query: who portrayed the president of the united states in the alien invasion comedy mars attacks

pos: Mars Attacks! an A-list ensemble cast for "Mars Attacks!" parallels the strategy Irwin Allen used for his disaster films, notably "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972) and "The Towering Inferno" (1974). Jack Nicholson, approached for the role of president, jokingly remarked he wanted to play all the roles. Burton agreed to cast Nicholson as both Art Land and President Dale, specifically remembering his positive working relationship with the actor on "Batman". Susan Sarandon was originally set to play Barbara Land before Annette Bening was cast. Bening modeled the character after Ann-Margret's performance in "Viva Las Vegas" (1964). Hugh Grant was the first choice for

neg: Female president of the United States in popular culture "Les Patterson Saves the World", Joan Rivers plays the president of the United States. In the pilot to the 1992 TV series "X-Men", a female president of the United States is briefly shown. In the 1995 episode "The Weaker Sex" of the TV series "Sliders", Teresa Barnwell plays Hillary Clinton as president of the United States in an alternative universe where women are in charge. In the 1996 comedy science fiction film "Mars Attacks!", Natalie Portman plays the United States president's teenage daughter, who becomes the United States president herself after the government is destroyed by aliens. In the 1998

neg: Alien invasion Aliens could also control people to do their will through electronic devices implanted in human bodies such as in "[[Invaders from Mars (1953 film)|Invaders from Mars]]" (1953). Another example of alien infiltration is in the video game "[[Destroy All Humans!]]" (2005) in which the player controls an alien scout in order to destroy and eventually become the President of the United States, as well as annihilate all humans in their path. In some cases, the aliens already look much like humans - in the "Star Trek" franchise, in the 133 years before their participation in first contact in 2063, no

neg: Glenn Close "The Paper" (1994), directed by her good friend Ron Howard. She would go on to appear in the alien invasion satire "Mars Attacks!" (1996) as The First Lady and as the sinister Cruella de Vil in the Disney hit "101 Dalmatians." Close's portrayal of Cruella de Vil was universally praised and earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a comedy. The film was also a commercial success, grossing $320.6 million in theaters against a $75 million budget. The following year, Close appeared in another box office hit with "Air Force One" (1997), playing the trustworthy vice president

neg: Apollo 17 which the series was based, Austin remembers watching the Earth "fall away during Apollo XVII." In the 1998 film "Deep Impact" fictional astronaut Spurgeon "Fish" Tanner, portrayed by Robert Duvall, was described at a Presidential press conference as the "last man to walk on the Moon" by the President of the United States, portrayed by Morgan Freeman. In the Anime "Aldnoah.Zero", the Apollo 17 mission locates an ancient transporter gate leading to Mars left by an unknown, extinct alien race. This discovery is the divergence point for the story's alternative history. The song "Contact" from Daft Punk includes audio from

neg: Dinosaurs Attack! parody of 1950s B-movies. While "Mars Attacks" was a parody of alien invasion movies, "Dinosaurs Attack!" was inspired by monster-on-the-loose movies such as "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" and "Godzilla". Topps veteran product developers Art Spiegelman, Len Brown (who had designed and written "Mars Attacks"), and Gary Gerani developed the idea for the series. Gerani sketches out the 55 card story-board and wrote the copy for the card backs. Herb Trimpe adapted these into pencils with some assistance from John Nemec and George Evans. Then Earl Norem and XNO delivered the final paintings. Paul Mavrides and Harry S. Robbins did

neg: The Conduit by another terrorist cell reportedly disguised as members of her staff, greatly heightening local and national tensions. Most alarmingly, an assassination attempt on the President of the United States occurs only weeks after the previous attacks, carried out by the president's own Secret Service detail. In the midst of these events, Agent Michael Ford must overcome the onslaught of the alien Drudge and the humans under the Drudge's control, and defeat the masterminds behind the invasion. "The Conduit"'s protagonist is Agent Michael Ford (voiced by Mark Sheppard), a Secret Service agent who is inducted into the Trust after saving U.S.

neg: Female president of the United States in popular culture by the alien queen. In a sketch in a 2016 episode of the Comedy Central TV series "Inside Amy Schumer", Schumer plays United States President Schinton, who has her period on her first day as president, and does poorly because of it. In the 2018 film "Hunter Killer", Caroline Goodall plays United States President Ilene Dover. In 2017, a song called "First Woman President", about a fictional first female president of the United States, was released; it is by the American musician Jonathan Mann. The song depicts the female president as having an all-female Cabinet and liberal policies (for example

neg: United States presidential doctrines States George W. Bush in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. In an address to the United States Congress after the attacks, President Bush declared that the U.S. would "make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them", a statement that was followed by the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. Subsequently, the Bush Doctrine has come to be identified with a policy that permits preventive war against potential aggressors before they are capable of mounting attacks against the United States, a view that has been used in part as a rationale for the

neg: Mars Attacks (with 10 cards) and "Guide to the New Universe" (with 15 cards)). In 2013, it issued "Mars Attacks: Invasion," a reboot series of 95 trading cards featuring a new story ("Mars Attacks: Invasion" (cards #1-58, plus a #0 promo card from the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con)) with new artwork cards (divided into "Mars Invades IDW" (cards #59-77 and #91-92) and "Art of Mars Attacks" (cards #78-90 and #93-95)) and including four new subsets ("Mars Attacks: Early Missions" (with six cards), "Mars Attacks Masterpieces" (with five cards), "Join the Fight!" (with four cards) and "Anatomy of a Martian" (also with six

neg: Paul Winfield brief but memorable roles in several science fiction television series and movies. He portrayed Starfleet Captain Clark Terrell of the USS "Reliant", an unwilling minion of Khan Noonien Singh, in "" and Lieutenant Ed Traxler, a friendly but crusty cop partnered with Lance Henriksen in "The Terminator" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. In 1996, he was part of the 'name' ensemble cast in Tim Burton's comic homage to 1950s science fiction "Mars Attacks!", playing the complacently self-satisfied Lt. General Casey. On the small screen "Star Trek" franchise, he appeared as an alien captain who communicates in metaphor in the "" episode "Darmok".

