About the Program
Jon Ronson talks about his book, "The Men Who Stare at Goats," at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC. Mr. Ronson discusses a secret wing of the U.S. military formed in 1979 called the First Earth Batallion. The author explains that the group was created to form "Warrior Monks," a group of soldiers with the ability to walk through walls, read minds, become invisible, and kill goats by staring at them. Mr. Ronson argues that some of these ideas have inspired techniques used by the military in the present War on Terror. The author answers questions from the audience following his presentation.