But what's really goingto happen between now and 2012? Is there any way to take an educatedguess about which challenges are most likely to appear?
That'swhat I've done here in this collection of thirty-five predictions for2010 - 2012. Although I can't actually see the future in some sort ofcrystal ball, I do have a successful track record of predicting manylarge-scale events years before they happen. As published here onNaturalNews, my predictions for 2009 clocked in at 79% accuracy (http://www.naturalnews.com/027964_p...). I'm on the record calling the 2007 housing crash a full two years before it took place (http://www.naturalnews.com/News_000...),and those who have been following these writings for several years knowthat I openly warned people about the dot-com crash two years before ithappened as well.
So here's what I see coming in 2010 - 2012.This is based on "educated guesses" about where current trends may leadus. This is not some sort of psychic prediction exercise; it's basedentirely on observation and forward thinking.
By the way, ifthese predictions seem too pessimistic, be sure to read the bottom ofthis article which talks about the upside of what will happen after these next few years. Ultimately, there is good news ahead...
#1 - Worldwide shortage of rare earth metals
The world depends on Rare Earth Metals (REMs) to manufacture everythingfrom electric motors to solar panels and computer parts. Expect aglobal shortage to hit hard over the next three years. (http://www.naturalnews.com/028028_r...)#2 - Food supply disruptions hit western nations
There will be one or more serious disruptions in the food supply that willwake up Americans to the possibility that their food may not be assecure or plentiful as they had imagined. While this could take theform of a crop disease that spreads across corn or wheat farms, it'smore likely to involve radical weather patterns that destroy crops andlimit food supply.#3 - Deadly superbug mutation goes wild
A deadly superbug will escape the hospital and get into the "wild" --meaning it starts to infect everyday people, perhaps being transmittedthrough gyms or schools. A review of what led to the escape will pointto abuse of antibiotics and failure of hospital staff to wash theirhands.#4 - New evidence links vaccines and neurological disorders
New evidence will emerge linking vaccines to neurological disorders such asAlzheimer's disease. This evidence may point to the chemical adjuvantsused in vaccines which cause an inflammatory response in the body. Thevaccine industry, of course, will deny any such link, but evidence willmount that points to the link.#5 - U.S. power grid suffers catastrophic failure
At some point over the next three years, the U.S. power grid will suffer acatastrophic regional failure that puts tens of millions of people inthe dark. The power grid is a fragile system just waiting to be broughtdown by cascading failures. It will be repaired relatively quickly(perhaps in 72 hours), but its failure will leave many people on edgeand cause a rush of business at preparedness retailers.#6 - Satellite breakdown
There will be a huge failure in one or more key communications satellites,causing widespread disruptions in telecomm services, including thoseserving emergency and law enforcement organizations. Likely causes:Space debris, solar flares or deliberate targeting by land-to-spacerockets. (China may even begin to shoot down U.S. satellites if amilitary confrontation breaks out, see below...)#7 - GM crop contamination leads to crisis
Somewhere in North America, the contamination of crops with genetically modifiedDNA or seeds will flare into a crop crisis (and perhaps even cropfailures). Tensions between affected farmers and seed corporations likeMonsanto will escalate, and new public attention will be drawn to theproblem of GM crops. (As a side note, new evidence will also emergelinking GM foods to internal organ damage in laboratory animals...)#8 - Honeybee population collapse spreads to other species
The Colony Collapse Disorder now striking honeybee populations will notonly get worse in honeybees; it will also spread to other speciesincluding amphibians. Bird watchers will record an alarming decline inbird populations throughout North America, and scientists will note adisturbing trend in the loss of species diversity in many areas.#9 - Weather patterns become increasingly radicalized
Expect to see more flood, more earthquakes, more droughts, more heat waves andmore cold spells as the world's weather patterns show increasingdestabilization. Droughts will come to areas that typically see plentyof water, and too much water will appear in areas that are normallymore arid. Many humans will be displaced and property damage will riseinto the tens of billions of dollars. (Note, I wrote this prediction inearly January, well before the recent snow storms hammered the EastCoast. But there will still be many more radical weather events...)#10 - Nuclear power sees global resurgence
The need for cheap, non-fossil power will drive more countries to embracenuclear power as the "clean" energy source of the near future. Expectto see more nuclear power plants approved for construction. (Actuallycompleting the construction can take a decade or more, however.)UpdateOn Feb. 16, 2010, just days after this prediction was published, theObama administration launched an $8 billion new initiative to buildmore nuclear power plants (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/new...).