neg: Alien invasion the invaders and takes back the Earth. Six weeks after publication of the novel, "The Boston Post" newspaper published another alien invasion story, an unauthorized sequel to "The War of the Worlds", which turned the tables on the invaders. "Edison's Conquest of Mars" was written by Garrett P. Serviss, a now little-remembered writer, who described the famous inventor Thomas Edison leading a counterattack against the invaders on their home soil. Though this is actually a sequel to "Fighters from Mars", a revised and unauthorised reprint of "War of the Worlds", they both were first printed in the "Boston Post" in

neg: Sylvia Sidney the formidable Miss Coral in the film version of "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" and later was cast as Aidan Quinn's grandmother in the television production of "An Early Frost" for which she won a Golden Globe Award. She played Aunt Marion in "" and had key roles in "Beetlejuice" (directed by longtime Sidney fan Tim Burton), for which she won a Saturn Award, and "Used People". Her final role was in "Mars Attacks!", another film by Burton, in which she played an elderly woman whose beloved Slim Whitman records help stop an alien invasion from Mars. On

neg: War of the Worlds (TV series) the United States (ten such sites are known to exist in the country), and a widespread government cover-up combined with a condition dubbed “selective amnesia” has convinced most people that the invasion had never happened. Although the original movie narration had explicitly stated that the aliens were Martians (even featuring artwork indicating an alien city on the planet Mars), since 1953 the concept of vastly intelligent life on Mars had lost plausibility. In the series, the aliens are revealed to actually be from Mor-Tax—a garden planet 40 light-years away in the Taurus constellation orbiting a dying sun. Thirty-five years later,

neg: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) (season 4) an Earth Protection Force train ends up being the final straw for the President of the United States, who threatens to cut the organization's funding for their repeated recent failures. Desperate to keep his organization afloat, Bishop engineers a staged alien invasion with man-made "aliens", which successfully convinces the President of his organization's value to protect the Earth. Unknown to Bishop, however, the residue from the destroyed alien clones leaks into New York City's sewers, and after coming into contact with local fauna, mutates them, triggering a massive mutant outbreak. During this outbreak, Baxter Stockman finally clones a new human

neg: Selina Meyer Selina Meyer Selina Catherine Meyer ( ; née Eaton) is a fictional character portrayed by Julia Louis-Dreyfus on the HBO television comedy series "Veep". Louis-Dreyfus has been critically acclaimed for the role, earning a record-breaking six consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series awards and five Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy nominations. Meyer is a former United States Senator and the Vice President of the United States following an unsuccessful run for President. During the first season, as Vice President she was powerless and disregarded by most other

neg: Mars Attacks Mars Attacks Mars Attacks is a science fiction-themed trading card series released in 1962. The cards feature artwork by science fiction artists Wally Wood and Norman Saunders. The cards form a story arc, which tell of the invasion of Earth by cruel, hideous Martians, under the command of a corrupt Martian government who conceal the fact from the Martian populace that Mars is doomed to explode and therefore proposes a colonization of Earth. The cards depict futuristic battle scenes and bizarre methods of Martian attack, torture and slaughter, as well as various Earth nations being attacked. The story concludes with

neg: Mars Attacks! "Jurassic Park" (1993). Burton, who was busy preparing "Ed Wood" (1994), believed that "Mars Attacks!" would be a perfect opportunity to pay homage to the films of Edward D. Wood, Jr., especially "Plan 9 from Outer Space" (1959), and other 1950s science fiction B movies, such as "Invaders from Mars" (1953), "It Came from Outer Space" (1953), "The War of the Worlds" (1953), "Target Earth" (1954), "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956) and "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" (1956). Burton set "Mars Attacks!" up with Warner Bros. and the studio purchased the film rights to the trading card series on

neg: Australia–United States relations Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. Following the September 11 attacks, in which eleven Australian citizens were also killed, there was an enormous outpouring of sympathy from Australia for the United States. Prime Minister John Howard became one of President George W. Bush's strongest international supporters, and supported the United States in the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and the invasion of Iraq in 2003. In 2004 the Bush Administration "fast tracked" a free trade agreement with Australia. "The Sydney Morning Herald" called the deal a "reward" for Australia's contribution of troops

neg: Mars Attacks! home, on fire. A spaceship is then seen departing Earth and returning to Mars, where it gathers hundreds of other Martian ships and heads back to Earth. President James Dale, along with his aides, addresses the United States concerning the historic event. The President's science aides set up a first contact meeting with the Martians in Pahrump, Nevada as President Dale watches the development on TV with his wife Marsha and his daughter Taffy. Using a translation machine, the Ambassador of Mars announces that they "come in peace". When a hippie releases a dove as a symbol of peace, the

neg: Alien invasion 1898. "The War of the Worlds" was reprinted in the United States in 1927, a year after the [[Golden Age of Science Fiction] was created by [[Hugo Gernsback]] in "[[Amazing Stories]]". [[John W. Campbell]], another key editor of the era, and periodic short story writer, published several alien invasion stories in the 1930s. Many well-known science fiction writers were to follow, including [[Isaac Asimov]], [[Arthur C. Clarke]], [[Clifford Simak]], plus [[Robert A. Heinlein]] who wrote "[[The Puppet Masters]]" in 1953. The most well-known alien invasion scenarios involve the aliens landing on Earth, destroying or abducting people, fighting and defeating Earth's

neg: Marcel Dalio Dalio's first film in the United States was the Fred MacMurray comedy "One Night in Lisbon" (1941) in which he portrayed a hotel concierge. Around the same time, he appeared in the Edward G. Robinson film "Unholy Nights" and the Gene Tierney film "The Shanghai Gesture" (also 1941). He remained busy, appearing in "Flight Lieutenant" (1942) starring Pat O'Brien and Glenn Ford. Dalio next portrayed a Frenchman, Focquet, in the film "The Pied Piper". In this film, Monty Woolley portrayed an Englishman trying to get out of France with an ever-increasing number of children ahead of the German invasion. Dalio

neg: Semper Mars the US to give up part of the southwest America for a Hispanic nation known as Aztlán. The UN capital is located at Geneva, Switzerland. The United States and Russia have set up habitats on Mars, and are researching ruins of an alien civilization near the Face on Mars. The facilities and research are being shared with UN observers. When the UN sends troops up to Mars, the US sends the Marine Mars Expeditionary Force, a 30-man weapons platoon, to protect American civilians and interests on Mars. The United States Marine Corps has been threatened with being disbanded and it

neg: Presidency of George W. Bush in a coalition that would launch attacks on multiple fronts. On September 14, Congress passed a resolution called the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists, authorizing the president to use the military against those responsible for the attacks. On October 7, 2001 Bush authorized the invasion of Afghanistan. General Tommy Franks, the commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), drew up a four-phase invasion plan. In the first phase, the U.S. built up forces in the surrounding area and inserted CIA and special forces operatives who linked up with the Northern Alliance, an Afghan resistance group opposed

neg: The Landmark Hotel and Casino in the television series "Vega$" and "Crime Story". In October 1994, the exterior entrance of the Landmark was lit up for one night so it could be used for outdoor shots as the fictional Tangiers casino, featured in the 1995 film, "Casino". The Landmark's demolition was filmed for use in the 1996 film, "Mars Attacks!". In the film, the Landmark was portrayed as the fictional Galaxy Hotel, which is destroyed by an alien spaceship. While buildings are usually gutted to prepare for demolition, electrical wiring and lights were allowed to remain. As part of the movie's special effects, the lights

