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fifth columnGroup within a country secretly aiding an enemy attacking from without. The term originated in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War, when General Mola boasted that Franco supporters were attacking Madrid with four columns and that they had a ‘fifth column’ inside the city. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The right-wing fifth column led by Fox News is trying to make hay out of the fact that they have a video of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi having difficulty operating an American automatic weapon and wearing sneakers. Rosen is a very, very big fish in the Israel/AIPAC Fifth Column that subverts U. We are truly in a war on terrorism yet there is a Fifth Column who, at the very least, commits slander against our leaders. |
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