#11 - Nuclear weapons unleashed in the Middle East
I only give this a 25% chance before the end of 2012, but it seemspossible that low-yield tactical nuclear weapons could be used in aconflict in the Middle East, most likely involving Israel targetingIran. One dangerous possibility is that conventional "bunker buster"bombs could be used to bomb Iranian nuclear processing facilities,releasing a cloud of radioactive dust that blankets the region, causingcountless civilian casualties. In terms of nuclear threats, anotherimportant possibility that I predict could unfold is the theft ofnuclear weapons from Pakistan by more radical forces who then use theirstolen nuke weapons to threaten and destabilize the entire region.#12 - New exotic superfood from South America emerges in western markets
There will be at least one new superfood from South America that breaks intowestern markets in much the same way that Acai did a few years back. Itwill be an herb or fruit that virtually no one in North America hasheard of yet, but which has been known in the Amazon (or surroundingareas) for thousands of years. NaturalNews may, in fact, be involved inannouncing this...#13 - A high-tech, portable vitamin D sensor device is invented
The timeline may be a little short on this prediction -- I actually havemore confidence of this appearing by 2016. The prediction is that aportable vitamin D sensor device will be invented. It will allow peopleto have their blood levels of vitamin D tested within two minutes, witheither a tiny blood draw (such as with diabetic blood glucose testers)or, even better, a laser or infra-red detection technology that'snon-invasive. The widespread use of such devices could revolutionizehealth by pinpointing people who are deficient in vitamin D. Adeficiency, as you probably know, causes cancer, diabetes, obesity,heart disease, depression, osteoporosis and many other diseases. Thereis a good chance that the invention of such a device could be blockedby the FDA as a way to prevent this lifesaving technology from goinginto widespread use in the USA. Why would the FDA block this? Becauseif people corrected their vitamin D levels, they wouldn't buy as many pharmaceuticals and the cancer industry would all but implode.#14 - U.S. debt gets downgraded while world investors slash purchases of U.S. debt instruments
The U.S. loses credibility in the financial world. This leads to rampantprice inflation combined with currency deflation of the U.S. dollar.The U.S. government, with its debt climbing ever higher, will finditself virtually unable to sell more debt. It will then resort toprinting more money to pay its own debt, which is roughly the same asusing cash advances on your credit card to pay your minimum monthlydebt payment on that same card. The end result will be the completefinancial bankruptcy of the U.S. government well before 2025.Update:On Feb. 16, 2010, just days after this prediction was published,Reuters reported "foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities fell bythe largest amount on record in December with China reducing itsholdings by $34.2 billion." (http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Forei...)
#15 - U.S. nearly comes to military conflict with China over natural resources
This may take a few more years beyond 2012, but by 2016, I predict a 50%chance that the U.S. will very nearly engage in military conflict withChina over natural resources. The most likely candidate? Oil, ofcourse, but natural gas or rare earth metals could also be part of thisconflict. China will emerge victorious in the negotiations because itwill secretly threaten to sell off U.S. debt and crash the U.S. debtratings (see above) unless the U.S. gives in to its demands overnatural resources.#16 - Huge new scandal implicates major pharmaceutical company in scientific fraud
This is a no-brainer, actually. It's only a matter of time before Big Pharmagets caught yet again committing a felony, bribing researchers, fakingclinical trial data or burying studies that it doesn't want the publicto see. Expect to see another Vioxx-scale scandal unearthed, possiblyfrom a Big Pharma whistleblower.#17 - China unleashes armies of corporate espionage hackers onto western nations
This is already underway, actually, but it will accelerate in the next threeyears as China uses this new method of electronic warfare to stealcorporate secrets and disrupt western society. Particularly vulnerableare DNS root servers. If they are brought down, the entire internetwill effectively grind to a halt.#18 - Medical imaging scandal unfolds as older patients begin to show serious health damagefrom radiation via mammograms, CT scans and more
Cancer caused by medical imaging technology is one of the "dirty little secrets" ofwestern medicine. Expect to see more research linking medical imagingto health problems. The medical imaging industry, as usual, will tryanything to suppress the evidence (this includes the mammographyindustry, which is already engaged in medical violence against womenvia medically unjustified mammography).#19 - Another 9/11 false flag incident
