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  • Back In 2000, The CIA Made These Predictions For 2015

    01/02/2015 6:37:52 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 9 replies
    Business Insider ^ | 01/02/2015 | Nicholas Carlson
    Back in 2000, the CIA published a 70-page report on what the world would be like in 2015. Here were some of those predictions, according to a December 2000 story from The Telegraph. * "International affairs are increasingly determined by large and powerful organizations rather than governments." Verdict: Probably true, though it is sometimes hard to distinguish between non-state actors and state actors. Just look at the Islamic State or the possibly-not-North Korean hackers who took down Sony. * "Between now and 2015 terrorist tactics will become increasingly sophisticated and designed to achieve mass casualties." Verdict: Definitely true. Sadly, this...