24 (TV Series)

Day 8: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (2010)

Cherry Jones: President Allison Taylor

Quotes 

• President Allison Taylor : [after hanging up the phone]  I've spoken to twelve heads of state: their concerned but their all still planning to attend the signing ceremony tomorrow

  Rob Weiss : Well, I've got some bad news. Apparently killing Hassan was only part of his brother's plan. CTU believes his trying to acquire weapons grade uranium

  President Allison Taylor : From whom?

  Rob Weiss : A Russian crime syndicate here in New York: half of them are ex-Soviet Army or KGB. If anyone has access to unsecured stockpiles...

  Ethan Kanin : [Overhearing them]  It's what we've been afraid of since the Wall came down

  Ethan Kanin : [to Weiss]  Is President Hassan aware of this?

  Rob Weiss : He's the one who told CTU about it

  Rob Weiss : [to Taylor]  Director Hastings has already initiated an undercover operation to try to recover the uranium before its smuggled out of the country

  President Allison Taylor : The nuclear materials are here? On US soil? Are they sure?

  Rob Weiss : I'm afraid so

  President Allison Taylor : Ethan, you asked if President Hassan was aware of this, why?

  Ethan Kanin : It helps explain what's been going on in the Islamic Republic. I just spoke with our Ambassador in the IRK, Hassan's security forces are sweeping through the capital, arresting opposition leaders and shuttering news organizations

  President Allison Taylor : Has he declared Martial law?

  Ethan Kanin : Not officially but effectively that's what he's been doing

  Rob Weiss : Who can blame him? I mean his brother couldn't have been acting alone: we want Hassan cracking down on hardliners in his government

  Ethan Kanin : Except that his defying his country's laws as well as his international human rights obligations

  President Allison Taylor : And if he continues, he may delegitimize the peace accord. Has President Hassan been back yet from CTU?

  Rob Weiss : He'll be here in ten minutes

• President Allison Taylor : [Meeting privately]  I want to say again how thankful we are that you're alright

  President Omar Hassan : If this is about my security forces and the "necessary" steps I'm taking back home, I'm afraid I can't help you

  President Allison Taylor : Are you so sure their "necessary?"

  President Omar Hassan : What happened today was nothing short of a coup: the same people are trying to restart my country's nuclear power program

  President Allison Taylor : I understand but...

  President Omar Hassan : [Interrupts her]  no I don't think you do, your country is an open society, governed by the rule of law. Mine is "closed." The only "real" law is power, any perceived weakness on my part and I'm finished

  President Allison Taylor : I'm aware of the "complexities" of your situation

  President Omar Hassan : [Sternly]  my brother tried to kill me: helped by "elements" in my own government. Those enemies must now be "purged"

  President Allison Taylor : [Surprised]  "purged"? You mean executed?

  President Omar Hassan : It is the only thing my people understand

  President Allison Taylor : I can't vouch for you as a "reformer", if you renege on your human rights obligations: the world is trusting you because I trust you

  President Omar Hassan : You're asking me to show mercy to enemies who are trying to destroy me

  President Allison Taylor : I'm asking you to find a "middle way" in the name of bringing peace to a region that hasn't known peace for generations