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REVIEWS < SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM cines and other veterinary pharmaceuticals. about the search for the Special Forces oper- by Catherine O'Driscoll She devotes a chapter to understanding your _ative who supposedly stared a goat to death, Abbeywood Publishing, UK, 2005 pet's dietary requirements, as not all canines, _and the secret enclave at Fort Bragg that was ISBN 0-9523048-4-8 (217pp tpb) for instance, can tolerate raw meaty bones. trying to duplicate his experiment with a Availability: Canine Health Concern, Included is a handy table of essential vita- __herd of 100 debleated goats. http://www.canine-health-concern.org.uk ‘ins and minerals, their deficiency symp- Some of the names Ronson meets up with atherine O'Driscoll, the co-founder over toms and their best food sources. are familiar to long-time NEXUS readers: Ever the sensitive pet lover, O'Driscoll has — Major-General Albert Stubblebine III, who 12 years ago of Canine Health Concern . : oy: a section on how our own stress can impact —_kick-started attempts to get the military to (CHC), was shocked by the results of their survey on pet vaccinations. The question- on the animals in our care. If we want to take psychic spying seriously; Ed Dames, naire, prepared with the help of vet Dr Jean ensure our pets are healthy emotionally as the "rogue" remote viewer who spilled the Dodds, homoeopathic vet Christopher Day well as physically, we also need to attend to beans in 1995; and Colonel John Alexander, and vaccine researcher Dr Viera Scheibner our own stress levels. 0 Driscoll provides proponent of non-lethal weapons technology (see her article this issue), drew responses some valuable tips in this eye-opening book. and developer of "sticky foam". Also for some 3,800 dogs. CHC found that 66% included are retired Lt Colonel Jim of all illnesses reported occurred within the THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS Channon, who came up with the First Earth first three months after vaccination. by Jon Ronson Battalion Operations Manual that advocated Moreover, 49% of all illnesses recorded Picador/Pan Macmillan, UK, 2004, 2005 warrior monkdom and loudspeakers that started within 30 days, and 29% within ISBN 0-330-37548-2 (278pp tpb, 2005) emit "words of peace" on the battlefield, Dr seven days. The diseases included allergies, Availability: http://)www.picador.com Oliver Lowery, whose "Silent Subliminal arthritis, cancer, encephalitis, heart condi- t was probably a logical next step for Jon Presentation System" was used to chilling tions, rear-end paralysis and skin problems, Ronson, author of Them: Adventures with effect on Iraqi troops in the first Gulf War, and large numbers of the dogs contracted the Extremists (see 9/03), to write about the cra-__ and the son of Frank Olson, guineapig in a very illnesses they'd been vaccinated zier shenanigans of US military intelligence. | CIA LSD mind-control experiment who against. O'Driscoll presented the findings in This he does in The Men Who Stare At "jumped" out of a New York hotel room in her 1998 book, What Vets Don't Tell You Goats, which is also the title of a chapter 1953. Ronson presents facts, ties up loose ends and asks questions in a conversational and often amusing way. He takes a wry per- spective on his subjects and often empathis- es with them. But the tone gets scarier when rHtO STARE Ronson shows how some of the more "out About Vaccines, and in Shock... she expands on further research conducted into pet vac- — cines, their side effects and the diseases they a vr promote (see her article on pet vaccinations T E MEN in this edition). She also reports on efforts to lobby the veterinary health authorities in ‘ there" forms of warfare in their infancy a the UK and USA to change their directives iT GOA few decades ago are now being used to hor- on annual boosters, which studies suggest Jon Ronson rifying effect, one example being the PsyOps techniques used at Abu Ghraib jail. O'Driscoll is a hardy campaigner for the If you want to know how we happened to right of pets to good health, and she advo- get a War on Terror, and where it's heading, cates feeding pets natural, not processed, = =— , Ronson's investigations are revealing. He's foods. This promotes natural immunity, = turned his book into a TV series, Crazy which helps in combatting disease and pre- Rulers of the World, which is a must-see as venting "shocks to the system" from vac- much as the book is a must-read. provide no benefit and can be harmful. cines and other veterinary pharmaceuticals. She devotes a chapter to understanding your pet's dietary requirements, as not all canines, for instance, can tolerate raw meaty bones. Included is a handy table of essential vita- mins and minerals, their deficiency symp- toms and their best food sources. Ever the sensitive pet lover, O'Driscoll has a section on how our own stress can impact on the animals in our care. If we want to ensure our pets are healthy emotionally as well as physically, we also need to attend to our own stress levels. O'Driscoll provides some valuable tips in this eye-opening book. THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS by Jon Ronson Picador/Pan Macmillan, UK, 2004, 2005 ISBN 0-330-37548-2 (278pp tpb, 2005) Availability: http:/www.picador.com t was probably a logical next step for Jon Ronson, author of Them: Adventures with Extremists (see 9/03), to write about the cra- zier shenanigans of US military intelligence. This he does in The Men Who Stare At Goats, which is also the title of a chapter 68 * NEXUS about the search for the Special Forces oper- ative who supposedly stared a goat to death, and the secret enclave at Fort Bragg that was trying to duplicate his experiment with a herd of 100 debleated goats. Some of the names Ronson meets up with are familiar to long-time NEXUS readers: Major-General Albert Stubblebine III, who kick-started attempts to get the military to take psychic spying seriously; Ed Dames, the "rogue" remote viewer who spilled the beans in 1995; and Colonel John Alexander, proponent of non-lethal weapons technology and developer of "sticky foam". Also included are retired Lt Colonel Jim Channon, who came up with the First Earth Battalion Operations Manual that advocated warrior monkdom and loudspeakers that emit "words of peace" on the battlefield, Dr Oliver Lowery, whose "Silent Subliminal Presentation System" was used to chilling effect on Iraqi troops in the first Gulf War, and the son of Frank Olson, guineapig in a CIA LSD mind-control experiment who "jumped" out of a New York hotel room in 1953. Ronson presents facts, ties up loose ends and asks questions in a conversational and often amusing way. He takes a wry per- spective on his subjects and often empathis- es with them. But the tone gets scarier when Ronson shows how some of the more "out there" forms of warfare in their infancy a few decades ago are now being used to hor- rifying effect, one example being the PsyOps techniques used at Abu Ghraib jail. If you want to know how we happened to get a War on Terror, and where it's heading, Ronson's investigations are revealing. He's turned his book into a TV series, Crazy Rulers of the World, which is a must-see as much as the book is a must-read. www.nexusmagazine.com OCTOBER — NOVEMBER 2005