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{{quote|''The 39 Steps is an organization of spies collecting information on behalf of the foreign office of...''<br />
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** And the IRK is an obvious stand-in for the Islamic Republic of Iran, right down to the controversial nuclear program.
* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'' "The Christmas Invasion", Harriet Jones, Prime Minister ([[Catch Phrase|Yes, we know who you are]]) refers to "the President" and then makes an Iraq War comment:
{{quote| "Use these exact words - 'He is not my boss and he is certainly not turning this into a war'."}}
** Which becomes somewhat ironic when her course of action in the end is to wait until the aliens have surrendered to the Doctor and then kill them all as they leave. [[Exact Words|Well, a war it wasn't, anyway.]]
** She also mentions jokingly that she is "not one of the 'babes'", referring to the so-called "Blair's Babes", a term used to refer to the high-profile women that Tony Blair gave favour to at the beginning of his administration.