Divide & conquer: the ability to divide and conquer has been used throughout history by agitators working within a society to disunite its people, rendering them impossible to rule. Richard Seymour examines how the strategy relates to the current scenario in Iraq and looks at some historic precedents

THE MILITARY STRATEGY OF DIVIDE and conquer--as first developed by the Chinese general, Sun Tzu, 2,500 years ago--has been used successfully down the centuries by empire builders as a means [...]