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The Men Who Stare at Goats

By Jon Ronson

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With firsthand access to the leading players in the story, Ronson traces the evolution of these bizarre activities over the past three decades and shows how ...

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The road to hell

The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson 240pp, Picador £16.99 This book is Jon Ronson's attempt to understand the path that led to Abu Ghraib and the interrogation methods used there. On the way, he plays the fool, letting us laugh nervously at the ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

The Men Who Stare at Goats By Jon Ronson

Guns? Tanks? Fighter planes? Submarines? There must be a better way to fight a war, at least that's what some high-ranking officials in the U.S.tates military thought. Unwilling to rule out any weapon in the cause of global democracy, respectable mil ... (read full critics)

bookpage published on Sat, 18 Sep 2010

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Il compositore delle canzoni di Sesame Street, usate come forma di tortura dall'esercito americano:
"Whether I'm due some money for the performance royalties," he explained. "Why not? It's an American thing to do. If I have the knack of writing songs that can drive people crazy sooner and more effe ... (continue)

Il compositore delle canzoni di Sesame Street, usate come forma di tortura dall'esercito americano:
"Whether I'm due some money for the performance royalties," he explained. "Why not? It's an American thing to do. If I have the knack of writing songs that can drive people crazy sooner and more effectively than others, why shouldn't I profit from that?"

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