Desperate to convince the people to accept more police state oppression, certaindark forces within the U.S. government will stage another large-scalefalse flag "terror" attack most likely involving a dirty bomb orbiological weapon. Following the attack, government authorities willissue new calls for surveillance and movement tracking of the entirepopulation. RFID implants will play a significant role as well cellphone tracking. Propaganda television ads will show implants are beingharmless and put in place to "protect your family against terrorism."But the real purpose will be to establish a database of the movementsand locations of U.S. citizens that can be data mined to discoverpatterns of meetings among two or more people. If you meet with the"wrong" people, you will then be added to a list of those to bewatched. Those who refuse to be tagged or tracked will be denied airtravel and other forms of free travel.#20 - The world won't end on December 21, 2012
The world won't come to an end on December 21, 2012, but certain elementsof current human civilization may certainly be coming to a close aroundthat time. The global money system, in particular, is headed for atotal collapse. Many elements of the environment are at a breakingpoint (such as the chemical pollution of the oceans). The chemicalburden on the citizens of the world is reaching a critical mass theymay culminate in a population collapse. I don't put any specialsignificance on the date of December 21, but I do believe many thingsare headed toward collapse (and rebirth) over the next several years.#21 - EPA pressured to regulate pharmaceuticals in the water supply
After ignoring the problem for decades, the EPA will finally be pressuredinto taking on the regulation of pharmaceuticals in the water supply.Big Pharma will fight this relentlessly, of course, because it makesmore money by distributing more drugs that end up in the water supply.So don't expect any real action to limit Big Pharma's drug trade.Mostly, we'll just get talk (but no action) from the EPA.#22 - Nursing home drugging scandal exposed
A major scandal involving the criminal drugging of nursing home residentswill unfold in the western world. It will be discovered that staff areintentionally drugging residents into a mental stupor in order to makethem "easier to handle." Several deaths among nursing home patientswill occur, with one of them being mysterious enough to set off theinvestigation.#23 - The psychiatric industry will declare more normal behaviors to be "disorders"
Between now and 2012, the psych industry will "discover" yet more disordersthat will be promoted as vehicles for selling more dangerousmind-altering drugs to children. These new disorder will actually benormal behaviors that are "undesirable" by parents or teachers. Forexample, temper tantrums may be classified as a disorder requiringpharmaceutical treatment. "Talking back disorder" will be given somescientific-sounding name (to make it seem legitimate, of course) andwill be treated with drugs that harm brain function. There's no end tothe disease mongering of Big Pharma. Expect to see more disorderstargeting younger children, expectant mothers and senior citizens. Thisis all part of Big Pharma's effort to expand its customer base.Scarypossibility: Adults who refuse to follow government orders for RFIDtracking or other Big Brother plans may be labeled with a new disordercalled "Adult Authority Defiance Disorder" (AADD) and be arrested andmedicated against their will to "treat" their brain malfunction. Theonly way to avoid being labeled AADD is to go along with whateveryou're told by the government.
#24 - Vaccine industry goes crazy with new vaccines for all sorts of "diseases"
The vaccine industry has been itching for new diseases to promote over thelast few years. Big Pharma has realized that vaccines are the future ofbig profits because their sale doesn't require anyone to actually besick. This is a way of selling drugs to healthy people, andthis has been a long-term goal of Big Pharma for at least two decades.Between now and 2012, expect to see more vaccines marketed for variousconcocted infectious diseases (much like H1N1) as well as vaccinestargeting behavior! For example, you might see vaccines pushed thatclaim to stop smoking, or alcoholism, or even over-eating. A "dietvaccine" would be the ultimate goal of Big Pharma: Take a shot and loseweight without even trying!#25 - War on health freedom ramps up, targeting raw milk, homeopathy, herbs and supplements
The war against raw milk will result in farmers being treated like drugdealers by overzealous (and misguided) health "authorities" who engagein armed "raw milk raids." Homeopathy, anti-cancer therapies, herbs andsupplements will all continue to be viciously attacked by the FDA andFTC, and these attacks will escalate as the FDA enters a new era ofpolice state tyranny against the American People who are only seekinghealing.#26 - The world becomes a far more dangerous place for honest citizens
As economic, environmental and infrastructure failures occur, they willdisplace more people from their jobs and homes, leading to a sharpincrease in crime nearly everywhere around the world. We already sawthis after Hurricane Katrina, where hundreds of thousands of joblessrefugees caused a huge crime wave through neighboring cities likeHouston, TX. Expect to see significant increases in crime in all majorworld cities.The worse the economy becomes, the fewer policeofficers can be afforded by municipalities. This translates intoincreases in street crime: Muggings, robberies, hold-ups, etc. We'realready seeing this happen: Here's a news story from a 73-year-old manwho robbed three Tampa banks to pay his mortgage: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/fe...
