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Clear and Present Danger 1994

CIA Deputy Director Jack Ryan investigates the murder of a businessman, uncovering a conspiracy linked to Colombian cartels. His pursuit of the truth leads him into a dangerous world of political maneuvering and covert operations. Facing escalating threats and risking his career and personal safety, Ryan must expose the powerful forces at play and bring them to justice.

CIA Deputy Director Jack Ryan investigates the murder of a businessman, uncovering a conspiracy linked to Colombian cartels. His pursuit of the truth leads him into a dangerous world of political maneuvering and covert operations. Facing escalating threats and risking his career and personal safety, Ryan must expose the powerful forces at play and bring them to justice.

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72

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7.1

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81%

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74%

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67

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67th Academy Awards 1995

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As a United States Coast Guard ship intercepts an American yacht sailing through the Caribbean Sea, a harrowing truth starts to unfold. The owner of the vessel and his family, including businessman Peter Hardin, have met a gruesome fate at the hands of their Colombian crew. It is revealed that Hardin was engaging in money laundering for the infamous Cali Cartel, an act that incited the wrath of drug lord Ernesto Escobedo. This betrayal led to Hardin’s embezzlement of millions in drug profits, prompting Escobedo to order his assassination.

In a covert response, U.S. President Bennett, a personal friend of Hardin, authorizes National Security Advisor James Cutter to launch secret operations in Colombia with the goal of dismantling the cartel. Following Admiral James Greer’s cancer treatment, Jack Ryan is appointed as acting Deputy Director of Intelligence. In his new capacity, Ryan seeks additional funding from Congress to bolster Colombian forces combating the drug lords, assuring them that no direct American military action will take place. Yet, unbeknownst to Ryan, Cutter has an alternative agenda in mind.

Cutter forms an elite special forces unit called RECIPROCITY, which is assembled by CIA operative John Clark and supported by Robert Ritter, the CIA Deputy Director of Operations. President Bennett assigns Ryan the task of engaging the Colombian government to secure the seizure of Escobedo’s hidden assets—an astounding $650 million resting in offshore accounts. However, tensions brew when Cortez, Escobedo’s intelligence officer, covertly commands the cartel to strike Ryan’s convoy, leading to a catastrophic attack that results in numerous casualties, including the deaths of Dan Murray and FBI Director Emile Jacobs.

As situations spiral out of control, Cortez realizes that the Americans orchestrated the attack and proposes a dubious deal with Cutter: he would take down Escobedo and lead the cartel, significantly diminishing drug shipments to the U.S. and paving the way for more American-led arrests to create an appearance of success in the ongoing drug war. In exchange, he demands the dismantling of RECIPROCITY and the withdrawal of CIA support to solidify his power within the cartel. Cutter, unaware of the impending dangers, reluctantly agrees, leaving Clark’s team vulnerable to Cortez’s forces deep in the jungle.

While Cutter remains in the dark about U.S. surveillance intercepting his negotiations with Cortez, Ryan takes advantage of Ritter’s computer system to unveil incriminating evidence about Colombia’s illicit activities. However, this revelation seals Ryan’s fate; Ritter discloses that because of his funding involvement, Congress would single him out for accountability, while Ritter and Cutter had secured pre-emptive pardons from President Bennett. This shocking news comes post-Greer’s funeral, as Ryan flies to Bogota to reunite with Clark, blissfully unaware of the deceitful narrative painted by Cutter and Ritter, which casts him as a traitor to RECIPROCITY.

After realizing he had been misled by Ritter and Cutter, Ryan teams up with Clark. Together, they acquire a helicopter to reach the last known site of RECIPROCITY, where they meet sniper Chavez, who reveals that the majority of their squad has perished, leaving Captain Ramirez and one remaining member in enemy hands.

During a tense confrontation with Escobedo, Ryan exposes Cortez’s betrayal while Clark valiantly undertakes a rescue operation at a coffee facility that serves as a cover for Escobedo’s drug dealings. But as Escobedo faces Cortez, he is fatally killed by one of Cortez’s associates. Amidst this chaos, Ryan narrowly escapes with Clark and the rescued men, thanks to Chavez, who heroically eliminates Cortez, saving Ryan’s life in the process.

In the tumultuous aftermath, Ryan confronts President Bennett, refusing to partake in the cover-up of the conspiracy. He ultimately stands before the Congressional Oversight Committee, laying bare the alarming events that have transpired.

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General HMMWV M998

BMW

1992

3 Coupé E36

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1980

Funeral Coach

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C-30

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1987

Caprice

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1977

Caprice Classic

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1982

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1994

Suburban

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1990

New Yorker

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1966

Newport

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燃眉追击 Neposredna opasnost Overhengende fare Açik Tehlike 긴급 명령 Neposredna nevarnost Danger immédiat Jack Ryan 03: Clear and Present Danger Jack Ryan 3 - Perigo Real e Imediato 해리슨 포드의 긴급명령 긴급명령 燃眉追擊 Das Kartell Sotto il segno del pericolo Прямая и явная угроза Perigo Imediato Påtaglig fara Peligro inminente Jasné nebezpečí Dødens Karteller Stan zagrożenia Végveszélyben Јасна и непосредна опасност 今そこにある危機 סכנה ברורה ומיידית Άμεσος Κίνδυνος Isku Kolumbiaan Perigo Real e Imediato Singur împotriva președintelui Açık Tehlike Реална опасност 迫切的危機 Jasné nebezpečenstvo Reālie draudi Akivaizdus ir tikras pavojus Hiểm Họa Hiện Hữu تهدید فوری و آشکار პირდაპირი მუქარა แผนอันตราย ข้ามโลก Пряма та очевидна загроза

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燃眉追击 Neposredna opasnost Overhengende fare Açik Tehlike 긴급 명령 Neposredna nevarnost Danger immédiat Jack Ryan 03: Clear and Present Danger Jack Ryan 3 - Perigo Real e Imediato 해리슨 포드의 긴급명령 긴급명령 燃眉追擊 Das Kartell Sotto il segno del pericolo Прямая и явная угроза Perigo Imediato Påtaglig fara Peligro inminente Jasné nebezpečí Dødens Karteller Stan zagrożenia Végveszélyben Јасна и непосредна опасност 今そこにある危機 סכנה ברורה ומיידית Άμεσος Κίνδυνος Isku Kolumbiaan Perigo Real e Imediato Singur împotriva președintelui Açık Tehlike Реална опасност 迫切的危機 Jasné nebezpečenstvo Reālie draudi Akivaizdus ir tikras pavojus Hiểm Họa Hiện Hữu تهدید فوری و آشکار პირდაპირი მუქარა แผนอันตราย ข้ามโลก Пряма та очевидна загроза

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