neg: Nostradamus in popular culture Ling (portrayed by Joey Meng) were able to stop this from occurring. The anime Occult Academy revolves around an artifact called the Nostradamus Key, an object that will open a dimensional rift on July 21, 1999 that would trigger an alien invasion in the year 2012. In fact, it seems that the survivors of the 2012 invasion used alien technology to send someone to tell Nostradamus as part of a plan to prevent the invasion. Bob Bainborough portrayed Nostradamus in an episode of History Bites, appearing in an infomercial to sell his books, referencing C1Q35, among others, as an example

neg: Alien invasion protagonist later joined the human resistance effort. The beginning half of the popular video games "[[Halo 2]]" and "[[Halo 3]]" deals with the defense of Earth against a genocidal alien empire, the [[Covenant (Halo)|Covenant]]. The protagonist of the game along with Earth's military force, the "[[Factions of Halo|UNSC]]", and a group of former Covenant who rebelled, the Covenant Separatists, eventually repel the invasion and topple the Covenant. In the A.R. Curtis short story "Best", an invasion is portrayed more as a refuge accident, where aggressive cast-offs fight for supremacy against local police and civilians. The "[[Mass Effect]]" franchise features a

neg: Jack Nicholson Burton on "Mars Attacks!", pulling double duty as two contrasting characters, President James Dale and Las Vegas property developer Art Land. At first, studio executives at Warner Bros. disliked the idea of killing off Nicholson's character, so Burton created two characters and killed them both off. Not all of Nicholson's performances have been well received. He was nominated for Razzie Awards as worst actor for "Man Trouble" (1992) and "Hoffa" (1992). However, Nicholson's performance in "Hoffa" also earned him a Golden Globe nomination. While David Thomson states that the film was terribly neglected, since Nicholson portrayed one of his best

neg: Alien invasion cultural invasion ("[[Uplift Universe|The Uplift Wars]]" by [[David Brin]]). The [[cult film]] "[[They Live]]" (1988) uses its own alien infiltration back story as a [[satire]] on [[Ronald Reagan]]'s [[United States|America]] and the 1980s as an era of [[conspicuous consumption]], in which the hidden [[Extraterrestrials in fiction|aliens]] and human members of the elite oppress poverty-stricken humans and a shrinking [[middle class]]. In "Doctor Who", alien invasions are sometimes the centerpiece of Earth-set episodes. The beginning of "[[Half-Life 2]]" reveals an Earth that was invaded and overrun by a hostile alien empire, the [[Combine (Half-Life)|Combine]], via a [[portal in fiction|portal]]. The game's

neg: Alien Flight Student Program Alien Flight Student Program The Alien Flight Student Program is a program operated by the United States Transportation Security Administration to screen prospective flight student candidates who are not citizens of the United States, before they are allowed to undergo pilot training. This program was created in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, in recognition of the fact that the individuals who piloted the hijacked aircraft first learned to fly at US flight schools. The mission of the program is to ensure that foreign students seeking training at flight schools regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) do not

neg: Public opinion in the United States on the invasion of Iraq Iraq December of that year, was a rare example of a broadly popular policy decision which showed 78% of all Americans supporting the decision. March 2003 marks the tenth anniversary of the United States' invasion of Iraq in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Public opinion towards the overall success of the invasion of Iraq was at an all-time low in January 2014 following President Obama's decision to pull troops out of the area. In a poll conducted by Pew Research Center, 52% of those polled said in achieving its goals in Iraq, the United States has

neg: Heritage Trilogy Heritage Trilogy Heritage Trilogy is a series of military science fiction books written by Ian Douglas that focus on the United States Marine Corps. It is followed by the "Legacy Trilogy" and the "Inheritance Trilogy". The events of the "Heritage Trilogy" span from 2040 to 2067. In "Semper Mars", evidence of an alien civilization that may have intervened in human evolution threatens to throw the Earth into chaos and war when discovered by scientists in the subterranean ruins on Mars. The Marine Mars Expeditionary Force, a 30-man weapons platoon, has been dispatched from the United States Marine Corps to Mars

neg: Nighthawk (Marvel Comics) the title "Thor", when the evil version of Hyperion attacks the Earth-712 version and then the Thunder God Thor. Richmond later retires as Nighthawk, feeling that he can better serve the public good as a politician, eventually becoming President of the United States. However, President Richmond is mentally assaulted by the alien entity known as the Over-Mind, who nearly obliterates the real Richmond's mind and then embarks on a campaign of world domination via an artificial duplicate of the President. The real Richmond is rescued by a psychic entity from Earth-616 with ties to that world's Kyle Richmond, and reconstructs

neg: United States in the 1950s to science fiction films. Martians and other alien menaces were metaphors for Communism, foreign ideologies, and the misfits threatening democracy and the American way of life. "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "Invaders from Mars", "Them!", The War of the Worlds, "The Time Machine", "It Came from Outer Space", "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms", "Creature from the Black Lagoon", "The Thing from Another World", "This Island Earth", "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers", "Destination Moon", and "Forbidden Planet" were popular. "Queen of Outer Space" (1958) with Zsa Zsa Gabor brought sex to the genre. There were

neg: Mars Attacks! from the "Chicago Reader" praised the surreal humor and black comedy, which he found to be in the vein of "Dr. Strangelove" and "Gremlins" (1984). He said it was far from clear whether the movie was a satire, although critics were describing it as one. Todd McCarthy of "Variety" called "Mars Attacks!" "a cult sci-fi comedy miscast as an elaborate, all-star studio extravaganza." "Mars Attacks!" was on the shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences chose "Independence Day", "Dragonheart" and "Twister" instead. The film was nominated for seven

neg: Mars Attacks to commemorate the franchise's 55th anniversary, Topps released a sequel series to the original 55-card series called "Mars Attacks: The Revenge!", which takes place five years after the first story. It contains 110 cards-the story itself (cards #1-55) and rough pencil art for the story cards (cards #P-1-P-55). Mars Attacks Mars Attacks is a science fiction-themed trading card series released in 1962. The cards feature artwork by science fiction artists Wally Wood and Norman Saunders. The cards form a story arc, which tell of the invasion of Earth by cruel, hideous Martians, under the command of a corrupt Martian government

neg: Zebraman prophecy of an actual alien invasion written by the school's principal, revealed to be an alien who refused to go through with the invasion and attempted to keep his kind from getting out from below the school before they kill him off and attack in full fury. Though he knows how the show ends, Shinichi defies his predestined fate as he is the only person who can stop the aliens from taking over the Earth. As a result, when the aliens emerge from the ground, the government informs the United States, which will perform an airstrike on the aliens. Realizing

