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The
Rediff Interview/John Buchanan
(Rediff, 12/3/03) Taking over from Geoff Marsh in 1999, Buchanan brought
a fresh chain of thought to Australian cricket. During the 2001 Ashes
series, he distributed a ten-page memo from The Art of War, the world's
oldest military treatise written by Sun Tzu, to his players. He has
advocated producing ambidextrous players and subscribes to Edward de
Bono's theory of lateral thinking. The
war on terror (Washington Times, 12/2/03) In pursuing a sophisticated
strategy that takes into account the survival capabilities of the terrorists,
we follow both a successful Soviet strategy and the thoughts of the
war philosopher Sun Tzu, who cautions us not to place our enemy on "death
ground," but rather to control his movements on the battlefield
in such a way as to provide us with unending benefit. In what promises
tobeatimelesswar against terror, it is perhaps wise to listen to this
timeless piece of advice. Army chief reminds of the China factor (Pune Newsline, 11/19/03) As professionals, we should not overlook these capabilities,’’ Vij said, delivering the General B C Joshi memorial lecture at University of Pune here today. To buttress the point, he quoted Sun Tzu, the famous Chinese general of 4th century BC, that capabilities of the adversary are more important than the intentions. Because intentions can change any time based on the interests. Motivation, motivation, motivation (BBC Sport, 11/14/03) Australia coach John Buchanan went for a slightly more high-brow approach during the 2001 Ashes Tour. As if the thought of giving the Poms a good stuffing wasn't motivation enough, Buchanan reportedly used the works of fifth century Chinese warrior Sun Tzu to get his players up for the series - which they won. Oracle's Epic War (Motley Fool, 11/12/03) Sun Tzu, a Chinese general, circa 500 B.C., wrote a collection of essays called The Art of War. His philosophy has lasted through the ages, influencing generals and foreign ministers. But as is typical in modern business, Sun Tzu is a popular guide for hard-charging CEOs -- perhaps the most notable being Larry Ellison, the samurai warrior of Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL). Iraqi
Insurgents Take a Page From the Afghan 'Freedom Fighters'
(New York Times,
11/9/03) My own experience in war has largely been on the side of insurgents.
I served as the Central Intelligence Agency's quartermaster and political
agent to the Afghan resistance against the Soviet occupation from 1986
until the Soviets left in 1989. From my perspective, the Iraqi resistance
has taken a page from a sophisticated insurgency playbook in their confrontations
with the American-led coalition. The insurgents' strategy could have
been crafted by Sun Tzu, the Chinese military tactician, who more than
2,500 years ago wrote, in "The Art of War," that the highest
realization of warfare is to attack the enemy's strategy. Tupac Shakur: Dead Man Talking (New York Times, 11/9/03) Shakur lives on not just in popular culture, but also in academia. Scholars across the country have begun examining his brief and tumultuous career, combing through his music for insights about everything from inner city life to the inner workings of the black male psyche. Harvard has offered "Modern Protest Literature: From Thomas Payne to Tupac." The University of Washington currently presents "The Textual Appeal of Tupac Shakur," a course that uses books like Sun Tzu's "Art of War" and Machiavelli's "Prince" to explore the literary influences in Shakur's work. The tactical art of tri (Inside Triathlon, 11/04/03) Sun Tzu's Art of War, written over 2000 years ago by a Chinese warrior-philosopher, offers some insight into the strategies and tactics of performance. Master the change-up: Sun Tzu stated that "victory . . . is not repetitious, but adapts its form endlessly." A triathlete's plan should never be predictable. Certainly, we all have our strengths and weaknesses, but when an athlete's performance becomes predictable, he or she is better understood by rivals, who in turn adapt their strategies. Is Iraq another Vietnam? (Pentagram, 10/31/03) We should