03 March 2007

An Accidental Invasion - We Love It !!

Why can't the US do stuff like this? Well, for one, there's way too much money and inflated ego involved in US efforts. We believe all US politicians should take mandatory mindfulness and meditation training. And the population should hold the purse-strings.

Swiss Accidentally Invade Liechtenstein
AP

ZURICH, Switzerland (March 2) - 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 1.2 miles 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.


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