neg: Alien Flight Student Program Candidates log onto the AFSP Candidate website to submit their background information and flight training request(s). Once the application process is completed, the AFSP performs a security threat assessment to determine whether the Candidate poses a threat to aviation or national security. Alien Flight Student Program The Alien Flight Student Program is a program operated by the United States Transportation Security Administration to screen prospective flight student candidates who are not citizens of the United States, before they are allowed to undergo pilot training. This program was created in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, in recognition of the

neg: Invaders from Mars (1986 film) supplied by Stan Winston and John Dykstra. On the night of a meteor shower, young David Gardner sees an alien spacecraft land in a sand quarry behind his house. This is the beginning of an alien invasion that sees David's parents (George and Ellen), his teachers and the townspeople slowly assimilated by the alien life forms, returning with fewer emotions. The only one who believes David is the school nurse, Linda Magnuson. Together, David and Linda enlist the aid of the U.S. Marines to help save the world. Ultimately, David awakes in his bed and tells his parents about the

neg: Independence Day: Resurgence 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D, grossing $389.7 million worldwide at the box office. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who found the plot convoluted and action sequences overblown, though some praised its overall humor and the visual effects. Twenty years after the devastating alien invasion, the United Nations has set up the Earth Space Defense (ESD), a global defense and research program that reverse-engineers alien technology and serves as Earth's early warning system against extraterrestrial threats. Civilization has been restored and relative peace among nations exists following the human race's victory over the aliens' attacks. As the twentieth anniversary

neg: Colonization (series) under a new Fourth Republic. The United States is led by President Earl Warren. The Soviet Union is ruled by Ex-Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov. The Race's initial invasion has benefited the technology of humanity. With the end to the second round of fighting, alien technology is being rapidly absorbed by humanity. Although the Race remains superior in technology, they are swiftly losing ground as human technology advances. By the end of "Colonization: Aftershocks", the United States and Reich already have spacecraft floating among the asteroid belt. The Americans have also launched two human starships. The Soviet Union, United States, and

neg: London in film begin with the city being destroyed, by war and alien attack respectively, while the 2004 horror comedy "Shaun of the Dead" is set in the city during a zombie attack. The 1966 film "", based on the "Doctor Who" story "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" from 1964, is set in part in a future version of London, which has been nearly destroyed by alien invasion. Futuristic London is terrorized in the 2006 film "V for Vendetta" (#1 in U.S.) by a mysterious, masked anarchist who wishes to destroy the fascist government. The film was based on the graphic novel "V

neg: Robot Monster who had made his own gorilla suit, to play Ro-Man; Tucker then added the space helmet. Nightclub comic Slick Slavin reportedly filmed an opening prologue for the movie. "Robot Monster" is similar in its plot to "Invaders from Mars", released a month earlier by 20th Century Fox. Both films contain a young boy stumbling upon an alien invasion who is captured as he struggles to save his family and himself. As the alien commences the final destruction of Earth, the boy awakens to find it was all a dream. Barrett recalled in an interview that the film's original screenplay was

neg: Israel Broussard Collins in the music video for M83's "Claudia Lewis", directed by Bryce Dallas Howard. He then portrayed Carson Taft in the Lifetime film "Perfect High" (2015). The following year, Broussard starred as Mike "Spice" Jennings in the comedy film "Good Kids". Broussard starred as Carter Davis, opposite Jessica Rothe, in Christopher B. Landon's horror film "Happy Death Day" (2017). In 2018, he had a leading role in the alien invasion thriller "Extinction", and, as Josh Sanderson, in the film adaptation of Jenny Han's young adult romance novel "To All the Boys I've Loved Before", the latter directed by Susan Johnson.

neg: The Sound of Drums where it was explained that this property of the TARDIS had been welded to a pavement slab. The second use of the term was in "Human Nature" where the Doctor noted that his TARDIS could place one on his fob watch. U.S. President Winters states that UNIT protocols for alien first contact were established in 1968; this was the year UNIT was introduced to the series in "The Invasion" (1968). Winters, the President of the United States, refers to himself as "President-elect". The Doctor makes reference to having to end the Time War. This is echoed in "The Satan Pit"

neg: Mars (Doctor Who) for human habitation, though "The Dying Days" by Lance Parkin states this process is unnecessary as Mars can indeed support human life. "The Dying Days", set in 1997, tells of a takeover of the United Kingdom by the Argyre Clan of Ice Warriors, whose nests on Mars are in turn destroyed by humans. The invasion was beaten back with the help of the Eighth Doctor, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and Bernice Summerfield. The Fifth Doctor travelled to Mars in the Big Finish Productions audio drama "Red Dawn". The Seventh Doctor visited Mars in the Virgin New Adventures novel "GodEngine" by Craig Hinton,

neg: Falling Skies (season 3) was reported that "House" veteran Robert Sean Leonard and "E.R." actress Gloria Reuben had joined the season's recurring cast as Roger Kadar and Marina Peralta, respectively. Actress Jessy Schram recurred as Karen Nadler during the season. "Hellboy"'s Doug Jones portrayed the new alien introduced at the end of the season two finale, "A More Perfect Union". "7th Heaven" veteran Stephen Collins portrayed Benjamin Hathaway, the current President of the United States, in the season's fourth and seventh episode. Principal photography for the season began on August 22, 2012 and concluded December 21, 2012, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Falling Skies (season

neg: X-COM: Enforcer hordes. Set during the first alien war, the game follows Enforcer as he defeats alien forces throughout the United States, including several special alien creations aimed to destroy him. In the end, Able Standard discovers the alien mothership, which is behind the recent attacks on Earth. It is about to unleash an attack on Earth, and only Enforcer can stop it. Even though the professor is mortally wounded by aliens, he, in his last moments, sends Enforcer through a teleport right to the mothership. Eventually this leads to a showdown with a cloaked alien leader known as "High Ethereal", who

neg: Rod Steiger played a "jingoistic top general" who "petitions the president to go nuclear in the middle of a global crisis" in the ensemble production of "Mars Attacks!". In 1997, Steiger played Tony Vago, the mob boss of Vincent Gallo's character in Kiefer Sutherland's "Truth or Consequences, N.M.", a gritty "noir" about a drug heist gone wrong. Steiger played judges in Antonio Banderas's comedy-drama "Crazy in Alabama" and in the prison drama, "The Hurricane", both in 1999, the latter of which tells the story of former middleweight boxer Rubin Carter, who was wrongly convicted of a triple homicide in a bar in

neg: Billy Bob Thornton 1998's "Armageddon" and "A Simple Plan". In 2001, he directed "Daddy and Them" while securing starring roles in three Hollywood films: "Monster's Ball", "Bandits", and "The Man Who Wasn't There", for which he received many awards. Thornton played a malicious mall Santa in 2003's "Bad Santa", a black comedy that performed well at the box office and established him as a leading comic actor, and in the same year, portrayed a womanizing President of the United States in the British romantic comedy film "Love Actually". He stated that, following the success of "Bad Santa", audiences "like to watch him play

