Religions > Atheism > What if we gave an invasion and nobody cared? Swiss troops marches into tiny Liechtenstein by mistake
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What if we gave an invasion and nobody cared? Swiss troops marches into tiny Liechtenstein by mistake |
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17425047/
What if we gave an invasion and nobody cared?
Company of Swiss troops marches into tiny Liechtenstein by mistake
Updated: 6:41 p.m. ET March 2, 2007
ZURICH, Switzerland - What began as a routine training exercise almost
ended in an embarrassing diplomatic incident after a company of Swiss
soldiers got lost at night and marched into neighboring Liechtenstein.
According to Swiss daily Blick, the 170 infantry soldiers from the
neutral country wandered 2 kilometers (more than a mile) across an
unmarked border into the tiny principality early Thursday before
realizing their mistake and turning back.
A spokesman for the Swiss army confirmed the story, but said that there
were unlikely to be any serious repercussions for the mistaken invasion.
"We've spoken to the authorities in Liechtenstein, and it's not a
problem," Daniel Reist told The Associated Press on Friday.
Officials in Liechtenstein also played down the incident.
Interior Ministry spokesman Markus Amman said nobody in Liechtenstein
had even noticed the soldiers, who were carrying assault rifles but no
ammunition. "It's not like they stormed over here with attack
helicopters or something," he said.
Liechtenstein, which has about 34,000 inhabitants and is slightly
smaller than Washington, D.C., does not have an army.
© 2007 The Associated Press.
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03 Mar 2007 05:24:55 PM |
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"stoney" <stoney@the.net> wrote in message
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17425047/
What if we gave an invasion and nobody cared?
Company of Swiss troops marches into tiny Liechtenstein by mistake
Updated: 6:41 p.m. ET March 2, 2007
ZURICH, Switzerland - What began as a routine training exercise almost
ended in an embarrassing diplomatic incident after a company of Swiss
soldiers got lost at night and marched into neighboring Liechtenstein.
According to Swiss daily Blick, the 170 infantry soldiers from the
neutral country wandered 2 kilometers (more than a mile) across an
unmarked border into the tiny principality early Thursday before
realizing their mistake and turning back.
A spokesman for the Swiss army confirmed the story, but said that there
were unlikely to be any serious repercussions for the mistaken invasion.
"We've spoken to the authorities in Liechtenstein, and it's not a
problem," Daniel Reist told The Associated Press on Friday.
Officials in Liechtenstein also played down the incident.
Interior Ministry spokesman Markus Amman said nobody in Liechtenstein
had even noticed the soldiers, who were carrying assault rifles but no
ammunition. "It's not like they stormed over here with attack
helicopters or something," he said.
Liechtenstein, which has about 34,000 inhabitants and is slightly
smaller than Washington, D.C., does not have an army.
© 2007 The Associated Press.
Bush has just declared that Operation Liechtenstein Freedom will begin
immediately!!
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| Title: Re: What if we gave an invasion and nobody cared? Swiss troops marches into tiny Liechtenstein by mistake |
04 Mar 2007 12:57:11 AM |
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In article <j7kju2hrb03f2tnd99uhclcmp391mrgkqf@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17425047/
What if we gave an invasion and nobody cared?
Company of Swiss troops marches into tiny Liechtenstein by mistake
Updated: 6:41 p.m. ET March 2, 2007
ZURICH, Switzerland - What began as a routine training exercise almost
ended in an embarrassing diplomatic incident after a company of Swiss
soldiers got lost at night and marched into neighboring Liechtenstein.
According to Swiss daily Blick, the 170 infantry soldiers from the
neutral country wandered 2 kilometers (more than a mile) across an
unmarked border into the tiny principality early Thursday before
realizing their mistake and turning back.
A spokesman for the Swiss army confirmed the story, but said that there
were unlikely to be any serious repercussions for the mistaken invasion.
"We've spoken to the authorities in Liechtenstein, and it's not a
problem," Daniel Reist told The Associated Press on Friday.
Officials in Liechtenstein also played down the incident.
Interior Ministry spokesman Markus Amman said nobody in Liechtenstein
had even noticed the soldiers, who were carrying assault rifles but no
ammunition. "It's not like they stormed over here with attack
helicopters or something," he said.
Liechtenstein, which has about 34,000 inhabitants and is slightly
smaller than Washington, D.C., does not have an army.
© 2007 The Associated Press.
So when is Bush going to bomb Geneva? Oh, wait! Do the Swiss have any
oil? No? Never mind.
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"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"
-Voltaire
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| Title: Re: What if we gave an invasion and nobody cared? Swiss troops marches into tiny Liechtenstein by mistake |
03 Mar 2007 04:23:56 PM |
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On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:48:05 -0800, stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17425047/
What if we gave an invasion and nobody cared?
Company of Swiss troops marches into tiny Liechtenstein by mistake
Updated: 6:41 p.m. ET March 2, 2007
ZURICH, Switzerland - What began as a routine training exercise almost
ended in an embarrassing diplomatic incident after a company of Swiss
soldiers got lost at night and marched into neighboring Liechtenstein.
According to Swiss daily Blick, the 170 infantry soldiers from the
neutral country wandered 2 kilometers (more than a mile) across an
unmarked border into the tiny principality early Thursday before
realizing their mistake and turning back.
A spokesman for the Swiss army confirmed the story, but said that there
were unlikely to be any serious repercussions for the mistaken invasion.
"We've spoken to the authorities in Liechtenstein, and it's not a
problem," Daniel Reist told The Associated Press on Friday.
Officials in Liechtenstein also played down the incident.
Interior Ministry spokesman Markus Amman said nobody in Liechtenstein
had even noticed the soldiers, who were carrying assault rifles but no
ammunition. "It's not like they stormed over here with attack
helicopters or something," he said.
What an opportunity missed.
It would have been funny had Markus Amman said "It's important for our
citizens to realize that surrender was never an option.
We advised the Swiss of that fact and they said 'Ok' and returned to
their homeland."
Still it was a refreshing response to a non issue.
Liechtenstein, which has about 34,000 inhabitants and is slightly
smaller than Washington, D.C., does not have an army.
© 2007 The Associated Press.
atheist@home#1554
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