heed the words of the Chinese sage Sun Tzu in all matters military -- "No nation has ever benefited from a protracted war." Our work in Iraq has to be done as expeditiously as possible, but nation building takes time and a strong will. If we can get a functioning Iraqi government up and running within a year and leave, we will have achieved a tremendous victory. If the struggle drags on for years the comparisons with Vietnam will grow more strident and more accurate. Lock up your men (Guardian, 10/31/03) Justina Robson revels in Tricia Sullivan's Maul, the story of a plague-ridden future where women rule the world...It's not just the title that plays with words and their meanings. Maul's protagonist and heroine, Sun Katz, draws some of her inspiration from Sun Tzu, writer of the ancient Chinese manual The Art of War. Her philosophies veer wildly from the banal to the astonishing, with all the extremism of adolescence. Leveraging
Academic Assets (Syllabus Magazine, 10/31/03) Why not draw on the
2,500-year-old wisdom of a master strategist to help us with our modern
battles with IT planning? In The Art of War, the ancient Chinese philosopher
Sun Tzu advised that it is important to “know the enemy and know
yourself.” And while IT planning is thankfully not a real battlefield,
the stakes are high enough to give these words some thoughtful consideration. The Long, Hard Slog' (Town Hall, 10/31/03) Sun Tzu, the great Chinese strategist, once counseled, "Those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are not brought there by him." The president's political opponents may decry the approach, but you have succeeded in shifting the battleground from U.S. territory to Afghanistan and Iraq. RUSH
TO JUDGMENT
(Columbia State, 10/28/03) Wake Forest uses a power running game to
get the defense to collapse into the middle, then gets the ball to the
perimeter with a sweep, reverse or counter play. “He attacks your
flanks,” [Clemson coach Tommy] Bowden said. “Any great military
strategist, especially Sun Tzu, attacks your flanks. And out on the
corners, that’s where people are the softest, because that’s
the farthest you can throw the ball. But he gets out there in the passing
game and on the option.” Latest move suits Riley (San Francisco Chronicle, 10/27/03) That's just one reason why calling Riley "intense'' damns him with faint praise. He's the suit and the hair, but he's also the general who liked being the soldier and wasn't afraid to be one again, either to make his point or get the job done. (That's not a generic toss-off military metaphor; "The Art of War'' was one of his sacred texts.) India taking nothing for granted (The Telegraph, 10/26/03) Sun Tsu’s works have always been John Buchanan’s favourite. Be it “invincibility comes from defence, possibility of victory comes from attack” or, “you know yourself, you know your enemy, you can fight a thousand battles without disaster”, the Australian coach used the messages from the Chinese general’s Art of War to enthuse the team during the World Cup. They were simply a reminder of what the team has achieved over the past several months, that the defence (bowling and fielding) was the key to their success. Chinese
stowaway made his mark on Durham, world events
(Durham Herald Sun, 10/24/03) After 1911, china descended into post-revolutionary
chaos while Shanghai's International Settlement remained a free-for-all
zone where the underworld could operate with free hands and foreign
encouragement. From this environment arose a gang leader influenced
by the Chinese classic "The Art of War." His name was Chiang
Kai-shek. Sun died in 1919, and by 1924 Chiang was military boss of
Sun's National People's Party, or Kuomintang. With Russian Communist
advisors, he seized control of central and southern china, made allies
of the Shanghai commercial community and - as a show of good will -
denounced communism and executed 3,500 local "Reds." Media
manoeuvres with General In Gham (Guardian,
10/24/03) Sir Bernard Ingham, Margaret Thatcher's old press secretary,
appeared in front of the public administration committee yesterday...He
also gave the committee a master class in government public relations.
