Books by female authors studied by just 2% of . However, the funeral was suddenly bombarded by surprise attacks caused by several Arabian terrorists disguisingaspolicemen, emergency service personnel andthe Queen's Guard, and they quickly assassinated the leaders of France, Italy, Germany, Canada and Japan. Banning and Asher met up with Jacqueline Marshall, an agent working inan MI6 safe house, which was also infiltrated by terrorists disguising as Delta Force team. After a moment, Banning was suspicious about the explosion and informed Trumbull that Kang would not go out like a suicide bomber and that was not who he is. As Banning tookthe terrorist's pistol, he founda picture of Connor, realizing that they were looking for him. At night, Mike and his father observed Jennings' men approaching Clay's house through surveillance cameras. His mother died several years afterwards. When the countdown reached three seconds, Cerberus was deactivated, much to the immediate relief of Banning and everyone in the Pentagon as the nightmarish situation is finally over. Then, he stabbed one of the terrorists in the neck to scare the other one. While doing so, he gotinto the President's laptop and deletedthe classified files so no one wouldget their hands on it. Banning toldLeah that he loves her before hanging up to do his job. Banning reminded the general that he doesn't work for him. The next day, Banning and Jacobs arrived in the Oval Office. Army Ranger (formerly)Secret Service:AgentDirector Banning unhappily goes to the roof as fast as possible. General Clegg said with the force that size, he had men who can sweep them out in short order. One of his friends said he didn't know. Banning only threatenedKamran that he's coming to kill him unless he retreatedto wherever he's from. Jacobs asked Banning if they can trust the information and he replied he just asked them nicely. MikeBig TopEchelon FourOscar Zulu 309 Mr. Banning Book banning is a bipartisan game, a point nicely made by Jonathan Zimmerman, a self-described liberal who wrote in The Dallas Morning News: "When conservatives try to ban a book, we liberals. Mike Banning was portrayed by Gerard Butler in Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, Angel Has Fallen and Night Has Fallen. Battles/wars Once he patched himself up, Banning went back to work. Books with sexually explicit content, or those that challenge religious or . Michael enlisted in the Navy Reserves while still in his senior year of high school. Banning admits that maybe Kang is right, but sabotaging his efforts might be a good start. Micheal Jameson Banning was born on September 16th, 1970 in Fort Hood, Texas, to Clay Banning, a decorated Army Ranger serving as a tunnel rat in the Vietnam War, and his wife Mary Banning (ne DeWitt). Banning told Forbes to leave the babysitter alone. Kang admitted that he had underestimated him and that it won't happen again. Hobby Banning finds Connor in the hidden passageway. Mike suggested she should wear the small one, because it would be a 'classic look for a classy lady.'. Launched in 1982, Banned Books Week was a response to an increase in the number of books being challenged by groups and individuals. Banning managed to shoot many motorcycling terrorists trying to get President Asher, and soon they were now on Marine One helicopter trying to fly out of the city. Banning and the military assault team approached Kamran's hideout to save President Asher before he was executed in live at 8:00 PM. He also reluctantlyinformedBanning that a Cerberus code has been entered. Status He demanded to know who is running the group. Why. Banning reloaded his last magazine and asked his former co-workers where President Asher is. As Jacobs was leaving, Banning thanked her for the support. Mike led the President to the emergency vehicles when he saw Jennings and his men arrived and started their attack. As Banning movedto the stairway near the front entrance where Kang intendedto kill Secretary McMillan outside the White House in front of the media, he usedhis scoped MP5A3 to kill Kang's henchman Cho. After a brief fight, Banning managed to get behind Yu and broke his neck, killing Yu. By dawn, Banning tookthe wounded President Asher out of the White House. The terrorists just laughed at him. Days later, Banning was finally reinstated to the protection detail as he, along with Connor, Jacobs and General Clegg, watched President Asher addressing the media and the entire nation about the aftermath of the attack on the American lives that had lost and his assurance that America would rebuild from the siege. As Trumbull called someone to get the deactivation code, General Clegg told Banning to find the control panel marked "Countermand" and flipped a switch that's marked "Initiate Recall". Mike Micheal Jameson "Mike" Banning was born on September 16th, 1970 in Fort Hood, Texas, to Clay Banning, a decorated Army Ranger serving as a tunnel rat in the Vietnam War, and his wife Mary Alice Banning (nee DeWitt). Forbes said that with that snowstorm, he would get out of the tuxedo, sit by the fire and watch Breaking Bad. Judy Blume Forever includes a memorable clip from her appearance on CNN's Crossfire in the 1980s, where she handily . Kang then tauntedBanning again, asking about Leah and he knows about her too. Kang admittedthat he hadunderestimated him and that it won't happenagain. After suiting up with the terrorist's armored suit, Banning tooka picture of the Korean's tattoo of a terrorist's nape and sentit to the Pentagon. As the helicopter's rear rotor was about to hit Banning, he let go of the hole and fell through the third floor and landed in the floor of the Lincoln Bedroom, injuring himself as the helicopter explodes, damaging the living quarters of the White House. Banning killedthe terrorist he used as a human shield as he watches as the Hydra 6 rose up and started firing on the helicopters. He then served Allan Trumbull when his administration started. He told Connor it's just a false alarm and told him to continue his climb. Banning managed to get the passenger