neg: Hans Zarkov to Mongo on board his rocket, here named "Copernicus". Zarkov was first portrayed in the "Flash Gordon" film serials by Frank Shannon. He is identified as "Alexis Zarkov" in the 1938 serial "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars". The character was portrayed by Joseph Nash in the 1954 "Flash Gordon" TV series. In 1977, Zarkov appeared as a scientist bent on saving the Earth and introducing immense alien powers to the Earth in the "Super Friends" season 2 episode 11 titled "Forbidden Powers." In this episode, Flash Gordon and Dale Arden are replaced by Batman and Wonder Woman who journey to

neg: Ronny Cox Henry Mason, the father of Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross) on "Desperate Housewives". In 1997, Cox portrayed the fictional President of the United States Jack Neil in the movie "Murder at 1600". Cox also portrayed John Ramsey in the 2000 TV film "Perfect Murder, Perfect Town" and Senator/Vice President Robert Kinsey in "Stargate SG-1". Cox had a role in "The Starter Wife". He played Pappy McCallister, the husband of Molly Kagan's best friend Joan. Cox occasionally has done animation work, lending his voice to the Tyrusian deserter Doc in "Invasion America" and Senator McMillan in "Todd McFarlane's Spawn". Cox

neg: History of the United States (1991–2008) Terrorists, authorizing the President "all necessary and appropriate force against the nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001." This act resulted in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, in President George W. Bush's broader Global War on Terrorism. The objective of the 2001 invasion, known as Operation Enduring Freedom, was to remove the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban lead government from power in Afghanistan, and to capture top level al-Qaeda leaders, including its founder Osama bin Laden. The invasion, fought in conjunction with the U.S.'s NATO allies, began on October

neg: Doug E. Doug the Homeboys". For this role, he received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Actor. He played a class comedian in "Class Act", a soldier enlisted for an unusual duty in "Operation Dumbo Drop", an ill-fated high school student in the horror epic "Dr. Giggles", and an FBI agent in the 1997 remake of That Darn Cat. In the Warner Bros. science fiction comedy "Eight Legged Freaks", he portrayed a paranoid small-town radio host with visions of an alien invasion. In the animated DreamWorks film, "Shark Tale", his is the voice of Bernie the jellyfish. In television, Doug starred in

neg: Alien and Sedition Acts Alien and Sedition Acts The Alien and Sedition Acts were four laws passed by the Federalist-dominated 5th United States Congress and signed into law by President John Adams in 1798. They made it harder for an immigrant to become a citizen (Naturalization Act), allowed the president to imprison and deport non-citizens who were deemed dangerous (Alien Friends Act of 1798) or who were from a hostile nation (Alien Enemy Act of 1798), and criminalized making false statements that were critical of the federal government (Sedition Act of 1798). The Federalists argued that the bills strengthened national security during the Quasi-War,

neg: Alien invasion invasion tended to vary with the state of current affairs, and current perceptions of threat. Alien invasion was a common metaphor in United States science fiction during the Cold War, illustrating the fears of foreign (e.g. Soviet Union) occupation and nuclear devastation of the American people. Examples of these stories include the short story "The Liberation of Earth" (1950) by William Tenn and the film "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956). In the invasion trope, fictional aliens contacting Earth tend to either observe (sometimes using experiments) or invade, rather than help the population of Earth acquire the capacity to

neg: Jafr alien invasion military bases that were used by American soldiers during joint military exercises with the Jordanian military, and which once housed alleged al-Qaida militants. The prank drew comparison to the 1938 radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds" which provoked panic in the United States. Although April Fool's Day jokes in newspapers are a common tradition in some countries, this is not the case in Jordan. Jafr alien invasion The Jafr alien invasion was an April fool's joke published on the front page of the Jordanian newspaper "Al-Ghad" on April 1, 2010. The article claimed that UFOs had landed in a

neg: Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion 24, 2014 on POP and KIX. It also airs on ABC3 in Australia. In the United States, it is on Netflix. Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion Oh No! It's An Alien Invasion! is a Canadian animated television series that is produced by Nelvana Limited in association with YTV. The first season premiered on August 3, 2013, consisting of 26 episodes. The series was created by Philippe Ivanusic-Vallee and Peter Ricq. The series was pulled from YTV's schedule on August 30, 2014 and began airing on Teletoon starting November 3, 2014. A second season premiered on April 27, 2015 consisting

neg: Mars Attacks! their previous plan to use stop motion, supervised by Barry Purves, fell through because of budget limitations. "Mars Attacks!" was released theatrically by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on December 13, 1996 and received mixed reviews from critics. The film is now considered a cult film. The film grossed approximately $101 million in box office totals, which was seen as a disappointment. "Mars Attacks!" was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and earned multiple nominations at the Saturn Awards. In Kentucky, a family watches in confusion as a herd of cattle starts running past their

neg: African-American presidents of the United States in popular culture 1933 film "Rufus Jones for President". In this short musical comedy, the 7-year-old Davis is told by his mother, portrayed by Ethel Waters, that "anyone can become president, and later dreams of his own inauguration". Outside the dreams, the film reflects contemporary racist attitudes. The 1941 musical movie "Babes on Broadway" included Judy Garland in black male drag singing a song "Franklin Delano Jones", about the first black president of the United States. "When Rod Serling adapted Irving Wallace's "The Man" to the screen in 1972—it was a joint production of Paramount Pictures and ABC Circle Films, originally intended to

neg: Mars in fiction science fiction scenarios. The following works of fiction deal with the planet itself, with any assumed Martian civilization as part of its planetary landscape. Several early modern writers, including Athanasius Kircher (1602–1680) and Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), hypothesized contact with Mars. Early science fiction about Mars often involved the first voyages to the planet, sometimes as an invasion force, more often for the purposes of exploration. By the 1930s, stories about reaching Mars had become somewhat trite, and the focus shifted to Mars as an alien landscape. In the following stories, human contact and basic exploration had taken place sometime in

neg: Semper Mars well constructed and plausible world political situation. Though praising Douglas for his depiction of extraterrestrial combat he found it disappointing that the alien artifacts had such a low profile. Semper Mars Semper Mars: Book One of the Heritage Trilogy is a military science fiction novel by American writer Ian Douglas. It is the first novel in the Heritage Trilogy. Set in 2040, the United States finds itself among a hostile world with only Britain, Russia, and Japan as reluctant allies. The dominant force in the world today is the United Nations, which has evolved into a world government and is

neg: Heritage Trilogy to protect American civilians and interests with lethal force if necessary. The discoveries on Mars, however, start a global war. The United States and its allies fight against most of the member nations of United Nations. As the war drags on it is discovered that Mars is not the only place that holds ruins of an alien civilization. In "Luna Marine" it is discovered that the Earth's own Moon contains mysterious technologies of long vanished species. The US attempts to take those ruins currently held by the UN using another Marine force made from veterans from Mars, supported by the

