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red_jon
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Uni of Wales Swansea
Oct 2000
time: 05:25
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What do you think will happen in the near(ish) future? Base your predictions on educated theories or wild guesses 
Mine-
2003/2004 -Osama Bin Laden is reported to have been killed.
2003-2005 - Another major terrorist attack occurs, most probably within the United Kingdom (though it could be another Western European country or, less likely, the United States again).
2004 - The Republicans win the General Election, again under spurious circumstances, though less so.
2004-2008 - President George W. Bush is assasinated by a terrorist. Drastic actions are taken by the US Government, sulting in harsh restrictions on civil rights. Sources criticizing or insulting the late President will not be viewed kindly, by both the public and the US government. Another President is put in his place, possibly Cheney.
2005 - Britain joins the European single currency, the Euro (unless an economic crisis has caused the other member states to abandone it). Discussions ensue as to how the EU should be expanded further.
2006-2010 - Some leading American opponents to the Republicans relocate to Canada, having followed threats from citizens angry at their treatment of the late President Bush.
2008+ - China invades Taiwan.
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Pekka
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em seu burro dos pais!
Feb 2002
time: 07:25
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2003-2006: India and Pakistan are at it again because of few terror attacks to both sides plus Kashmir.
2003: Massive terrorist attack in the US, and series of smaller terrorist attacks in Europe. 6 to 12 smaller attacks in few days, few US embassies are targets and UK subway.
2003: War in Iraq ends, rebuilding starts. No one is sure where Saddam is, he has fled with his family to some rogue country.
2004: The US goes after Iran, because they were responsible for the latest attacks in the US and Europe.
Europe hesitates even more this time, massive protests all over Europe, and some in the US too. Everyone thinks it's WWIII. However it's not.
2004: The last school for girls is blown up in Afghanistan. Taliban still has a grip, only Kabul is relatively safe at day. New connection between Chechens and Taliban is discovered.
2005: Even more western journalists are captured in Saudi Arabia, and tortured. They never admit it, but joint effort of France, Germany and Norway pushes the US to think about their alliances again. However nothing happens. Everyone forgets in few days again, that Saudi Arabia is torturing people, westerners too, and that they harbor terrorists, are terrorists and should be nuked and despised.
That's about it..
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DRoseDARs
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"My god, it's full of peas..."
Jul 2002
time: 21:25
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Some serious, some not so, some educated guestimating, some just pulling outta me bum...
2003 Spring - US/UK war with Iraq; Saddam disappears...in a pile of rubble; Low-casuallity but devastating airwar triggers massive desertion of Iraqi military; groundwar in Baghdad costs several thousand lives on both sides plus civilians; Puppet government established until opposition parties are forced to accept US terms in 2005
2003 Fall - Bush Jr. wins reelection; Republicans neither gain nor lose much ground; Democrats finally grow a spine after "finding their voice" and start calling the President on his bad moves
2004 -> 2008 - Wars with North Korea, Iran result in major loss of life, but roots of future stable governments are set
2006 - Chinese continue to see success in their space program; eye mission to moon by 2013
2007 Fall - Devastating terrorist attack in major US city; low-yield nuke (atom bomb-type 3-5 kiloton); marshal law declared, beginning of police state in US, though never quite reaches the level of oppression seen historically; American public forced into isolationist stance while government continues to dabble in world hegemonic behavior
2007 Fall - GOP loses majority in House, Senate, State legislatures, and the Presidency, but tail closely the Democrats in terms of seats held
2008 - Pakistan and India have a go at each other; nukes not exchanged; major pressure from US/EU forces ceasefire in 2011
2012 - A year ahead of schedule thanks in part from advisory help from the Russians, Chinese launch crew of five to moon and succeed; all return home safely
2014 - African nations make a weak, but hopeful, attempt at unifying continent by adapting to a confederation of "states" as an African Union; effort largely cosmetic, reality is nations remain soveriegn
2015 -> 2016 - Brief war erupts between China and US over Taiwan after Chinese invade island unexpectedly; mostly military conflict (bases/airfields and naval installations) results in minimal civilian casualities outside of Taiwan; Taiwan annexed