He spoke in short, lapidary epigrams. I was reminded slightly of the
Chinese general Sun Tzu, whose book The Art Of War is still a template
for military men. In the same way, all spin doctors should carry a copy
of General In Gham's thoughts wherever they go. China wins by saying no on currency but backs U.S. push for action on terrorism (The China Post, 10/21/03) Winning without fighting, the ancient philosopher Sun Tzu called it. Chinese President Hu Jintao may have nixed U.S. President George W. Bush's demand that Beijing quickly ease controls on its currency _ but he softened the blow with a face-saving show of support Monday for stronger Pacific Rim action on terrorism. Echoing Bush, Hu urged fellow world leaders to "stand rock firm against terrorism." China looking at 'space force' (News24, 10/20/03) But the development of a space force would be only for "peaceful purposes", to act as a deterrent, the expert said. "The aim of China's space technology is not to threaten others but to maintain a certain deterrent force so as to 'beat the enemy without a battle'," the expert said, quoting from Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu's classic "The Art of War". A
new recipe for $1-bn Infosys (The Economic Times, 10/20/03) Bringing
the enemy to the battlefield: Quoting from ‘Art of War’, a
book written by Chinese general Sun Tzu around 2,000 years ago, he [Nandan
Nilekani, MD and CEO of Infosys] said: “Generally, he who occupies
the field of battle first and awaits his enemy is at ease, and he who
comes later to the scene and rushes into the fight is weary. And, therefore,
those skilled in war bring the enemy to the field of battle and are
not brought there by him.” Inches divide life, death in the Afghan darkness (USA Today, 10/19/03) "People look at people who do this stuff and it's always, 'They're killers, and that's what they live for,' " Pryor says. "That is so far from the reality." Certainly, they don't shrink from the task of taking life if necessary. Pryor is a student of Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War, and a favorite topic is the legend of the Mongoday, the elite warriors of Genghis Khan. He and his troops train exhaustively in spotting the enemy and withholding fire. Pasco calls on Sun Tzu again for motivation (St. Petersburg Times, 10/15/03) It's a safe bet that Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu wasn't writing about the Delaware Wing-T offense when he penned The Art of War some 2,400 years ago. Nonetheless, the quote is on the cover page of the Pasco High coaching staff's scouting report in preparation for Thursday's district showdown with Wesley Chapel. Pasco actually breaks out Sun Tzu, whom Redskins coach Steve Spurrier likes to quote in game preparation, for motivation leading into any week. Assistant coach Brian Rezzuti picked up the quotes at a coaching clinic, getting the idea from a former Gators assistant coach. Wait of the world just about over (Chicago Daily Southtown, 10/12/03) Anyway, maybe the world is coming to the end because of what is transpiring here under a hunter's moon and the direction of Johnny B. Baker, probably the only manager in major league history who is comfortable quoting Sun Tzu and Mr. Jinks. The former wrote "The Art of War" and the latter is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character whose battles with Pixie and Dixie often brought him to mutter, "I hate those meeses to pieces" — the very phrase Baker invoked when discussing the Marlins' pesky hitters at the top of the order. Mastermind Baker pulls out all the stops (Chicago Sun Times, 10/10/03) ''Dusty has given me a few books,'' Estes said, naming The Art of War by Sun Tzu and Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. ''He believes every game is a battle. Not literally war, but a battle that you have to try to win.'' Sun Tzu Cultural, Tourism Festival opens in E. China (People's Daily, 10/8/03) The first China Sun Tzu Cultural and Tourism Festival has opened at the birthplace of China's most famous militarist Sun Tzu in east China's Shandong Province. The two-day festival was launched Tuesday in Huimin County, Binzhou City, Shandong Provincial Cultural Bureau announced. Baker got Cubs, fans to buy in (San Jose Mercury News, 9/29/03) Baker came onto the scene declaring "I'm not a Messiah." He proceeded to turn a 95-loss team into a division winner, gaining converts on a daily basis. "The World According to Dusty" is a story that will beg retelling for years to come. It took a while for Chicagoans to understand where he was coming from. Few Cubs managers of the past spent any length of time talking about such disparate subjects as "The Art of War" or 50 Cent's latest CD. Cubs keep one-game lead with win over Reds (Miami Herald, 9/25/03) Baker telegraphed his feelings in the earliest days of spring training about having faith in his players. "My job is to make everyone feel important on the team, which they are, and make them part of the team," he said then. "Like in `The Art of War.' The small is equal to the big. One is not more important than the other. If it is, then your circle is not complete." Sisters
earn degrees together at HGTC (Dublin Courier Herald, 9/25/03) In
his commencement address, State Rep. DuBose Porter encouraged the graduates
to take advantage of the many opportunities that lay ahead. “Opportunities
multiply as they are seized, and that is what you have done here.”