neg: Osama bin Laden Has Farty Pants Osama bin Laden Has Farty Pants "Osama bin Laden Has Farty Pants" is the ninth episode in the fifth season of the American animated television series "South Park". The 74th episode of the series overall, it was the first "South Park" episode to premiere following the September 11 attacks, having originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on November 7, 2001. The episode deals primarily with the aftermath of the attacks and the American invasion of Afghanistan. In the episode, the boys come face to face with Osama bin Laden after they are mistakenly shipped to Afghanistan. The

neg: History of the United States Congress and US House of Representatives, as well as the presidential elections; this was because states' rights became a popular issue after the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions outlawed the Federalists Alien and Sedition Acts. Federalists, after having lost the presidency and Congress, had a stronghold in the Supreme Court, presided over by chief justice John Marshall. One highly partisan justice, Samuel Chase, had irked president Jefferson by highly charged partisan attacks on his character, calling him a "Jacobin". Jefferson, after becoming president, urged Congress to impeach Chase. The House initiated impeachment in late 1804, and the Senate tried but acquitted him,

neg: The Gallifrey Chronicles (Parkin novel) the Vore hive. The Gallifrey Chronicles (Parkin novel) The Gallifrey Chronicles is a BBC Books original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It was the last of the Eighth Doctor Adventures range and features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner, and Trix MacMillan. The Eighth Doctor, accompanied by Fitz Kreiner and Trix MacMillan, overthrows the tyrant Mondova on an alien world, prevents a time-travelling alien from interfering in Ancient Roman history, and stops a Dalek (never named as such, but heavily implied) invasion of Mars. Against this backdrop, Fitz and

neg: The Gallifrey Chronicles (Parkin novel) The Gallifrey Chronicles (Parkin novel) The Gallifrey Chronicles is a BBC Books original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It was the last of the Eighth Doctor Adventures range and features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz Kreiner, and Trix MacMillan. The Eighth Doctor, accompanied by Fitz Kreiner and Trix MacMillan, overthrows the tyrant Mondova on an alien world, prevents a time-travelling alien from interfering in Ancient Roman history, and stops a Dalek (never named as such, but heavily implied) invasion of Mars. Against this backdrop, Fitz and Trix have begun

neg: Revenge of the Titans "Revenge of the Titans" is a direct sequel to "Titan Attacks!". After successfully stopping an alien race from the moon Titan from destroying Earth via their spacecraft, the aliens return for revenge, launching an all-out ground invasion. The player is the unseen commander of a military force that must stop the new invasion and then deal with the alien threat once and for all, by decimating them on Titan itself. The game was initially slated to be released on PS3, PS4 and Vita by Curve Studios, but porting the game was deemed too difficult, and only "Titan Attacks!" was ported

neg: Executive Orders by launching an unopposed invasion of Iraq and later uniting it with his country, calling the new entity the "United Islamic Republic" (or 'UIR'). Daryaei then secretly unleashes a master plan of “weakening” the United States through a series of terrorist attacks: a biological attack in the country using a weaponized strain of Ebola virus, a kidnapping attempt on Ryan’s youngest daughter Katie from her school, and an assassination attempt on the President himself by a Secret Service bodyguard who is actually an Iranian sleeper agent. China and India secretly assist Daryaei, first by causing a diplomatic crisis between the

neg: The War of the Worlds "Two Planets" ("Auf Zwei Planeten"). It was not translated until 1971, and thus may not have influenced Wells, although it did depict a Mars influenced by the ideas of Percival Lowell. Other examples are "Mr. Stranger's Sealed Packet" (1889), which took place on Mars, Gustavus W. Popes's "Journey to Mars" (1894), and Ellsworth Douglas's "Pharaoh's Broker", in which the protagonist encounters an Egyptian civilisation on Mars which, while parallel to that of the Earth, has evolved somehow independently. Wells had already proposed another outcome for the alien invasion story in "The War of the Worlds". When the Narrator meets the

neg: Timothy Bottoms Town in Texas" (1976), "Rollercoaster" (1977) "Hurricane" (1979), "Invaders from Mars" (1986) and "Elephant "(2003). Bottoms has the unique distinction of portraying U.S. President George W. Bush in three widely varying productions. In 2000–2001, he played a parody of Bush in the Comedy Central sitcom "That's My Bush!"; he subsequently appeared as Bush in a cameo appearance in the family film "". Finally, following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Bottoms once again played Bush, this time in a serious fashion, in the telefilm "DC 9/11", one of the first movies to be based upon the attacks. During an episode of

neg: War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave alien invasion, following the remnants of the human race who launch an attack on the planet Mars to counter a second attack. C. Thomas Howell reprises his role as George Herbert. George Herbert explains that despite years of searching for extraterrestrial life, mankind never expected the invasion which devastated human civilization into anarchy, and that the aliens were killed by a lack of immunity to the bacteria in the human blood they consumed. Two years later, a town is seen, populated with silent refugees including characters Shackleford and Sissy. Suddenly, three Tripods land in the city. People are struck by

neg: Steel Harbinger Steel Harbinger Steel Harbinger is a video game for the PlayStation, released on September 30, 1996. It is a shooter viewed from a 3/4 perspective, with live action full motion videos used to advance the storyline. Players take on the role of Miranda Bowen, a young woman mutated into a human/alien hybrid, who is humanity's last hope of repelling an alien invasion. In the year 2069 North America is shaken by war. Canada and Mexico are combating the United States. Not long after the start of the war, alien pods rain down from space onto North America, sprouting metallic tentacles

neg: Mars Attacks an expeditionary force of humans volunteering to embark on a counterattack on Mars, in which the Earth force attacks the Martians in their manner (bayoneting and bullets). This necessitates the Martian invasion troops to be recalled to defend their homeworld. The Earth attack forces, after destroying the Martian cities and killing the Martians, depart just before Mars is destroyed in the predicted cataclysm, thus ensuring the peace and safety of Earth as the Martian race is doomed to extinction. The cards proved popular with children, but depictions of explicit gore and implied sexual content caused an outcry, leading the company

neg: United States invasion of Afghanistan September 2001 by President Bush. It authorized the use of U.S. Armed Forces against those responsible for the 9/11 attacks and those who harbored them. Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter, to which all Coalition countries are signatories and for which its ratification by the U.S. makes it the "law of the land", prohibits the 'threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state' except in circumstances where a competent organ of the UN (e.g. the Security Council) has authorized it, or where it is in self-defence under article 51 of the Charter.

