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The Men Who Stare at Goats (Straughan)

 

OFFICIAL But why did the Soviets begin this type of research?

BRIGADIER GENERAL HOPGOOD Well sir, it looks like they heard about our attempt to telepathically communicate with one of our nuclear subs - the Nautilus - while it was under the Polar cap.

OFFICIAL What attempt?

BRIGADIER GENERAL HOPGOOD There was no attempt, sir. It seems the story was a French hoax. But the Russians think the story about the story being a French hoax is just a story sir.

SECOND OFFICIAL So, they've started psi research because they thought we were doing psi research, when in fact we weren't doing psi research?

BRIGADIER GENERAL HOPGOOD Yes sir. But now that they are doing psi research, we're going to have to do psi research, sir. We can't afford to have the Russians leading the field in the paranormal.

-- Peter Straughan (screenplay) The Men Who Stare at Goats (movie, 2009) based on the book by Jon Ronson .
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