Enemies Foreign and Domestic
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"Enemies Foreign and Domestic" is episode 62 of The West Wing
. Dulé Hill
, who plays Charlie Young
, was nominated for an Emmy in 2002 for his performances in this and the Hartsfield's Landing
episodes.
finalizes the maddening details of Bartlet's
upcoming summit with the Russian president, satellite photographs reveal an Iranian nuclear bomb facility built with Russian technology. The discovery could cause major problems with the leaders' meeting.
C.J.
, nettled by questions from reporters during a press briefing, allows herself to be drawn into voicing her personal opinion on a group of schoolgirls in Saudi Arabia
who died when they were prevented from escaping a burning building by the mutaween
religious police because they were not properly dressed according to religious law. Following this, C.J. begins receiving explicit death threats via e-mail prompting the head of White House security, Ron Butterfield, to assign to her Secret Service
protection, Special Agent Simon Donovan (Mark Harmon
)
Charlie
seeks the source of a curious letter addressed to the President that uses the private mail code. And Toby
ponders whether to allow a controversial Russian journalist, Ludmilla Koss, who has criticized the Russian president and supported his electoral opponent, to attend the summit.
, saying "But Brutus is an honorable man" from Marc Antony's famous speech
at Caesar
's funeral.
C.J. asks Sam why they are leaving Freedonia off of the Baltic States, and begins singing Hooray for Captain Spaulding
. Freedonia was the country of which Groucho Marx
played the leader in Duck Soup
, and Hooray for Captain Spaulding is a song in the Marx Brothers
film Animal Crackers
.
The West Wing (TV series)
The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999 to May 14, 2006...
. Dulé Hill
Dulé Hill
Karim Dulé Hill is an American actor and tap dancer. He is best known for his roles as personal presidential aide Charlie Young on the NBC drama television series The West Wing, and as pharmaceutical salesman-private detective Burton "Gus" Guster on the USA Network television comedy-drama Psych...
, who plays Charlie Young
Charlie Young
Charles 'Charlie' Young is a fictional character played by Dulé Hill on the television serial drama The West Wing. For the majority of the series, he is the Personal Aide to President Josiah Bartlet.-Creation and development:...
, was nominated for an Emmy in 2002 for his performances in this and the Hartsfield's Landing
Hartsfield's Landing
"Hartsfield's Landing" is episode 58 of The West Wing. Dulé Hill, who plays Charlie Young, was nominated for an Emmy in 2002 for his performances in this and the Enemies Foreign and Domestic episodes.-Plot:...
episodes.
Plot
As SamSam Seaborn
Samuel Norman "Sam" Seaborn is a fictional character portrayed by Rob Lowe on the television serial drama The West Wing. He is best known for being Deputy White House Communications Director in the Josiah Bartlet administration throughout the first four seasons of the series.-Creation and...
finalizes the maddening details of Bartlet's
Josiah Bartlet
Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a fictional character played by Martin Sheen on the television serial drama The West Wing. He is President of the United States for the entire series until the last episode, when his successor is inaugurated...
upcoming summit with the Russian president, satellite photographs reveal an Iranian nuclear bomb facility built with Russian technology. The discovery could cause major problems with the leaders' meeting.
C.J.
C. J. Cregg
Claudia Jean "C. J." Cregg is a fictional character played by Allison Janney on the television serial drama The West Wing. From the beginning of the series until the sixth season, she is White House Press Secretary in the administration of President Josiah Bartlet...
, nettled by questions from reporters during a press briefing, allows herself to be drawn into voicing her personal opinion on a group of schoolgirls in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
who died when they were prevented from escaping a burning building by the mutaween
Mutaween
The word mutaween most literally means "volunteers" in the Arabic language, and is commonly used as a casual term for the government-authorized or government-recognized religious police of Saudi Arabia....
religious police because they were not properly dressed according to religious law. Following this, C.J. begins receiving explicit death threats via e-mail prompting the head of White House security, Ron Butterfield, to assign to her Secret Service
United States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States...
protection, Special Agent Simon Donovan (Mark Harmon
Mark Harmon
Mark Harmon is an American actor who has been starring in American television programs and films since the mid-1970s, after a career as a collegiate football player with the UCLA Bruins. Since 2003, Harmon has starred as Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the CBS series NCIS.-Early life:Harmon was born Thomas...
)
Charlie
Charlie Young
Charles 'Charlie' Young is a fictional character played by Dulé Hill on the television serial drama The West Wing. For the majority of the series, he is the Personal Aide to President Josiah Bartlet.-Creation and development:...
seeks the source of a curious letter addressed to the President that uses the private mail code. And Toby
Toby Ziegler
Tobias Zachary 'Toby' Ziegler is played by Richard Schiff on the television serial drama The West Wing. For most of the series' duration he is White House Communications Director.-Creation and development:...
ponders whether to allow a controversial Russian journalist, Ludmilla Koss, who has criticized the Russian president and supported his electoral opponent, to attend the summit.
Quotes
C.J. quotes from Shakespeare's Julius CaesarJulius Caesar (play)
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, also known simply as Julius Caesar, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It portrays the 44 BC conspiracy against...
, saying "But Brutus is an honorable man" from Marc Antony's famous speech
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears is the first line of a famous and often-quoted speech by Mark Antony in the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. It is taken from Act III, scene II.- Setting :...
at Caesar
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
's funeral.
C.J. asks Sam why they are leaving Freedonia off of the Baltic States, and begins singing Hooray for Captain Spaulding
Hooray for Captain Spaulding
"Hooray for Captain Spaulding" is a song, originally from the 1928 Marx Brothers stage musical Animal Crackers and the 1930 film version. It later became well known as the theme song for the Groucho Marx television show You Bet Your Life ....
. Freedonia was the country of which Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx
Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx was an American comedian and film star famed as a master of wit. His rapid-fire delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers. He made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born...
played the leader in Duck Soup
Duck Soup
Duck Soup is a 1933 Marx Brothers anarchic comedy film written by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, with additional dialogue by Arthur Sheekman and Nat Perrin, and directed by Leo McCarey...
, and Hooray for Captain Spaulding is a song in the Marx Brothers
Marx Brothers
The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act, originally from New York City, that enjoyed success in Vaudeville, Broadway, and motion pictures from the early 1900s to around 1950...
film Animal Crackers
Animal crackers
Animal crackers are a children's snackAnimal Crackers may also refer to:* Animal Crackers , the 1928 Broadway play by George S...
.
External links
- Analysis and criticism of both the Makkah tragedy and West Wings handling of it, by an Islamic woman.
- The West Wing Episode Guide
- Enemies Foreign and Domestic on TV.com