Fitzwallace's Hague Warning

Protest aprons (with rolling pins) are cited by Margaret as a visual oddity from Mrs. Bartlet's Madison stop; narratively they serve as a tonal counterpoint—domestic theater beside clandestine international maneuvering—and as a potential PR irritation.

The Qumar plane's ELT (Emergency Locator Transmitter) is described as deliberately dismantled by U.S. forces to eliminate an electronic trail; Fitzwallace names it as a key piece of evidence that was neutralized to conceal culpability.

Navy Avenger bombers are invoked by Fitzwallace as part of historical context—roughly five were among about 200 craft referenced—underscoring the scale of disappearances and the plausibility of extensive, confusing debris fields used as cover.

The rescue plane is named as the craft that entered the area after the jet; its involvement frames the operational response and helps explain how U.S. forces established control of the debris field to effect a cover-up.

The downed Qumar plane is the central object of the cover-up: Fitzwallace explains it was broken into 27 pieces and deliberately intermingled with other wreckage to make identification and attribution impossible.

Madison, Wisconsin is the site of Mrs. Bartlet's campaign event where the women in aprons appeared; it functions as a domestic political counterpoint and a reminder of the administration's simultaneous public-facing obligations.

Qumar is the nation at the center of the missing‑plane incident; its status as the origin of the downed aircraft creates the diplomatic context for the U.S. response and the risk of international exposure.

The Hague is invoked as the forum that could prosecute war crimes if incontrovertible proof of U.S. concealment emerged; it functions as the legal and moral threat that reframes the operational briefing as a constitutional and diplomatic problem.

Mrs. Bartlet's Madison Event (specific locus within Madison) is the concrete place Margaret references; its mention contrasts mundane campaign disruptions with the briefing's grave military revelations.

The Bermuda Triangle is invoked as the official cover story and geographic explanation for the plane's disappearance; Fitzwallace uses it rhetorically to explain why physical evidence could plausibly be missing.

Limestone cliffs are named as one of the deliberate concealment sites where wreckage was buried—geography used tactically to hide evidence from investigators and satellites alike.

SEALs are named as the tactical units who dismantled ELTs and handled sensitive recovery and concealment tasks—portrayed as precise, professional actors in a morally ambiguous mission.

The U.S. Navy is described as the institutional operator of assets and personnel that executed and coordinated the concealment: providing aircraft, SEALs, and logistical support to sanitize the crash site.

The United Kingdom is mentioned as a legitimate SAR partner in the official cover story; its participation provides plausible deniability and allied cooperation in the public narrative.

The International Criminal Court (The Hague) is invoked as the juridical institution that could summon the President if incontrovertible evidence of a war‑crimes cover-up emerged; it provides the legal horizon that makes the military revelation politically existential.

Special Ops are cited alongside SEALs as the other tactical force used to dismantle evidence and scatter wreckage—reinforcing the professionalism and deliberateness of the concealment operation.

The UK and Royal Qumari Guard are cited as part of the official, legitimate SAR effort—named to bolster the public account and to contrast the clandestine actions taken by U.S. special forces.