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#1
03-02-2007, 09:53 AM
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Swiss accidentally invade Liechtenstein
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 wandered just over 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. 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 DC, doesn't have an army. 
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#2
03-02-2007, 10:26 AM
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Now I would expect this . . . . .
From the Polish Army led by Bob K. or the North Dakota National Guard, but I am deeply hurt and disappointed in the Swiss. I will have to ponder about using my Swiss Army knife from now on. Just totally devastated by this report.
Keith 
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#3
03-02-2007, 11:54 AM
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Did Liechtenstein realize they had been invaded? I wonder; if the Swiss troops had gone into France by mistake, would the French have surrendered?
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#4
03-02-2007, 11:58 AM
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The French are so . . . .
Anti War and combat and all, Maybe it would be a good idea to for them to take over and rule France.
Keith
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#6
03-02-2007, 12:38 PM
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Don't the Swiss have a little compass on their knives?
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#8
03-02-2007, 07:32 PM
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Trivia question:
Name four well-known Swiss exports. Answer: 1. Swiss Army knives 2. Swiss cheese 3. Swiss chocolate 4. Martina Hingis
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#9
03-02-2007, 07:36 PM
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Yep!
Will the Swiss guards find he Vatican? That is the question.
The Swiss are better Watch Making than Patroling? Keith
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