Well, the Nostradamus quotes that circulated the net recently were mostly distorted and out of context. If you read his texts in French, there's ple-e-enty of room for interpretation, depending on what you want to believe in.

As for Jihad: the concept of Jihad is competely misunderstood by Westerners and Muslim extremists alike. Result of ignorance on one side and blind fanatism on the other...