Future World Events 2009

CURRENT EVENTS IN FUTURE WORLD

Items marked in red have happened in the real world.

September

 * Lockerbie Bomber killed in explosion in his hospital bedroom. Libyan officials' investigation points towards an assassination. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, the bomber, is the only person reported killed in the blast. The injury of a Libyan guard was also reported.
 * Everetti and Coalition forces capture Mogadishu. Heavy fighting ensues between insurgent civilians and Coalition forces. Islamist government and Al Qaeda flee north.
 * Everetti AeroMexico flight from Cancun is hijacked after landing in Mexico City by a suspect claiming to have a bomb, demanding to speak to the Mexican President. Passengers kill the hijacker.
 * Everetti CTTF agents raid and arrest 313 suspects in Operation: Myspace, charged with crimes ranging in hacking, violation of right to privacy, identity theft, impersonation, creation and deployment of viruses, trojans and malicious software and phishing.
 * Everetti President Kaitlyn Spencer announced to having H1N1 Swine Flu. Secretary of Defense Jason Harris steps up as Acting President until Spencer returns to good health.
 * People meeting in front of the Everetti Embassy in the USS, to pray for the President of Everett, causes a big riot as the movement against Councilist Democracy show up to destroy the meeting. USS police forces are sent to deal with it. 30 people are badly injured including 7 police officers.
 * Everetti Secretary of State Dupont condemns the rioters and the movement. "This kind of activity is unacceptable and completely baseless. We send condolenses to those injured by this criminal action. We also thank those who have prayed for our President. She is expected to make a full recovery within the next few days."
 * Cascadian Airlines Flight 76 is attempted to be hijacked by terrorists. Apparently, a passenger got off board to alert security after noticing a suspicious person get onto the plane.  Policemen stopped the plane from taking off and then noticed the hijacker did not have a real pilots' license.  the hijacker was then taken off board to be questioned.  The Cascadian Minister of Security says "Terrorism is unacceptable in this world.  We must work together to put a true end to it, not just Al Qaeda."
 * Outbreak of murders appears in Iraqistan. Jihadist radical group claims responsibility demanding Sharia Law to be instated in the country. The deaths were all of women so far who the group claimed were not veiling themselves.
 * Iraqistan deploys troops into crowded sections of large cities, ordered to shoot on sight anyone causing disturbance. Raids of homes begin on suspected radicals.
 * Libyan leader speaks at the UN, ranting and rambling, causing many nation's representatives to walk out.