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In the Year 2020

Posted by michael on from the flying-cars? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Every 5 years, the CIA funds a detailed forecast of the future 15 years hence. The biggest trend identified in the latest report is the economic and technological rise of Asia."

18 of 515 comments (clear)

  1. hmmm by nocomment · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'd be interested to see past reports, and see what they got right. I know they having really been batting a thousand as of late.

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  2. /. cia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sweet! We slashdotted the CIA!

  3. motion to rename the CIA by hsmith · · Score: 4, Funny

    to "Captains of the obvious"

    Anyone who can't see what Asia, especially China is going to become is blind.

  4. Gloomy 15 year forecast by Marco_polo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Same as in 1990. Bush in the whitehouse, future not so good. Bush leaves, things pick up. Another Bush (Jeb) gets elected. Apocolypse ensues.

    Rapture this baby!

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  5. Nothing to see, move along. by AtariAmarok · · Score: 3, Funny

    Where's my personal helicopter to land in my driveway? And the return of the airship? And the 600-foot mechas helping us build skyscrapers?

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  6. Screw 2020 by Qzukk · · Score: 2, Funny

    I want to know what happens in the year 2525, if Man is still alive.

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  7. It's in the Bag. by Ian+Action · · Score: 5, Funny

    The U.S. is out of luck, by 2020 I will have reached Alpha Centauri and won.

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  8. Most surprising prediction... by bobdotorg · · Score: 4, Funny

    President Jenna Bush?!? WTF!!!

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    1. Re:Most surprising prediction... by Tackhead · · Score: 2, Funny
      > President Jenna Bush?!? WTF!!!

      You were expecting President Schwarzenegger? (Support the 61st Amendment!)

    2. Re:Most surprising prediction... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
      To quote Nerf Herder:

      here's a new leader in the land,
      with a platform that i understand,
      i saw her face in the magazine,
      she looks hot in her tight jeans,

      keep marching on...
      a solider of love,
      jenna bush army,
      you can't stop her!
      jenna bush army,

      she's got the brains and the looks that kill,
      want to see her butt on a ten dollar bill,
      ready your vote for her ballot box,
      you've got to admit it, she's a fox,

      keep marching on,
      soldier of love,
      jenna bush army,
      you can't stop her!
      jenna bush army,

      i don't care who blows up the world,
      i only care about that girl,
      men of america, storm the election,
      when in doubt follow your erection,
      call up your congressman and i say quote,
      "sir i'm horny and i vote",
      come ye rally round the flag,
      if you don't like her you must be a fag!

      jenna bush army,
      jenna bush army,
      jenna bush...
  9. Is it a federal crime to /. the CIA? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Really hope not, because she's dead Jim....

  10. I for one... by Guano_Jim · · Score: 4, Funny

    would like to shuo huanying nimen lai Meiguo to our new Chinese overlords.

    Zenme shuo Zhongwen "you want fries with that?"

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  11. I've read the forecast by Jakhel · · Score: 4, Funny

    and not one mention of a flying car..

    =..(

  12. Re:Yeah, an we feed the beast that will bite our h by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    More likely that America will decline to the point that it resembles Europe.

  13. Re:Internal conflict is what I worry about... by kaustik · · Score: 2, Funny

    Especially if the draconian measures continue to erode our personal freedoms.

    Yeah, who decided to let half-dragon, half-human beings into government office anyway?

  14. Oh oh, we've slash dotted the CIA's website! by SageMadHatter · · Score: 2, Funny

    CommanderTaco should be hearing a knock at his door a few moments from now.

  15. Re:Summary of report by Mike+Hawk · · Score: 3, Funny

    Rise of Korean Pop.

    Cola from Korea? That will be the day.

  16. Plane travel by cbr2702 · · Score: 2, Funny
    If I want to travel by plane, I have to allow some stranger to put his hands on my childs privates.

    Why? I don't see any connection at all. Unless you are talking about the state of today's daycare facilities.

    Or did you mean if you wanted your child to come with you?

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