Did the U.S. Army teach soldiers parapsychological skills such as remote viewing, invisibility and phasing? Retired Lieutenant Colonel Jim Channon, whose work was the basis for the movie The Men Who Stare at Goats, shared his story in an interview with Regina Meredith originally Webcast on December 4, 2012. Jim Channon, a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army, now retired, is a futurologist and military theorist. A remote viewing expert, Channon is primarily recognized for creating the First Earth Battalion Operations Manual.