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	Oops! Swiss accidentally invade Liechtenstein

keithshaw

3-2-2007 9:22 AM

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keithshaw says:

I thought the Swiss were supposed to be neutral...

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3-2-2007 10:24 AM

clipper1224

It wasn't an invasion, just an armed company of soldiers on a "holiday"! Yeah, THAT'S the ticket!

I guess it's tough to get a GPS signal with all those mountains?

3-2-2007 12:53 PM

ejoiner2

I thought the swiss army was only about knives.

3-2-2007 4:22 PM

bignosemousie

I thought the Swiss army was protecting the Vatican.

3-2-2007 4:32 PM

keithshaw

That's the Swiss Guard, not the Swiss Army... the Swiss Guard do have some cool uniforms, though...

3-2-2007 5:31 PM

bignosemousie

oops! indeed. Thanks keithshaw.

3-3-2007 12:15 AM

rmowery

I am sure Bush/Cheney will try to use similar headlines when they send troops into Iran.

3-3-2007 3:40 AM

BartendingBear

When I heard about this on the radio, I had this vision of "Stripes" meeting "The Mouse That Roared." Peter Sellers and Bill Murray in one flick... how outrageous would that be?!

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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.
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