Invading Switzerland? Try after 5 PM or before 8 AM

(Photo: Ralf Manteufel)

Hitler considered invading Switzerland during World War II. But although the little confederation was surrounded by the Axis, it was fully prepared to fight. Germany decided that taking on the Swiss was too dangerous.

It has been a while since Switzerland faced a direct threat to its borders, so perhaps its national defenses have gotten a bit lax.

On Monday, the co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight bound for Rome hijacked his own plane and flew it to Geneva. He asked Swiss authorities for political asylum. The Swiss government instead plans to prosecute him.

During the hijacking, French and Italian fighter aircraft watched over the plane. But the Swiss Air Force did not because the hijacking took place outside of its normal office hours. Bloomberg News reports:

“You have a budget and you have to prioritize,” said Swiss Air Force spokesman Juerg Nussbaum. While Switzerland monitors airspace around the clock, intervention only occurs during routine business hours starting at 8 a.m., he said.

-via Marilyn Terrell


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Brandon Says:
Or people could eat less meat.
I somehow doubt that would happen.


Yes, because after 100,000 years of evolution we suddenly dont need to eat animals anymore.

Twit.
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We're omnivores. We eat both plants and meat. If I have to pick, I'm pretty sure it's easier to survive on plant only than on meat only diet.

Not saying we should stop eating meat, but doing so is less detrimental than the other way around.
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anyone who thinks a few cow burps or farts for that matter have any factoring into "climate change" is an idiot and another of those 'fear mongers' People really need to THINK and not just accept what they are begin told... ppl are making money off your fears. There is climate change happening, but to what the cause may be???? that's still up in the air... I for one think this is just a natural change happening to our earth, whether it's polar shift or solar system hiccup, perhaps a shift in our sun. perhaps reality is more scarey that the fairy tail that some are selling you... and they are making money on you.
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Ron,

Why do you do that? Do you call people names in public or am I ignorant for assuming that common courtesy could exist over the internet?

Right, vegetarians are stupid. Your point has been noted and I thank you for sharing. My point is that one could maybe swap a greasy burger a few days in the week for some pasta or something. Nothing worth getting upset about!

-Brandon
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Termites are another major producer of methane, but their existance can't be blamed on humanity, thus the enviroweeners will never talk about termites. Idiots.
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Well, I agree with Brandon, but I don't want to be called a twit by the carnivores...

Amazing how the issue of climate change brings out the bitch in every ignorant hick, isn't it?
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Ouch! Cheap shots flying left and right.

I don't think it's the issue of climate change that bothers Ron, but the thought that people with condescending attitudes take at face value any idea that seems to agree with their preconceived notions and make it an excuse to push their agenda on people.

For this example, the vegetarian Garden of Eden, where everybody stops eating meat, and anybody who disagrees is branded a "carnivore" or an "ignorant hick". Don't get caught up in your own bias, L.

Brandon's reply was good enough.
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Such fools these Global Warming people are. On the Atlantic ocean floor is Methane Hydrate. There is more Methane released in ONE YEAR there that mammals release in 5 YEARS!
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