The Men Who Stare at Goats
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Author: Jon Ronson
Desc: American military paranoia at its most extreme insane amusing -- and alarming Why are they blasting Iraqi prisoners-of-war with the theme tune to Barney the Purple Dinosaur? And why have 100 de-bleated goats been secretly placed inside the Special Forces command centre at Fort Bragg North Carolina? In 1979 a secret unit was established by the most gifted minds within the US Army. Defying both military practice and the laws of physics they believed a soldier could become invisible pass through walls and perhaps most chillingly kill goats just by staring at them. With first-hand access to the leading players in the story Ronson has traced the evolution of these bizarre activities over the past three decades and poses questions no-one else has yet dared to ask about which of them -- and more -- are happening still.