Gay Bombs
In science-fiction and popular storytelling—from James Bond to Star Wars to Indiana Jones—the plot often hinges on what might happen if some sacred object or technology were to fall into the wrong hands.
Everyday reality may not feel this dramatic, but we should probably be concerned that some of our most powerful, innovative, and unusual technology—technology that seems to bridge science and spirit—is primarily being developed for and funded by our military.
According to ABC News, these technologies range from odor remote controls for sharks to sleep suppressants that last days to invisible, self-healing cloaking technology to psychic teleportation that “works quite well and can be controlled” to “gay bombs” that make soldiers drop weapons and make love with each other.
We might stop to consider the amazing opportunities this kind of research offers for a deeper look into the nature of being; and we should certainly be asking, as our sci-fi protagonists always do, how we can use these new powers for good—as opposed to world domination.
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The Men Who Stare at Goats
For a comic and horrifying look at what the military's been up to in these realms, I highly recommend checking out Jon Ronson's book, "The Men Who Stare at Goats." Here's a link and descrip.
http://www.amazon.com/Men-Who-Stare-Goats/dp/0743241924
From Publishers Weekly
This exploration of the U.S. military's flirtation with the supernatural is at once funny and tragic. It reads like fiction, with plenty of dialogue and descriptive detail, but as Ronson's investigation into the government's peculiar past doings creeps into the present-and into Iraq-it will raise goose bumps. As Ronson reveals, a secret wing of the U.S. military called First Earth Battalion was created in 1979 with the purpose of creating "Warrior Monks," soldiers capable of walking through walls, becoming invisible, reading minds and even killing a goat simply by staring at it. Some of the characters involved seem well-meaning enough, such as the hapless General Stubblebine, who is "confounded by his continual failure to walk through his wall." But Ronson (Them: Adventures with Extremists) soon learns that the Battalion's bizarre ideas inspired some alarming torture techniques being used in the present-day War on Terror. One technique involves subjecting prisoners to 24 hours of Barney the Purple Dinosaur's song, "I Love You," and another makes use of the Predator, a small, toy-like object designed by military martial arts master Pete Brusso that can inflict a large amount of pain in many different ways ("You can take eyeballs right out... with this bit," Brusso tells Ronson). Ronson approaches the material with an open mind and a delightfully dry sense of humor, which makes this an entertaining, if unsettling, read. Indeed, as the events recounted here grow ever more curious-and the individuals Ronson meets more disturbing-it's necessary to remind oneself of Ronson's opening words: "This is a true story."
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Remote Viewing in the Military
Check out this .pdf file I uncovered some months back, written as a thesis from a military university by a commander with the US Navy. It details the use of "remote viewing" techniques, like those employed by Tibetan monks, as methods of "transcendent and asymmetrical warfare."
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edit: .PDF link is now fixed! Thanks to Silurian for the tip...
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