Title: The men who stare at goats /
Authors: Ronson, Jon, 1967-
Publisher: Picador,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Military art and science United States Humor.; Psychological warfare United States History; Psychological warfare United States History; Parapsychology Military aspects; Animals War use.; Occultism United States
Abstract: "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." "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 with US Homeland Security and post-war Iraq. Why are they blasting Iraqi prisoners-of-war with the theme tune to Barney the Purple Dinosaur?"--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: The general -- Goat lab -- The first earth battalion -- Into the heart of the goat -- Homeland security -- Privatization -- The purple dinosaur -- The predator -- The dark side -- A think tank -- A haunted hotel -- The frequencies -- Some Illustrations -- The 1953 house -- Harold's club or bust! -- The exit.