The Men Who Stare At Goats

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The Men Who Stare At Goats is a 2004 non-fiction book by Jon Ronson about the US Army's exploration of New Age concepts and the potential military applications of the paranormal. The title refers to attempts to kill goats by staring at them.

The book also examines connections between these military programs and psychological techniques being used for interrogation in the War on Terror.

It accompanies a TV series that was broadcast on channel 4 in the United Kingdom called "Crazy Rulers of the World" and was in three parts, part one being subtitled as "The Men Who Stare at Goats", the second "Funny Torture" and the third "Psychic Footsoldiers". The idea of the project was to explore "the apparent madness at the heart of US military intelligence." The series discusses and includes members of Psychological operations, First Earth Battalion, and also discusses Project MKULTRA and Frank Olson, including interviews with his son, Eric Olson.

A movie based on the book, starring George Clooney, is under production with Winchester, BBC Films and Mandate Pictures.