No, people back home don't realize why there is this kind of need for heroes in America at the moment. People in Britain don't really understand what's going on here. They don't understand why Camp X-ray exists.

With Straughan he also co-wrote the screenplay for Frank a feature film very loosely based on the Sidebottom story. He interviews people in facilities for the criminally insane as well as potential psychopaths in corporate boardrooms. He is married to Elaine Patterson.

Jon Ronson (born 10 May 1967) is a British journalist documentary filmmaker radio presenter and nonfiction author whose works include The Men Who Stare At Goats. He has made several documentary films for television and two documentary series for Channel 4. He has been described as a gonzo journalist with his work appearing in British publications such as The Guardian newspaper City Life and Time Out magazine.