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CTU Los Angeles

24fan — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:58:23 +0000

CTU LA maintains a team of forensics specialists and have agents performing undercover assignments. The CTU seems to have basic powers of arrest, but many of its operatives show more leeway in how they arrest and question their subjects than other law enforcement agencies, both in the real world and the world of the show.

The liberties taken by CTU agents, particularly Jack Bauer, routinely violate established chains of command and would present incredible legal problems if attempted in the real world. CTU is described as working closely with the National Security Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office.

Seasons 4 and 5 of 24 indicated that the Director of CTU reports first to the US Secretary of Defense and ultimately to the President of the United States. During extreme crises the President takes direct control, often with a specific CTU branch (the one handling the crisis), in order to personally monitor an operation’s progress. The Director of the office managing the crisis is allowed to bypass the chain of command entirely and communicate directly with the President. CTU represent some combination of the powers vested in the FBI, CIA, NSA, and DHS.

CTU

24fan — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:57:38 +0000

The Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) is a fictional elite branch of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) created after the 1993 World Trade Center Attack. Its headquarters are in Washington D.C. with satellite operations in major cities where threats are likely. CTU’s primary mission is to disrupt and destroy foreign and domestic terror cells hostile to the United States, as well as protect the U.S. from terror attacks. With an office in nearly every major city of the U.S., CTU also has a role in creating security policy and fighting groups of organized crime that fund terrorism.^[1]

CTU offices are run by a Director, also called the Special Agent in Charge, to whom the Director of Field Operations and the Chief of Staff report. The CTU offices report to a District Office, overseen by the District Director. District offices cover a larger amount of territory in their jurisdiction. Finally, the District office and all other offices report to a Division Headquarters, overseen by a Regional Director. This title implies that each Division Headquarters has jurisdiction over an entire region of the United States. It is likely that the Division Headquarters, run first by Ryan Chappelle and then Bill Buchanan, were responsible for the Pacific Coast, with other Divisions taking responsibility for other parts of the country.

CTU is also mentioned in the 2004 production of The Punisher as a previous place of employment for Frank Castle, probably an homage to 24.

24

24fan — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:10:09 +0000

24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. It is broadcast in the USA by the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide. The show first aired on November 6, 2001, with an initial thirteen episodes. After leading actor Kiefer Sutherland won a Golden Globe for his role in the first 10 episodes, the ratings were boosted, which prompted FOX to order the second half of the series. Five seasons of 24 have been produced, and the sixth began airing on January 14, 2007. A motion picture based on the show is scheduled to be filmed in 2008 and will likely be released in 2009. Since Season 3, all the seasons have been premiered on Sky One, in the United Kingdom.

24 is presented in real-time with each season following a 24-hour period in the life of federal agent Jack Bauer (Sutherland) as he tries to prevent terrorist attacks. Based in Los Angeles, the show also follows the actions of others associated with the attacks, including the fictional Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) as well as the President and his many advisors.

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24fan — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

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