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# UK Ministery of Defence Hires Psychics To Find Bin Laden

By Trendopoly | Published 2007-02-23 | World
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/psychics-hired-to-find-bin-laden
References: [disinfo](http://www.disinfo.com/site/displayarticle18691.html) & [dailymail](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=438062&in_page_id=1811)

The War on Terror took an interesting turn as the [Ministry of Defence](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/clearing-education-center) turned to psychics to further their efforts in determining the location of [weapons of mass destruction](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ghost-town1) and in trying to find the elusive Bin Laden.

After spending 18,000 pounds conducting a series of secret tests to determine the legitimacy of [professed psychics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/magic8ball), the project was called off.
However, according to the Ministry of Defence this was still a judicious use of taxpayers money since it was a chance to demonstrate their willingness to 'think outside the box' in the war on terror.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 0.8/10
- Popularity: 2% | Activity: 14% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Alternative Intelligence Methods:** Exploring other unconventional approaches to gather information that can aid military and intelligence operations.
- **Testing the Waters of Controversial Approaches:** Experimenting with untested and non-mainstream methods that could accelerate intelligence-gathering and counter-terrorism efforts.
- **Rethinking Traditional Approaches to Intelligence:** Encouraging organizations to challenge their conventional approaches to intelligence gathering and embrace unconventional ones.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Military and Defense:** The military and defense sector can explore alternative intelligence-methods to conduct their operations in a more efficient and effective way.
- **Intelligence Agencies:** Intelligence agencies can explore unconventional methods to supplement their classical intelligence-gathering strategies and be more effective in some operations.
- **Therapeutic Services:** Therapeutic services can leverage advancements in alternative approaches to counseling and help those vulnerable to psychics or other spiritual scams seek help from more effective therapy tools.

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