door open, but the door on Margaret's side was jammed. He is the main protagonist of the Has Fallen franchise. Then, he looked back and sawa terrorist about to fire an RPG rocket. Eyes Clegg only saidthat they are not waiting and Trumbull statedthat they have to secure Cerberus. He suspectedthat Kang is still in the bunker with President Asher and he wouldtry to get away under that cover. Mike unmasked and recognized one of the assailants as Bruno who took part in the training exercise at the beginning of the film. Banning and the other agents rushed to the limo as it was slowly sliding down. The assault team then destroyed the generator and drew enemy attention while Banning infiltrated Kamran's hideout to find Asher. He yelledat the two men to get down. A visibly pregnantLeah then cameover and saidit was the White House on the phone. Then, First Lady Margaret Asher came up and asked Mike whether she should wear the long or the short earrings. Mike is reunited with his spouse Leah after he escorts the President out of the White House bunker. Connor remarked to Mike that he sucks as he shut off the game console, and Mike replied that he sucks worse as they started preparing to leave. One of his friends said he didn't know. Banning only threatened Kamran that he's coming to kill him unless he retreated back to Iran or Pakistan or wherever he's from, despite Kamran promising to stream Asher's execution to the whole world. Mike suggestedshe should wear the small one, because it would be a 'classic look for a classy lady.'. As they stood, Banning then fought Forbes. Banning saidthat maybe he owns them for giving him a chance to make up for that today. When he crashed the trailer, Mike ran off into the woods at night and successfully eluded the police looking for him. The short story The Bear Trap is set between Massacre Pond and The Bone Orchard. Although he slashed the terrorist's leg after blocking one of his kicks and again slashed his right arm, Kang pushed Banning to the concrete wall and he made the agent lose the knife during the struggle. Banning confirmedto her that he is in the Oval Office while getting a pistol from the President's desk. It was noted that, according to Jennings, Mike bought a vehicle for their cook in the Army, Moe. However, they were interrupted when Banning and the protection detail saw a large number of unmanned drones approaching from the north. Banning said that they will make a Secret Service agent out of Connor, and Roma remarks that he just needs to remember to put his seat belt on. As they went to the front entrance, Banning had apologized for the damage on the White House. He took the RPG launcher and fired at the last Hydra 6 weaponry, but that last gun destroyed the fifth chopper, as the helicopter was about to crash on the White House. He toldJacobs that Kang and his men have the Hydra 6 and they hadto abort the infiltration. Banning blindly engaged at them and wounded one of them. After his military service, Banning became a Secret Service agent, where he served as the leader of the Protection Detail for President Benjamin Asher. Banning then guessed he's little rusty and sarcastically said to the other terrorist that his friend was a funny guy. While traveling, a tree branch fell onto the lead vehicle and crashed into the limo, in which the President and his wife were seated in. After noticing the footsteps of the commandos, he sneakedinto the hidden tunnels behind the Lincoln Bedroom walls. A Maryland man has sued a local bar for discrimination, claiming he was banned from the premises for being an "old white" guy. After Roma and the others left (since they hadto meet up the South Korean delegation in the White House, including South Korean Prime Minister Lee Tae-Woo), Banning toldJacobs that he wantedto return tothe Presidential Detail because he's unhappy with the desk job at the Treasury Department. When the terrorists shut the power down in the White House, Banning realized that the surveillance feed is still operational and headed for the control room. He reloadeda new magazine into his pistol, when he sawone of his friends got shot in the neck. Then, he retreated to the stairway and watched, as the Korean terrorists entered the White House. Banning pushed to the table in the state's dining room. Despite the terrorist's fighting prowess, Banning soon overpoweredhim and bashed his head with the robust statue of Abraham Lincoln, killing the terrorist. Banning then killed two of the terrorists with his pistol using that terrorist as a shield. Mike Banning - The United States (232 books) Mike Banning has 232 books on Goodreads, and is currently reading Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson, Fire & Blood by George R.R. Then he taunted that he would send photos of his body to the press, because he knows Kang likes that kind of stuff before ending the call and locking out Kang's video access and headed out to the bunker where Kang would leave - as Banning had disabled Kang's communications, thus preventing him from making televised executions on video feeds to the Pentagon, the only way Kang would force Trumbull's cooperation is by executing another hostage in the open, where the media was, thus leaving himself vulnerable to a clean shot from Banning. Jacobs told Banning that he had to start living in the real world and forgive himself for failing to save Margaret. As Banning was blown away by the blast radius, he was temporary dazed by the blast. However, a militant group working for arms dealer and terrorist mastermind Aamir Barkawi assassinated five world leaders and tried to kill President Asher live via internet, but Mike thwarted the live murder and rescued the president. It shows up shortly after the start of every new school year. He saw the South Korean flag in the limousines. Banning and Asher ran for it and entered the emptied streets, taking down a squadof terrorists who hadinvaded the London Underground. Family A visibly pregnant Leah then came over and said it was the White House on the phone. As more reinforcements from the Secret Service