neg: Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs School of Art and Design in 1971. Afterward, he studied acting with the world-famous Negro Ensemble Company and the Al Fann Theatrical Ensemble. In 1975, he won the role of Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington on the ABC hit comedy series, "Welcome Back, Kotter". Hilton-Jacobs starred in a few commercials over the years, including an early 1970s commercial for The United Negro College Fund. Later in his career, he appeared in the 1989-1990 science fiction TV series "Alien Nation" as Sgt. Dobbs, an LAPD detective. He portrayed Panda Thomas (#1) in Rob Zombie's slasher film "31". Hilton-Jacobs portrayed Joseph Walter "Joe"

neg: United States invasion of Afghanistan United States invasion of Afghanistan The United States invasion of Afghanistan occurred after the September 11 attacks in late 2001, supported by close US allies. The conflict is also known as the U.S. war in Afghanistan. Its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda, and to deny it a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power. The United Kingdom was a key ally of the United States, offering support for military action from the start of preparations for the invasion. It followed the Afghan Civil War's 1996–2001 phase between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance groups,

neg: Public opinion in the United States on the invasion of Iraq Gulf War. Following the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, United States' popular opinion was seemingly for an invasion of Iraq . According to the CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll, conducted on October 3–6, 2002, 53% of Americans say they favor invading Iraq with U.S. ground troops in an attempt to remove Saddam Hussein from power (Saad, Lydia). As represented in the chart below the American public's support for the war fluctuated between 50% and 60% during the aftermath of attacks 9/11. When asked whether or not the United States should attack a country that has not attacked the

neg: Alien Grounds Alien Grounds Alien Grounds is a short film released in 2016 based on the music of the French rock group Mars Red Sky. "Alien Grounds" is a short film written and directed by French film director Sebastien Antoine set to music from the "Apex III" album of the rock group Mars Red Sky. The film features actors Yan Tual, Victoria Cyr and Dan Bronchinson. The scenario takes place during the retro 1970s with an outer space theme set to the hypnotic music of Mars Red Sky. The film begins with the main character Jack who is lost while driving and

neg: United States invasion of Afghanistan President Bush called the attacks more than just "acts of terror" but "acts of war" and resolved to pursue and conquer an "enemy" that would no longer be safe in "its harbors". The Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, Abdul Salam Zaeef said on 13 September 2001, that the Taliban would consider extraditing bin Laden if there was solid evidence linking him to the attacks. Though Osama bin Laden eventually took responsibility for the 9/11 attacks in 2004, he denied having any involvement in a statement issued on 17 September 2001, and by interview on 29 September 2001. The State Department, in

neg: United States invasion of Afghanistan a major error. Avoiding large forces which might rouse the Afghans against the United States was later seen as a fallacy. However, the growing commitment to Iraq was absorbing more and more resources, which in hindsight would have made committing such resources to Afghanistan impossible. The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan became the first phase of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present). United States invasion of Afghanistan The United States invasion of Afghanistan occurred after the September 11 attacks in late 2001, supported by close US allies. The conflict is also known as the U.S. war in Afghanistan. Its public aims were

neg: ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter named T.O.M. 2000, was voiced by Phil Hartman, and had a much more humorous script. Chairman L.C. Clench was portrayed by actor Jeffrey Jones. Dr. Femus is portrayed by actress Kathy Najimy, with Kevin Pollak playing her partner, Spinlock. A game within the DisneyQuest indoor interactive arcade at the Walt Disney World Resort called "Invasion! An ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter" featured some of the X-S Tech mythology, with Chairman Clench offering XS-Tech produced walker vehicles to help rescue a group of colonists, although its game play bore no resemblance to the Tomorrowland attraction. A stage show introduced in Tomorrowland (WDW) called

neg: Nina Bara portrayed Tonga, "a former alien villain turned Space Patrol ally" in "Space Patrol". She also was heard on "Tell It Again", "Mr. President" and "The Adventures of Bill Lance". She had the same Tonga role on the TV version of "Space Patrol", which began as a local program on KECA in Los Angeles and later was carried on ABC. In 1954, after she had left "Space Patrol", Bara filed suit for invasion of privacy and breach of contract against the producers of the program and other parties. The suit alleged that kinescopes of the program were released without her consent.

neg: Jeffrey Wright he played Bill Murray's eccentric Ethiopian neighbor Winston in "Broken Flowers". In 2005, he starred in the play "This Is How It Goes". He also appeared as one of the tenants in "Lady in the Water". In 2006, Wright was featured as Felix Leiter in the James Bond movie "Casino Royale". He reprised the role in "Quantum of Solace". In 2007, Wright starred in the alien invasion suspense thriller "The Invasion". In 2008, he portrayed Colin Powell in "W." He portrayed Muddy Waters in "Cadillac Records", a biopic, loosely based on the rise and fall of Chess Records. In 2010,

neg: Alien and Sedition Acts (and its citation of the Alien Enemies proclamations as authority) played into the ISIL narrative that the United States was at war with the entire Muslim religion (not just with ISIL and other terrorist entities). On June 26, 2018 in the 5‒4 decision "Trump v. Hawaii", the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Presidential Proclamation 9645, the third version of President Trump's travel ban, with the majority opinion being written by Chief Justice John Roberts. Alien and Sedition Acts The Alien and Sedition Acts were four laws passed by the Federalist-dominated 5th United States Congress and signed into law by President John

neg: Clash of Eagles Clash of Eagles Clash of Eagles is a 1990 alternate history novel by Leo Rutman. December, 1941. Nazi Germany has vanquished the United Kingdom and launches a major invasion across the Atlantic. German forces under Erwin Rommel land in Quebec and sweep down Canada, New England, and the Ohio Valley to New York City and declared the eastern United States an occupied territory. The rest of the United States remains unoccupied but perilously exposed to further attacks. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the government administration evacuate the endangered Washington, D.C. and flee westward to California. Life in the major cities

neg: The War of the Worlds attempt to develop a virulent disease to assist in their plans for global conquest. It was not widely read, and consequently Wells's vastly more successful novel is generally credited as the seminal alien invasion story. The first science fiction to be set on Mars may be "Across the Zodiac: The Story of a Wrecked Record" (1880) by Percy Greg. It was a long-winded book concerned with a civil war on Mars. Another Mars novel, this time dealing with benevolent Martians coming to Earth to give humankind the benefit of their advanced knowledge, was published in 1897 by Kurd Lasswitz –

neg: Public opinion in the United States on the invasion of Iraq and support for the invasion increased by four points. Only 27% opposed military action, the smallest percentage since the polls began in April 2002. The percentage of Americans supporting an invasion without UN support jumped eight points to 37%. 49% of those polled felt that President Bush had prepared the country for war and its potential risks, a 9-point jump from the previous month. A Gallup poll showed the majority of the population erroneously believed Iraq was responsible for the attacks of September 11. Although pro-war sentiments were very high after 9/11, public opinion stabilized soon after, and slightly in