2018 - United States continues downward spiral; elections largely ignored by public (turnout drops below 20% at national level), though smaller local elections fair better; Republican and Democratic Parties largely resemble each other, resulting in vast centralist majority in both parties; elections in immediate future are largely formality as American public accepts whomever the two parties decide to place
2023 - Joint effort between US, EU, Russia, Japan, and newbie China places a team of 15 scientists on Mars for one year mission; Banner of United Nations barely wins approval for display
2024 -> 2036 - Major nations begin large-scale shifts in energy policy, opting for hydrogen fuel for smaller needs and expensive fusion for general needs
2030 - Global climate continues to shift (whether natural or Human-induced); sea-level risen 2 meters (6.56 feet) since turn of century; global wheat/grain harvests drop sharply as former breadbaskets dry up and shift northward; Saharan Desert widens further south
2034 - African Union strengths; central government formed, first elections are marred by violence; new elections are held under the guidence of the EU
2040 - Global foodstocks rapidly disappear as climate continues to destroy existing farmlands; fossil fuels have nearly been depleted; minor conflicts errupt in Africa, Southeast Asia as their countries do not posses the alternative energies used by the major nations; situation worsens when imperialistic United States attempts to restore order; WWIII breaks out
WWIII - First week results in 500 million dead as nuclear, biological, and numerous chemical weapons are freely exchanged between warring minor factions; conflict expands as US rushes in, only to draw the ire of underground enemies, both foreign and domestic; terrorists use opportunity to hit targets in EU, China, South America, and a number of ocean settlements (mostly mining ops); WWIII largely accepted to be the period between late-2040 and mid-2047, though sporadic conflict continues until 2058; devastation wide-spread in major cities (riots, uprisings, groundwar, terrorist/WMD attack), though rural regions suffer less damage; Death toll between 2040 -> 2047 = 3 billion out of 8 billion (extended toll to 2058 adds another 200 million dead)
post WWIII (2047) - United States government weakened, police state largely vanishes as local centers of control establish domestic order; EU fairs better, though economy almost non-existant after concerted terrorist attacks take out major physical infrastructure; China sees massive uprising, with democratic opposition wrestling control from "communist" party; United Nations largely ignored prior to war, but gains spotlight afterwards
2060 -> 2070 - United Nations seen as best starting point for restructuring world political structure, though many parties wish for different setup; UN reformed as a Senate-body in larger multi-branched government; World Court revived as Judicial branch; 1000+ seat legislative branch drafted; civil service of general population made as one of new government's central tenets
2073 - World Government general elections held; reports of abuses and sectarian violence mar otherwise hopeful event...
...Ming rises from the dead and permabans the whole of Humanity for its, "never-ending stream of spam." World ends. 
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VJ
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Helsinki
Dec 2001
time: 07:25
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2003 : A leak of some sort in Sosnovyi Bor, if this freezing weather will continue.
2003 : NK... a big question mark, I'm not going to speculate.
2003 : US + Georgia = Russia vs. US, diplomatical standoff.
2003 : Crisis in RSA, mainly concerning democracy.
2003 : France defeats the rebels in Ivory Coast, new elections held (in Ivory Coast, that is).
2003 : Libya sends militiary support into Zimbabwe
2003 : All around S. America, economic crisis deepens due to massive debts, regional conflicts.
2003 : Harry Bogomoloff moves to US (yeah, one can hope)
2003 : Economical recession in EU, if there will be more strikes...
Humm.
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cavebear
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of the Pleistocene
Oct 1999
time: 00:25
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2010 - The US tries and fails again to convert to metric.
2012 - The Euro and the Canadian dollar reach equilibium. Unfortunately, that is at 45 US cents.
2014 - US has widespread fuel cell technology, and (coincidentally) ends all political interest in the Mid East.
2020 - Having solved the medical expense dillemma of costs associated with the increasing number of Alzheimer's patients by refusing to research cures, the US decides to stop wasting money on all medical research involving "elder diseases". Average US age decreases rapidly, relieving the health-care crisis.
2030 - US uses new time-travel technology to send new smart WMD back to 1991 to assure that Saddam is removed in Gulf War I. For political reasons, it doesn't work this time either.
2040 - Aliens land in all nations offerring solutions to all sociocultural problems. US, EU, Indian, United Koreans, and Chinese overwhelm aliems and reverse-engineer the technology. Adding weapons, Terrans launch into space.
2050 - cavebear dies at age 100. World mourns. At same time, immortality discovered; cavebear is last human to die of natural causes.
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