he said, quoting a passage from the Chinese literary work “The
Art of War.” To put their success in perspective, Porter relayed
to the graduates and their guests how expanding their educational opportunities
affects the local community in dollars figures. Freshman lawmaker joins his 1st budget-writing fray (Montgomery Independent, 9/21/03) He makes it a point to respond directly to constituents. To help, he keeps a complete list of voters in his district on a removable memory card he pops into his Palm Pilot. Also on his handheld computer: the complete King James Bible, writings of Machiavelli and Chinese military philosopher Sun Tzu, and three volumes of Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in America." Wickets are not the challenge: Kiwi coach (Rediff, 9/20/03) The fear is the unknown, the New Zealand coach remarked. "A lot of our preparation has been geared towards diminishing the unknown. If you know yourself and know the enemy then you need not fear a thousand battles. I think it was Sun Tzu [the Chinese philosopher and author of The Art of War, probably the oldest military treatise in the world] who said that." Suozzi, DelaRaba Battle On Over PBA Deal (Newsday, 9/20/03) DelaRaba was born in Flushing and raised in Levittown. He became a police officer at 21, patrolling a beat in the 8th Precinct near where he grew up. He won election as PBA president in 1988, at age 37, and lobbied persistently for policies he felt would protect officers in the street. He is largely self-taught, a student of Sun Tzu, author of "The Art of War." What
Would Sun Tzu Do?
(Tech Central Station, 9/19/03) The enemy has been deceived into believing
that America and the rest of the coalition is unable to track their
movements across the deserts, and news stories reinforce this false
premise among the Islamist population. But where it appears America
is unable, in comes the Air Force's JSTARS (Joint Surveillance Target
Attack Radar System). This radar system can track objects as small as
vehicles and as far as 150 miles away. It's rumored this radar system
can be tuned to track an object as small as a person. Take
it off, Coach Franks
(The Duke Chronicle, 9/17/03) Franks was a psychology major while a
student at Duke in the 1980s, and continually says he uses his degree
every day in efforts to galvanize his team. Franks is also a big reader,
using the lessons from titles as diverse as "The Art of War"
by Sun Tzu and "It's Not About the Bike" by Lance Armstrong
to help his team. On
the Record: Scott McNealy
(San Francisco Chronicle, 9/14/03) Q: You're in a big multibillion-dollar
industry. Do you feel sometimes that you're in the middle of a samurai
movie? You've got people studying Sun Tzu. You've got Machiavelli in
there. A: No, this is all very civil. I play ice hockey. I believe the
beauty of the Darwinian capitalist market battles is that nobody gets
-- I shouldn't say nobody -- very few people actually get physically
injured. Market discipline is very aggressive, very strong and very
precise in who it clobbers -- those who don't perform. There's only
one blemish in capitalism and that is when market discipline is lost
to a monopolist. To
win without fighting is best for all
(Avon Grove Sun, 9/11/03) We have learned that we are vulnerable to
unconventional attacks, yet we endure and persevere. We've learned that
some of our weapons systems work as does that of some intelligence gathering.
We were reminded that our military can act brilliantly, as in the rescue
of Pfc. Jessica Lynch. But we also learned that our military is fallible,
as the wrong turn that led to Lynch's capture demonstrates. But, there
is one lesson we have not learned. In the ancient treatise on warfare,
"The Art of War," Sun Tzu said that to win without fighting
is best. While we might recognize the truth in that statement, we have
not learned to how to live it. Learning that lesson would definitely
be for the good of the country. Japan-U.S.
alliance serves everyone
(The Daily Yomiuri, 9/7/03) Commenting on his receiving the award, Shiina
said: "Since last year I have been a fan of the Hanshin Tigers.
They won their latest ball game by scoring a game-winning run in the
bottom of the 10th inning. Actually, the Tigers showed skillful performance
in the field and prevented their opponent from scoring in the top of
the 10th inning. This skillful performance kept the Tigers from losing
the game. However, that performance will not be remembered long, because
the Tigers did not lose." This
reminds me of Sun Tzu's saying to the effect that skilled warriors,
when they are successful, enjoy no fame for their victory and no praise
for their courageous achievements. Warrior
Kings
(Apple.com, 8/28/03) And don’t assume that medieval European history
should be your only guide when planning combat, as Bewsher notes when
he relates his favorite strategy for multi-player success: “I tend
to follow the Sun Tzu maxim of being strong where your enemy thinks
you are weak; that is, I use hidden bases and large-scale flanking maneuvers.”
