21st Century Wire says…
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), arms imports to Middle Eastern countries have had an 86 percent upsurge over the past decade. In addition, US arms exports have amounted to nearly one third of global arms imports from 2012-16.
21st Century Wire says…
This week a US presidential executive order temporarily restricted travelers and refugees from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen from entering America. In response to the controversial order, a wave of anti-Trump ‘flash mob’ protests emerged seemingly out of nowhere at New York’s JFK Airport and other airports across the nation.
Welcome to the brave new world of digital activism, driven by some of the world wealthiest men…
21st Century Wire says…
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of a potential ‘soft coup’ to keep US President-elect Donald Trump from taking office. The shocking red flag alert comes a week after a Trump-Russia dossier was published by Buzzfeed. It was an intelligence report full of unfounded claims and unsubstantiated accusations directed at both Russia and Trump.
Shawn Helton
21st Century Wire
The New Year’s Eve Reina Nightclub Shooting may not have been the work of a lone wolf terrorist according to Cevet Ones, a former deputy head for intelligence at Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT).
Shawn Helton
21st Century Wire
Another shocking active-shooter incident rocks America. This time, according to Florida’s Broward County Sheriff’s Department, thirteen people were shot, including five dead, after an apparent shooting rampage took place at Fort Lauderdale’s Hollywood International Airport yesterday.
Shawn Helton
21st Century Wire
As 2016 comes to a close, a nightclub shooting rocks Istanbul on New Year’s Eve. The attack is less than two weeks after Berlin’s known wolf truck attack. Only time will tell if the Turkish club shooting will also turn out to be the work of a known wolf. A massive manhunt is already underway.
Let’s examine the latest details in what appears to be another terror tragedy in Turkey…
