Are the modern-day translations of Michel de Nostradamus (1503-66), just so much crap?

The book on his predictions has been in print for hundreds of years, and I have seen copies of English translations, with the following anomalies:

Hitler is mentioned as “Hister,” but only in editions after Hitler came into power. The USA Kennedy brothers are mentioned, but only in editions that came out, after JFK had been assassinated by a government conspiracy.

After every major event occurs, a new edition of his English translated quatrains suddenly appears on bookstore shelves, causing enthusiasts to quickly purchase copies, then “Oooh” and “Ahhh” at the contents, when they see that an event like “9–1-1” was “predicted,” but NOT in translations that came out before 9–1-1.

So, it’s all a bunch of “BS,” right?

August 26, 2008, 8:22 AM EDT