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AngelaHayden rated 7 weeks ago- hat tip to Sharkat
In 1979 a secret unit was established by the most gifted minds within the US Army. Defying all known accepted military practice - and indeed, the laws of physics - they believed that a soldier could adopt the cloak of invisibility, pass cleanly through walls and, perhaps most chillingly, kill goats just by staring at them. Entrusted with defending America from all known adversaries, they were the First Earth Battalion. And they really weren't joking. What's more, they're back and fighting the War on Terror. 'The men who stare at goats' reveals extraordinary - and very nutty - national secrets at the core of George W Bush's War on Terror. With first-hand access to the leading players in the story, Ronson traces the evolution of these bizarre activities over the past three decades, and sees how it is alive today within US Homeland Security and post-war Iraq. Why are they blasting Iraqi prisoners-of-war with the theme tune to Barney the Purple Dinosaur? Why have 100 de-bleated goats been secretly placed inside the Special Forces command centre at Fort Bragg, North Carolina? How was the US Military associated with the mysterious mass-suicide of a strange cult from San Diego? 'The men who stare at goats' answers these, and many more, questions.- hat tip to Sharkat
- basicdesign rated 24 months ago
- Goats upside down. Beware the men who stick them in camouflage pajamas. http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/politicsphilosophyandsociety/0,612 1,1355882,00.html "Why have 100 de-bleated goats been secretly placed inside the Special Forces command centre at Fort Bragg, North Carolina?" among a trainload of questions. (In UK you find this book in small libraires. What about U.S.ofA.?) That guy's really done a thorough reporting job, references and all - it's not all about goats; and the result is ... bit like hell: so *** nasty you don't really want to think about it, "Bah, it's got to be made up". Yeah, right. Talk about nutters, these ones really are in a class of their own by all standards. That's the trouble with sane people, they are not insane enough to envision otherwise and too nice to confront lies, so they shut up. Well, that's what I tend to mostly do. And look at the mess. Tsss. Sane and dumb makes for weird things for sure. Hem. looks like one of these days...
- AustinEcho rated 29 months ago
- THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS by Jon Ronson In 1979 a secret unit was established by the most gifted minds within the US Army. Defying all known accepted military practice - and indeed, the laws of physics - they believed that a soldier could adopt the cloak of invisibility, pass cleanly through walls and, perhaps most chillingly, kill goats just by staring at them. Entrusted with defending America from all known adversaries, they were the First Earth Battalion. And they really weren't joking. What's more, they're back and fighting the War on Terror. 'The men who stare at goats' reveals extraordinary - and very nutty - national secrets at the core of George W Bush's War on Terror. With first-hand access to the leading players in the story, Ronson traces the evolution of these bizarre activities over the past three decades, and sees how it is alive today within US Homeland Security and post-war Iraq. Why are they blasting Iraqi prisoners-of-war with the theme tune to Barney the Purple Dinosaur? Why have 100 de-bleated goats been secretly placed inside the Special Forces command centre at Fort Bragg, North Carolina? How was the US Military associated with the mysterious mass-suicide of a strange cult from San Diego? 'The men who stare at goats' answers these, and many more, questions.
- Malory rated 33 months ago
- If you like a little conspiratorial dish, this is a must-read. A friend who knows about this stuff from the inside says you don't need to add any grains of salt. The Shrub's black budget & agenda is. . . in his case. . . completely believable. Not that this is a good thing...
