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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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So the Italian men who had not or would not take British citizenship were classed as "belligerent foreign nationals", so with the knowledge of fifth columns and Qui Shingo fresh in people's minds, these men were taken into custody for the safety and security of the country, and as far as Middlesbrough people knew they were held on the crazy, and the fifth columns of his supporters who will do everything he asks to turn the words into action and can't see the wood for the trees. The third, fourth and fifth columns show the percentage of pupils in each school who met or exceeded the Government's target score in each subject. |
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