Notably,he was only robbing the banks for $600 each because that's all heneeded to pay the mortgage. Don't you find it interesting that it'sillegal for people to rob banks, but it's perfectly legal for banks to rob the People! (Bailout money...)
#27 - New attempts are made to destroy internet freedom
There will be a significant new attempt by one or more governments to destroyfreedom on the internet. This will take the form of "hate speech" laws,identity laws (so no one can post anything on the 'net anonymously), orthe outlawing of internet text on certain topics (such as making itillegal to post information on natural remedies). This will be put inplace by desperate governments who realize they are losing theirpropaganda wars thanks to the freedoms of the internet.You canalso expect to see more cooperation between Google (and YouTube) andthe NSA, FBI or CIA. Governments will maintain secret information tapsinto all the major search engines, email service providers and contentwebsites. Google, Facebook, Yahoo, YouTube and many other sites willfunction as back-door surveillance platforms for the U.S. government.
#28 - China's boom will bust, sending ripples through global economy
China is driving a super-heated economy to the brink of a bust. Everythinglooks great during the boom, but this boom will come to an end beforeJanuary, 2013.China is a mass consumer of natural resources andconstruction materials like concrete and steel. When its economicbubble bursts, it will send shockwaves through the economies of all themajor first-world countries who supply many of the materials andtechnologies that are currently underlying China's fast-paced growth.Most importantly, China's economic bust will cause a sharp drop in thecountry's ability to purchase more U.S. debt. China's central banks mayeven decide to start selling U.S. debt notes. This act couldset off a chain reaction of global sales that would tear open a hugehole in the metaphorical Titanic of America's counterfeit economicprosperity.
#29 - Central and South America will drop the U.S. dollar as a currency
Ecuador currently uses the U.S. dollar as its primary currency. The dollar isalso openly accepted in countries like Panama. But within the nextthree years, the U.S. dollar will lose its dominance in South America.I predict that Ecuador will be well on its way towards ditching thedollar and embracing either its own new currency or adopting a newSouth American currency by January, 2013.All the South Americanelected officials already realize that the endless creation of newmoney by the Federal Reserve is causing a devaluation of the U.S.dollar -- effectively resulting in a transfer of wealth from thosenations that use the dollar to the USA. This is seen on the street asan inflationary event that raises street prices of common goods (likefood and fuel) in developing countries, making presidents increasinglyunpopular among their citizens. The only way to defend against thiserosion of wealth is to drop the U.S. dollar as a currency and switchto your own national or regional currency.
#30 - Local currencies emerge following the collapse of the dollar
Speaking of currency, although the collapse of the U.S. dollar may take severalyears beyond 2012, once it happens, you can expect to see a flood oflocal currencies hitting the streets in towns and cities across theUSA. States like California or Texas, for example, may quickly set uptheir own "state reserve banks" that replace the Federal Reserve. Theywill then issue state notes ("Texas Bucks") that serve as currency,replacing the dollar.There will then be exchange rates betweenthe currencies of various states -- I'll give you 1.25 California Bucksfor 1 Texas Buck... etc. Fortunes will be made and lost as currencytraders bet on the fluctuations between state currency valuations.