Battle
is joined
(Chicago Daily Herald, 8/15/03) Cubs manager Dusty Baker is fond of
quoting "The Art of War," a 2,500-year-old treatise by Sun
Tzu. With Thursday's 7-1 victory over the Houston Astros - a game that
resembled neither art nor war - the Cubs consider the battle joined. Lack
of stars can't keep Cubs from shining
(Mercury News, 8/14/03) "I told everybody in spring training that
no matter who you are on this team, you're going to play and you've
got to be prepared to play," Baker said. "We expect whoever
we put out there to do the job and play. One of my theories is from
`The Art of War,' that the circle is not complete unless the lesser
is equal to the greater." How
to Deal With Kim
(Newsweek, 8/11/03) Can defectors and the human-rights issue play a
more powerful role in resolving the Kim problem? Absolutely. Have you
ever read “The Art of War” by Sun Tzu, the Chinese warrior-philosopher?
It says, “The superior militarist foils enemies’ plots; next
best is to ruin their alliance; next after that is to attack their armed
forces.” I would add a few words before the last option: “Destroy
the enemy’s spirit with a great cause.” Neither love story nor mob tale, 'Gigli' confuses (Denver Post, 8/1/03) Ricki [Jennifer Lopez] is more hard-core. At least she's supposed to be. In one scene she uses the Sun Tzu's "Art of War" to teach a posse of Eminem wannabes a lesson in civility. Texas Dems like sunny New Mexico (Abilene Reporter-News, 7/30/03) The 11 Democrats holed up at the Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid North hotel say they are acting to protect minority voters back in Texas from a Republican-led redistricting vote. But they’re also flirting with boredom. Sen. Gonzales Barriento, a Democrat from Austin came prepared. He brought three books to Albuquerque, to read while he was hiding out from Republicans. They are The Art of War by Sun Tzu, a biography of Mahatma Ghandi, and Why I am a Democrat by Ted Sorenson. At the Movies: 'Gigli' (Miami Herald, 7/29/03) His boss, however, thinks he's incapable of handling the assignment alone and sends in Ricki (Lopez), another contractor, to help him. Gigli is an anti-social lout who lives in a seedy apartment. Ricki is beautiful, grounded, enlightened. She quotes Sun Tzu - who could blame Gigli for falling for her? (And whether you like her or not, Lopez does have an undeniable presence.) Spirit of enterprise spurs revitalized Lithuania (Knoxville News-Sentinel, 7/27/03) I had not planned to go. I didn't know exactly where it was. I'm glad I went. A request to translate my book, "Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers," into Lithuanian was followed by a request to address a gathering of 300 businesspeople at a "Sun Tzu Day" in Vilnius, the capital city. (Sun Tzu is an ancient Chinese strategist who wrote "The Art of War" in 500 B.C. His book is a classic on how to win without fighting.) Larry Ellison: Visionary or modern day Ghengis Khan? (Oakland Tribune, 7/27/03) As he had done many times before on his way to amass a fortune of $16.6 billion, Larry Ellison was right where he wanted to be - in the firestorm of a controversy that he ignited. Beyond his corporate ruthlessness and his "Art of War" training, Ellison has forged a reputation as a visionary and renaissance man, steering his yacht and piloting fighter planes while driving his company near the top of the industry. Facing the past: Photo preserves a soul from war's fading memory (Times Union, 7/27/03) Regard your soldiers as your children, And they will follow you into the deepest valleys; Look on them as your own beloved sons, And they will stand by you even unto death. -- Sun Tzu: "The Art of War" Today marks the 50th anniversary of the 1953 armistice that halted, but did not really end, the Korean War. There is a photo from that war that never fails to affect me whenever I see it.
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