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The Crazy Rulers of the World

The Crazy Rulers of the World is the extraordinary, never before told story of what happened when chiefs of US intelligence, the army, and the government began believing in very strange things. Three years in the making, Jon Ronson's Crazy Rulers of the World explores the apparent madness at the heart of US military intelligence.

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Documentary
Created By

Jon Ronson

First Aired on

Nov 07, 2004

1 seaons till Nov 21, 2004

Popularity: 2.3784
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(GB)
Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Psychic Foot-Soldiers

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 3 episodes

Season 1

Aired

3 Episodes
  • Episode 1The Men Who Stare at Goats50 min

    Charts the history of a secret US military unit founded in 1979, the First Earth Battalion. The program uncovers the truth about the unit's involvement with paranormal activities that defy accepted military practice, including mind reading and out of body experiences.

  • Episode 2Funny Torture50 min

    We learn how the New Age movement of the 1980s has influenced interrogation at Guantanamo Bay and in post-war Iraq.

  • Episode 3Psychic Foot-Soldiers50 min

    Addresses the US Armed Forces' experiments with mind-control and extra-sensory perception.

Crew & Team

Jon Ronson

Writer