#31 - TSA suspends full body scanners after celeb photo scandal
The TSA swears that your "naked" body picture is deleted in mere secondsafter it's taken. But I predict that a famous U.S. celebrity will havetheir body scanner picture taken, saved and swapped all over theinternet. The public outcry will cause the TSA to temporarily suspendbody scanning operations, but after the protests fade away, they'llreinstate the procedure. "Sheeple" air travelers will go right alongwith it, believing that a little more security is worth sacrificing anyamount of freedom.#32 - Cell phone brain tumors start to appear in younger users
By 2012, numerous brain tumors will be documented in people in their 20'swho were heavy users of cell phones through their childhood and teenyears. It takes time for these tumors to develop, of course, which iswhy they haven't shown up in large numbers yet. Today's 30+ adultsnever used cell phones as children, but the current generation ofadults in their 20's grew up with their heads being subjected to theseintense electromagnetic radiation fields on a regular basis.#33 - Medical industry claims to find cause of autism
In order to deflect blame from vaccines, the medical industry will falsifywhatever research is necessary to blame autism on something else:Probably a combination of genetics and exposure to certain chemicals.This new "research" will be published in a "prestigious" medicaljournal (which caters to the interests of Big Pharma, of course).#34 - Terrorist strike on the U.S. water supply
(The text of this prediction has been removed, as I don't want to be blamedfor giving terrorists any specific ideas. In no way do I wish for anyterrorist attacks on anyone. But I should note that terrorists arepretty clever and they have ways to come up with their own ideas.)#35 - Sperm count drops, infertility rates rise
The next five years will see infertility rates continue to rise as spermcounts drop and DNA mutations (caused by pharmaceuticals and otherchemicals) keep rising. This is the beginning of the genopocalypse, as I call it: The genetic degradation of the mainstream human population.#36 - "Stealth personal recorders" go mainstream
I predict that over the next 3-5 years, tiny "personal recorders" thatcan record 24 hours of audio and video while being covertly worn bypeople will go mainstream. This will have huge implications for policework (expect to see police caught in the abuse of innocent citizens),business meetings (expect to see video clips from private corporationmeetings ending up on the 'net thanks to whistleblowers), governmentand many other areas.A key court case will eventually emergethat challenges the legality of the personal recordings, and in theend, they will be allowed as evidence. New laws passed by Congress inthe year 2015 will limit the use of personal recorders in publicschools, government buildings and other "sensitive" areas. Thesedevices, by the way, will likely take the form of finger rings (foraudio recorders), necklaces, bracelets or eyeglasses. Some specialtytechnology recorders may even be placed inside false eyes.
Theyear 2010 and beyond will be the "counter surveillance era" wherecitizens are watching the authorities. YouTube will play a huge role inthis, but sooner or later it will begin censoring and blocking videosthat threaten the credibility of the government.
Don't believe these predictions? Read John Perkins
For those who have never really seen the way the world works, some of thesepredictions may seem outlandish. If you want to know the way the U.S.government really operates, read books by John Perkins:Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
The Secret History of the American Empire
... and more at
http://www.johnperkins.org
John'swriting will forever alter your view of the way the geopoliticalmachinery of our civilization really works. If you think Haiti is beinghelped for "humanitarian" reasons, for example, think again: It's allpart of a well-practiced process for exploiting natural disasters toeconomically ensnare poor or developing nations.
Now for the good news
I actually share John Perkins' positive vision for personal and globaltransformation. It's interesting, since I've never met John in person,but living in Ecuador I've shared experiences with the Shuar Indiansthat Perkins writes about in his many books.Perkins and Iboth believe that following a period of economic and geopoliticalupheaval, there is an opportunity for the surviving People of ourplanet to "dream new dreams" that set us on a new course. We can createa future built on sustainability, respect for nature and honestytowards our neighbors. This possibility is within our reach if we onlyhave the courage to set our sights on a brighter, more positive future.
This article isn't the place to detail what's involved in that, but know that despite all the predictions I've listed here, I'm an optimist!I believe the world will go through a very difficult time in the nextdecade (or more), but We the People will emerge stronger, moreresourceful, more humbled and with a sense of renewed freedom increating whatever future we desire.
I will continue to bring younews and information as we face the coming challenges and emerge fromit on the other side. Join me here on NaturalNews.com for news andupdates on all the issues that matter to us in creating a brighter,more sustainable world for our collective future.
The future isnothing to be feared. The rise and fall of nations is a normal, naturalcycle that's been observed throughout world history. The end of oneempire marks the beginning of new opportunity, and the important thingis to be present and active when it comes time to set course for ourimproved collective future.
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Yeah, i saw that article too. It was a famous Indian movie star (male). Obviously they show a lot more detail than we were lead to believe and worse, they can keep pictures of people after they have passed thru and worse, print them off!
Like Mike Adams, I'm an optimist. I really believe what he says, that after all the doom-and-gloom scenarios he predicts come to pass, "We the People will emerge stronger, more resourceful, more humbled and with a sense of renewed freedom in creating whatever future we desire". And so be it.