Commentary
“All warfare is based on deception.”—Sun Tzu, “The Art of War”
Much has been written on the various generations of warfare, from the ancient phalanx, to gunpowder, to mechanized warfare, to the decentralized warfare of recent years.
Al Jazeera describes fifth-generation warfare in this way, “In the modern era, wars are not fought by armies or guerrillas, but in the minds of common citizens.” Journalist James Corbett calls fifth-generation warfare “an all-out war that is being waged against all of us by our governments and the international organizations to which they belong.”
Unfortunately, most people don’t even realize that a war is taking place, that they’re part of it, and that they’re losing….