CNBC: Swiss Prepare Army for Euro Zone Fallout
With anti-austerity protests across Europe resulting in civil unrest on the streets of Athens and Madrid, the European country famed for its neutrality is taking unusual precautions. […]
Josef Lang, the vice president of the Swiss Green Party and leader of the country’s pacifist movement, told CNBC.com that the defense ministry was using the euro zone crisis for political purposes ahead of this key vote. “They’re using social unrest and instability in Europe to give more credibility to the army,” he said. “Switzerland for many years has never fought anyone else. This is what we call in Switzerland interior actions — actions by the Swiss army against their own citizens. There is a long history of this in Switzerland.”
Beitrag auf cnbc.com – tweets
