still in the bunker with the President, Mike could notlet Kang leave with Asher. After Banning finished unscrewing the vent grate, Connor asked if he was coming with him. Banning has been compared by some film critics as being rather similar to the protagonist Jack Bauer on the TV show. Then, he arrivedat the Treasury Department. Then,he sawa weapons control laptop. Jacobs saidthat Asherjust wasn't ready to see him everyday because the sight of him still remindedhim of Margaret's death and hadn't stopped grieving properly. Three top government officials had the partial output of the codes to activate Cerberus; President Asher, Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Joe Hoenig, all of whom were being held hostage in the bunker. As Banning was about to send his letter of resignation to the President, he was inspired by Trumbull's speech. Portrayal Walking towards the gas station and got himself changed of clothes, Mike utilized the pay phone to call his wife Leah and let her know that he is alive. Connor was relieved to see Banning. Books by female authors studied by just 2% of . As Banning moved to the stairway near the front entrance where Kang intended to kill Secretary McMillan outside the White House in front of the media, he used his scoped MP5A3 to kill Kang's henchman Cho. "Maus I," an earlier published book that is the first part of "The Complete Maus," was the No. 2013 Leah comes over to him and they embraced. As they set down on the doorway near the state's dining room, Forbes asked Banning if the president's okay. He discovered Roma's body, who was shot to death. Banning and Asher ran for it and entered the emptied streets, taking down a squad of terrorists who had invaded the London Underground. Kang admittedthat he hadunderestimated him and that it won't happenagain. He suspected that Kang is still in the bunker with President Asher and he would try to get away under that cover. Then, with Connor, he wentover the number of emergency exits in the West Wing, the number of feet from the Oval Office to the Presidential Emergency Operations Center elevator and the number of the security cameras that recordedaudio. With those poor choice of words and with Kang looking at the wounded Asher struggling to get close to him, the motivated Banning usedhis elbow to strike Kang's right arm and bashed his head with his knee. A Maryland man has sued a local bar for discrimination, claiming he was banned from the premises for being an "old white" guy. As Jacobs was leaving, Banning thanked her for the support. After briefly looking at the pictures of the President and his family, he went on to see a Korean terrorist coming at the Oval Office and fought him. Banning unhappily goes to the roof as fast as possible. Why. Mike recalled to his father that he had been in West Virginia for the past five years; North Carolina and Alaska prior to that. As Mike looked at the North Lawn, he was horrified that the helicopter exploded and feared the worst. With that, Banning readily headedout to find Connor. As he and Connor made it to the door, Banning dove down to the side and fired the last two rounds in his pistol at the door of the Lincoln bedroom and quickly pulled out other pistol. When the terrorists spokeinKorean, Banning coveredhis mouth with his hand and stabbedhim in the leg, forcingthe terrorist to screamin pain. Forbes asked if Roma made it and Banning shook his head, which seemingly upsets Forbes. Authors of banned books say the efforts to contest their books have never been more organized before. The second part of the story, "Maus II" was the No. Micheal Jameson "Mike" Banning was born on September 16th, 1970 in Fort Hood, Texas, to Clay Banning, a decorated Army Ranger serving as a tunnel rat in the Vietnam War, and his wife Mary Alice Banning (nee DeWitt). 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