Posted on 10/29/2001 2:25:58 PM PST by MiamiFreePress
From "Ask Yahoo":
According to Britannica.com, a fifth column refers to any clandestine group or faction of subversive agents who attempt to undermine a nation's solidarity.
Who came up with the phrase, and what's with the columns? Emilio Mola Vidal, a Nationalist general during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), originally coined the term. As four of his army columns moved on Madrid, the general referred to his militant supporters within the capital as his "fifth column," intent on undermining the loyalist government from within.
Thanks, MiamiFreePress. Great video. Shows who these protesters really are and what their agenda really is.
Too bad we couldn't get a bunch of combat vets together to go around and give some haircuts to some of these losers.
Better yet ... ship all them over to Afghanistan and let them try to reason with the terrorists.
--Thomas Paine (1737-1809), conclusion, _Dissertation on First Principles of Government,_1795
Wouldn't it be interesting if we could somehow drop this vulgar, unwashed rent-a-mob with their professionally printed protest signs* into one of those shouting pro-Taliban, anti-American, flag-burning crowds in Pakistan? I wonder how long the pro-bin Laden crowd would tolerate their chant: "This is what democracy looks like!"
*Why do these libs always have professionally printed protest signs like that? It never fails - the same type of sign shows up at every one of their rallies.
You are brave! As someone said above, I hope you got a rabies shot before mingling with this crowd. Kudos for your patriotism! :-)
I have seen him in Boston, on Newbury St. I have a very good memory for faces.
I'll bet this is the same crowd that used to follow The Grateful Dead around the country. They haven't had much to do since Jerry passed on, I guess.
We have heard...yeah, from Saddam's PR people. You are pathetic because you know the truth but still follow the terrorists' line. Go back to DU and whine with them.
I'll answer that, you sorry sack of sh*t. We are fighting my war for me and my loved ones.
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