were coming out from the front door, Banning was about to fire back at the terrorists, when he saw them going down. Banning says that they have to continue on, but Forbes was acting strange for the moment and when he mentioned Kang's name, the surprised and suspicious Banning asked Forbes how did he know the leader's name. She also says to General Clegg that there is used to be some old tunnels, but they were sealed up years ago. He realizedthat he ran out of ammo in his P229 pistol and further retreatedupstairs to avoid detection. Mike Banning He tookthe RPGlauncher and firedat the last Hydra 6 weaponry, but that last gun destroyedthe fifth chopper, as thehelicopter was about to crash on the White House. A pleased Trumbull then authorized Banning to get President Asher out. The Speaker reluctantly says that they are going to recall the Seventh Fleet and pull their troops out of Korea, as well as giving them the helicopter to the North Lawn. Type of Hero 5p. Banning reached Asher at the very last second and ordered Davies to detonate the explosive attached to the building's gas pipelines; while Banning and Asher made a run for it, Kamran was left to incinerate to death from the gas explosion. President Asher saidthat he believes the building is insured as the US troops took the President from Banning as they left the building. Banning convincedForbes to tell Kang that he killed him to help him buy some time to save the president in orderto make up for his treacherous deeds and usedthe radio to have Forbes contact Kang. When the terrorists spoke in Korean, Banning covered his mouth with his hand and stabbed him in the leg, forcing the terrorist to scream in pain. He had never been photographed or identified by any Western intelligence agency before - in fact, nobody thought to look for him inside the South Korean government. Banning sarcastically said that it is funny. Banning finally called Leah, who has been working in the hospital since the siege, and got a hold of her while he was treating his own injuries. As they set down on the doorway near the state's dining room, Forbes asked Banning if the president's okay. Friends/Allies After being exonerated for an assassination plot againstPresident Trumbull, he was promoted to Director of the Secret Service. The entire protection detail was killed by said drones, but Banning was able to survive and save Trumbull. Debut novelist Chelsea Banning, 33, went viral on Twitter after sharing that only two people came to her . General Clegg orderedBanning to stand down, stating that they need to put him out of here before theylost another hostage, since Vice President Charlie Rodriguez has been executed by Kang. The assault team then destroyed the generator and drewenemy attention while Banning infiltratedKamran'shideout to find Asher. Mike recalled to his father that he had been in West Virginia for the past five years; North Carolina and Alaska prior to that. As two of Kang's men were coming to the stairway, Banning killedone coming in the stairway and blindly firedhis pistol to mortally wound the other one before finishinghim off swiftly. As Banning reaches the Oval Office, he tried to contact The Pentagon on the phone, but discovered that all phone lines were down. As author Carmen Maria Machado whose award-winning memoir about a queer, abusive relationship met protests from Texas parents tells us, "Preventing children from reading my book, or any . While the President was on comatose due to injuries sustained from the attack, Mike was placed under arrest by FBI agent Helen Thompson as she and her people had uncovered substantial evidence of his hair and DNA stored in the discarded cargo van used to carry out the massacre. Banning unhappily goes to the roof as fast as possible. Mike told him that the bloodbath will start if Margaret caught him playing it, and he turned off the TV. Banning and Asher ran for it and entered the emptied streets, taking down a squad of terrorists who had invaded the London Underground. Banning asked if she was okay, Leah says that she's alright and that she had to stay in the hospital longer than she thought. Residence(s) He hadnever beenphotographed or identified by any Western intelligence agency before and nobody thought to look for him inside the South Korean government. Banning states that maybe he can't atone for his disgrace, but informedhim that he might want to take a headcount and that Connor is out of the White House. Forbes then tossed his cigarette on Banning and attacks him, revealing to be alongside Kang. As the terrorists were advancing to the White House, DCPolice officers fired at them from the outside until a female sniper killedthem. Newspapers including Cleveland's Plain Dealer . However, Mike quickly escaped after killing all of his assailants in the SUV and made it crash into the tree. Chronological Order of Mike Bowditch Books. Upon reaching the floor where Trumbull was treated, he was captured by the Secret Service and met Gentry, telling him that he needed to see the President. After Kang's death, he tended the injured President Asher, who informed him that Kang had activated Cerberus. Published in 2012, this irreverent book about dying is still one of the most banned books in 2022. White House SiegeLondon SiegeAssassination Attempt on Allan Trumbull Then, he tossed the soft ball at his computer screen, bored. Kang unhappily ordered his computer expert, Lim, to disable the video call, but Banning said that he isn't shutting him down and is here to say. Banning told them that they wouldland in Somerset House and they woulddrive by motorcade to St. Paul's Cathedral. He checked in with the Pentagon. 1 bestseller in the . Trumbull informedBanning that if Kang is still in the bunker with the President, Mike could notlet Kang leave with Asher. He eventually deduced that Jennings was responsible for framing him. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Richard Price, author of the Adventures In Censorship blog, about trends in censorship and book banning. 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