Monday, July 16, 2007

The story of fifth columns !!! :-D

Guess what ? I am reading and learning Java programming language from a SAMS fast track learning book and they have some interesting hints !!!!!!!!! during learning Java. This one was very awesome :-D


Why does the term "fifth column" refer to traitors, and what are the other four columns?

The term was coined by Gen. Emilio Mola Vidal during the Spanish Civil War.

As four Nationalist army columns approached Madrid in 1936, Vidal claimed that secret sympathizers within the city would serve as a "fifth column" helping to topple the Republican government.

The term, along with "fifth columnist," now describes anyone working covertly against an existing government from within.

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