About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of fifth column warfare and its implications for America's founding principles.

The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – Sun Tzu's Art of War, 5th century BC, said a supreme excellence in a commander is to get your enemy to surrender without a fight. You make them think you're more powerful and you're everywhere, and you make them think they're weaker than they are, and you sow the doubt and confusion. And now it's called fifth column warfare...

People in this episode

Host: LTC Sargis Sangari

Topics covered

• fifth column warfare
• national security
• American principles
• Sun Tzu
• military strategy

Keywords

• fifth column
• national security
• Sun Tzu
• Art of War
• warfare
• American principles

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Books & works: Sun Tzu's Art of War

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