Ensign
Ensign noun - A device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark.
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Flags
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- They sailed under neutral flags (often American) with the guns hidden, lured a commerce raider into challenging them, then hoisted the White Ensign and opened fire.
Source: False Flag Operation - This disconnect is so well-known that an Urban Legend sprang up that the Canadian currency of the '80s had American flags on the Parliament buildings in its art; those are actually the Canadian Red Ensign flag, which was Canada's recognized flag before the Maple Leaf flag became official.
Source: Newer Than They Think
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