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President Bartlet's Radio Address Draft

Freshly cabled from the NSC Communications Office, this draft pulses with provocative language—passages invoking Nuremberg's moral imperative, thrusting President Bartlet toward War Crimes Tribunal support. General Adamley clutches its implications in the Northwest Lobby, voice rising as he quotes aloud, eyes locked on Leo, fury uncoiling while Leo's deflection scatters its early-stage fragility across handshakes turned hostile.

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Purpose

Deliver President Bartlet's public endorsement of moral leadership and implied backing for the War Crimes Tribunal via radio broadcast.

Significance

Sparks military conflagration, Adamley's quotation shattering Leo's banter into warnings of Pentagon revolt and congressional sabotage, fracturing alliances over justice versus expediency amid Bartlet's haunted past and reelection shadows.

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S3E5 · War Crimes

Adamley Ambush: Tribunal Draft Ignites Military Fury

Adamley holds and reads aloud from this NSC-cabled draft file during hallway walk, quoting its key passage linking U.S. founding of UN and Nuremberg Tribunal to current moral leadership imperative, framing it as proof of Bartlet's firm commitment; it catalyzes the confrontation, shifting banter to dire warnings and exposing policy rifts.

Before: Cabled recently to Adamley abroad, carried in his possession upon White House arrival.

After: Remains in Adamley's possession as they proceed to Leo's office for further discussion.

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