Destruye desde dentro: Estrategia del frente interno

DESTROY FROM WITHIN
THE INNER-FRONT STRATEGY

A war can only really be fought against an enemy
who shows himself. By infiltrating your opponents'
ranks, working from within to bring them down, you
give them nothing to see or react against--the
ultimate advantage. From within, you also learn their
weaknesses and open up possibilities of sowing
internal dissension. So hide your hostile intentions.
To take something you want, do not fight those who
have it, but rather join them--then either slowly make
it your own or wait for the moment to stage a coup
d'etat. No structure can stand for long when it rots
from within.
Robert Greene


Athene now inspired Prylis, son of Hermes, to
suggest that entry should be gained into Troy
by means of a wooden horse; and Epeius, son
of Panopeus, a Phocian from Parnassus,
volunteered to build one under Athene's
supervision. Afterwards, of course, Odysseus
claimed all the credit for this stratagem......
[Epeius] built an enormous hollow horse of fir
planks, with a trap-door fitted into one flank, and
large letters cut on the other which consecrated
it to Athene: "In thankful anticipation of a safe
return to their homes, the Greeks dedicate this
offering to the Goddess." Odysseus persuaded
the bravest of the Greeks to climb fully armed
up a rope-ladder and through the trap-door into
the belly of the horse.... Among them were
Menelaus, Odysseus, Diomedes, Sthenelus,
Acamas, Thoas, and Neoptolemus. Coaxed,
threatened, and bribed, Epeius himself joined
the party. He climbed up last, drew the ladder in
after him and, since he alone knew how to work
the trap-door, took his seat beside the lock. At
nightfall, the remaining Greeks under
Agamemnon followed Odysseus's instructions,
which were to burn their camp, put out to sea
and wait off Tenedos and the Calydnian Islands
until the following evening....... At the break of
day, Trojan scouts reported that the camp lay in
ashes and that the Greeks had departed,
leaving a huge horse on the seashore. Priam
and several of his sons went out to view it and,
as they stood staring in wonder, Thymoetes was
the first to break the silence. "Since this is a gift
to Athene," he said, "I propose that we take it
into Troy and haul it up to her citadel." "No, no!"
cried Capys. "Athene favoured the Greeks too
long; we must either burn it at once or break it
open to see what the belly contains." But Priam
declared: "Thymoetes is right. We will fetch it in
on rollers. Let nobody desecrate Athene's
property." The horse proved too broad to be
squeezed through the gates. Even when the wall
had been breached, it stuck four times. With
enormous efforts the Trojans then hauled it up
to the citadel; but at least took the precaution of
repairing the breach behind them.... At
midnight...Odysseus ordered Epeius to unlock
the trapdoor.... Now the Greeks poured silently
through the moonlit streets, broke into the
unguarded houses, and cut the throats of the
Trojans as they slept.
THE GREEK MYTHS, VOL. 2, ROBERT
GRAVES, 1955