Switzerland invades Liechtenstein!!!
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Topic: Switzerland invades Liechtenstein!!!
Posted By: Akolouthos
Subject: Switzerland invades Liechtenstein!!!
Date Posted: 03-Mar-2007 at 20:01
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Reversing its centuries long position of neutrality, Switzerland accidentally attempted to annex Liechtenstein! 170 uniformed Swiss soldiers stormed across the border, carrying assault rifles (sans ammunition). Local civilians sat paralyzed with terror--or was that indifference. An interior ministry spokesman was quoted as saying, "It's...like they stormed over here with attack helicopters or something."*
So is it safe to assume that Swiss Army brand compasses won't be selling very well for a while?
 Here is the article.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17425047/ - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17425047/
*The full quote reads: "It's not like they stormed over here with attack helicopters or something."
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Posted By: SearchAndDestroy
Date Posted: 03-Mar-2007 at 20:14
lol I read this on the news yesterday. Seemed like a joke when the headline came up, but it's still funny like one. ------------- "A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government." E.Abbey 
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Posted By: Spartakus
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2007 at 05:30
 ------------- "There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. " --- Joseph Alexandrovitch Brodsky, 1991, Russian-American poet, b. St. Petersburg and exiled 1972 (1940-1996) |
Posted By: Frederick Roger
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2007 at 06:29
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I told you, I told you, in the "Most disciplined armed forces" topic!
France and Germany are next!
 Seriously, the fact that it was an accident and they got lost kinda proves me wrong...
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Posted By: Hellios
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2007 at 09:52
| Funny stuff. |
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2007 at 10:38
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like an old German saying.... Wanderer, kommst Du nach Lichtenstein,
tritt nicht vorbei,
tritt mittenrein.
Temujin will translate, hmm, hope so... ------------- 
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Posted By: bleda
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2007 at 10:48
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The warmongering Swiss show their true face once more. How long will
the international community tolerate this? Today Liechtenstein,
tomorrow Europe, and then the world. We must do something now before
it's too late!
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Posted By: Lord Ranulf
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2007 at 18:38
| Yikes. Has to be a bit of an embarassment to say the least. |
Posted By: Kapikulu
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2007 at 19:32
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"Officials in Liechtenstein also played down the incident." Seems to me like every person living in Liechtenstein is a state official... ------------- We gave up your happiness Your hope would be enough; we couldn't find neither; we made up sorrows for ourselves; we couldn't be consoled; A Strange Orhan Veli |
Posted By: Aelfgifu
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2007 at 04:31
Wanderer, if you come to Lichtenstein,
don't miss it,
but step right in it.
??? Or did I misinterpret it? ------------- 
Women hold their councils of war in kitchens: the knives are there, and the cups of coffee, and the towels to dry the tears. |
Posted By: ulrich von hutten
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2007 at 12:43
dank ju well, aelfgifu -------------
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Posted By: Athanasios
Date Posted: 09-Mar-2007 at 17:48
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Swiss don't need an army, they've a lot of money to hire the whole NATO(LOL)... Lichtenstein is so small that it is unlikely to be mentioned in military maps- well thats a not good excuse for the "Swiss Company" warlords(LOL) ------------- 
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Posted By: TheDiplomat
Date Posted: 11-Mar-2007 at 16:07
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This bordern incident showed me that anything can happen in this life :) ------------- ARDA:The best Turkish diplomat ever! |
Posted By: Brian J Checco
Date Posted: 13-Mar-2007 at 00:33
| I support the Swiss in their movement to expand their territorial interests. Neutrality must be so boring... |