Garland Shooting

PARKLAND REVISITED: Known Wolves, Astroturfing and the Politics of Mass Shootings

Methodology and Disclaimer: The objective of this article is to offer a critical analysis of the event in question within the current political and social context in the United States. This analysis will attempt to evaluate the crime scene, as well as the mainstream media coverage of the event itself and major political themes which have been attached to the event by the media and political parties in America.

MISSING DETAILS: Orlando Shooting 911 Transcripts Questioned, Alleged Survivor’s Story Challenged


Shawn Helton
21st Century Wire 
The FBI have finally released the written transcripts from shooter Omar Mateen’s supposed 911 call – and now apparently unredacted. Meanwhile, another story of survival at Pulse nightclub is called into question.
Will this tell us anything new about this event, or will it just prompt even more questions?

CASTING CRISIS: Orlando’s Actors, Agents and Casualty Role Players

Shawn Helton
21st Century Wire
Truth is often stranger than fiction when looking at the bizarre phenomena surrounding many mass casualty incidents – and the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting was no exception.
It was recently revealed that the world’s largest security firm G4S, who had employed the man named in the Orlando pulse nightclub shooting, Omar Mateen – is a client of the mass casualty staging company called CrisisCast.