No offence intended, but the Nostradamus thing is ********. His predictions were vague and intended for a 16th Century audience and we can't understand their significance.
The majority of modern books attempt a word-for-word translation which contain basic errors of translation, understanding and interpretation.
From his Century 10, Quatrain 7:
The year 1999, seventh month,
From the sky will come a great King of Terror.
To bring back to life the great King of the Mongols,
Before and after Mars to reign by good luck.
If he was able to see into the future, why not name Mr Bin Laden? Why not say where he came from? Why not describe the Arabic features that would have stood out in the 16th century (big nose, beard, dishdash or kameez)?
- does he literally mean 1999, or does he refer to the powerful belief that the world will end on 2000 - the so-called Second Coming?
- in the 20th Century, did anything of significance happen in July 1999?
- which calendar did he mean when he spoke of the seventh month?
- what did King of Terror mean in the 16th Century?
- in his world, who was Kig=ng of he Mongols?
- in his world who represented Mars and who was regarded as imparting luck?
For a seer, it's a bit of an oversight that he seems to have missed World War One and Verdun, a battle that lasted some 11 months and cost the lives of half-a-million French soldiers.
Maybe he had other things on his mind.
But he probably knew I'd say that ...