neg: The Angry Red Planet find a recording of an alien voice, which announces that the ship's crew were allowed to leave Mars so they could deliver a message to their home planet. The voice then states that "we of Mars" have been observing human development on Earth for many thousands of years and have determined that humanity's technology has far outpaced progress in cultural advancement. The alien then accuses humankind of invading Mars, warning that if future expeditions ever return to the Red Planet, the Earth would be destroyed in retaliation. "The Angry Red Planet" began as "The Planet Mars", a treatment written by

neg: Hail to the Chief (TV series) Hail to the Chief (TV series) Hail to the Chief is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from April 9 to May 21, 1985. It centred around the President of the United States, portrayed by Patty Duke. The series was created by Susan Harris, and was produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions. It featured one of the few recurring gay characters in a 1980s television series (Randy, the Secret Service Agent portrayed by Joel Brooks). "Hail to the Chief" is similar in style to the TV sitcom, "Soap" (from the same producers as this series), in that it was a comedy

neg: Foreign relations of Morocco of financial assistance. Morocco was the first Arab state to condemn Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and sent troops to help defend Saudi Arabia. Morocco also was among the first Arab and Islamic states to denounce the September 11 attacks in the United States and declare solidarity with the American people in the war against terrorism. It has contributed to United Nations peacekeeping efforts on the continent. In recognition of its support for the War on Terrorism, in June 2004 U.S. President George W. Bush designated Morocco as a major non-NATO ally. Morocco has established diplomatic relations with 151 states(including the

neg: Mars Attacks! Not Unusual″. In 1985, Alex Cox pitched the idea of a film based on the Mars Attacks trading card series as a joint-production to Orion and Tristar Pictures. He wrote three drafts over the next four years, but was replaced by Martin Amis before Orion/Tristar placed "Mars Attacks" in turnaround. Jonathan Gems, who had previously written multiple unproduced screenplays for director Tim Burton, came up with his own idea for a "Mars Attacks" film in 1993. The writer pitched both concepts of "Mars Attacks" and "Dinosaurs Attack!" to Burton, who both decided that "Dinosaurs Attack!" would be too similar to

neg: Invasions of Afghanistan as still used air fields. On October 7, 2001 the United States, supported by some NATO countries including the United Kingdom and Australia, as well as other allies, began an invasion of Afghanistan under Operation Enduring Freedom. The invasion was launched to capture Osama bin Laden, who was accused of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The US military forces did not capture him, though they toppled the Taliban government and disrupted bin Laden's Al-Qaeda network. The Taliban government had given shelter to Bin Laden. On May 2, 2011, bin Laden was shot and killed by United States Armed Forces in

neg: Clash of Eagles extensive list of other Wikipedia articles regarding works of Nazi Germany/Axis/World War II alternate history. Clash of Eagles Clash of Eagles is a 1990 alternate history novel by Leo Rutman. December, 1941. Nazi Germany has vanquished the United Kingdom and launches a major invasion across the Atlantic. German forces under Erwin Rommel land in Quebec and sweep down Canada, New England, and the Ohio Valley to New York City and declared the eastern United States an occupied territory. The rest of the United States remains unoccupied but perilously exposed to further attacks. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the government administration

neg: John Pilger noose' around its neck". For Pilger, he writes, China is "a brilliant place with just some 'issues with human rights', but let's not go into that now" and his film's "lack of complexity is depressing". In 2003 and 2004, Pilger strongly criticised the policies of United States President George W. Bush, saying that he had exploited the 9/11 terrorist attacks in his 2003 invasion of Iraq and later occupation. Pilger in 2004 criticised then British Prime Minister Tony Blair as equally responsible for the invasion and the bungled occupation of Iraq. In 2004, as the Iraq insurgency increased, Pilger wrote

neg: Dreamcatcher (novel) Tract. There, they become caught between an alien invasion and an insane US Army Colonel, Abraham Kurtz. Jonesy and Beaver, who remain at the cabin while Henry and Pete go out for supplies, encounter a disoriented and delirious stranger wandering near the lodge during a blizzard talking about lights in the sky. The victim of an alien abduction, the man grows sicker and dies while sitting on the toilet. An extraterrestrial parasite eats its way out of his body and attacks the two men, killing Beaver. Jonesy inhales the spores of the strange reddish fungus that the stranger and his

neg: Richard Pryor to his show's controversial subject matter, and Pryor was unwilling to alter his material for network censors. During the short-lived series, he portrayed the first black President of the United States, spoofed the "Star Wars" Mos Eisley cantina, took on gun violence, and in another skit, used costumes and visual distortion to appear nude. In 1979, at the height of his success, Pryor visited Africa. Upon returning to the United States, Pryor swore he would never use the word "nigger" in his stand-up comedy routine again. Late in the evening of June 9, 1980, during the making of the film

neg: Mining in Afghanistan the United States and coalition troops in 2001 began a new phase in the history of Afghanistan, as many old resource projects were assessed again, and new ones were initiated. In 2001, the September 11 attacks in New York led to the United States invasion of Afghanistan. According to Mark Lander and James Risen, in 2007 U.S government sent geologist to explore the mining potential in Afghanistan. Using old Soviet maps of mining location, America created a more precise map of mineral locations. President Trump has agreed to remain in Afghanistan to help mine for minerals because he believes it

neg: Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America is a 1991 science fiction collage film directed by Craig Baldwin. The film presents a chronicle of U.S. involvement in Latin America through a pseudo-documentary about an alien invasion. An alien race called the Quetzals flee the destruction of the solar system's tenth planet and find shelter on Earth, hidden under the South Pole. They construct underground cities out of their own excrement, with large networks of caves reaching up to human's water and sewage systems. When the United States begins nuclear weapons tests in the 1940s, the

neg: Military history of the United States called out of retirement to head a "provisional army" in case of invasion by France, but President John Adams managed to negotiate a truce, in which France agreed to terminate the prior alliance and cease its attacks. The Berbers along the Barbary Coast (modern day Libya) sent pirates to capture merchant ships and hold the crews for ransom. The U.S. paid protection money until 1801, when President Thomas Jefferson refused to pay and sent in the Navy to challenge the Barbary States, the First Barbary War followed. After the U.S.S. "Philadelphia" was captured in 1803, Lieutenant Stephen Decatur led a

neg: William Kaufmann suspended. The hope was that an all-out nuclear war could be avoided. The counterforce proposal stood in contrast to the massive retaliation approach advocated by United States Air Force General Curtis LeMay at Strategic Air Command in which the US response to a Soviet invasion, even one without nuclear attacks, would be nuclear weapons on all major military and civilian sites in the Soviet Union and its allies, which could have resulted in hundreds of millions of deaths. Kaufmann was hired by United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara after President John F. Kennedy took office, as one of McNamara's