The Swiss continue to hold to their policy of "neutrality." But for one Swiss company, at least, neutrality doesn't preclude dancing with the devil.
"Report: Swiss customs seize equipment for Iran nuke plant," from the Jerusalem Post:
Swiss customs authorities seized mechanical equipment weighing over two tons which they suspected was destined for an Iranian nuclear plant, Al Watan reported on Friday.The equipment's estimated value was 0.5 million euros.
According to the report in the Saudi-based newspaper, a Swiss company was suspected to be involved in the deal.
Crossposted from The American Israeli Patriot.
Reminds me of Irish 'neutrality'. This has a long, proud history. When Hitler died, de Valera (prime minister at the time) sent condolences to the German embassy in Dublin. Today, the Irish are in the forefront of protesting the worst horrors of the global jihad, such as...US military stopovers at Shannon airport.
Not anti-war; just on the other side.
Hey look. Get real. The Irish? We have Ted Kennedy and John Kerry. They come from the Irish county of Massachusetts!!!
I thoght this was about a company (and the state investigating)
If you are interested in US neutrality, google for
1938 Evian
One must be careful when using the term "neutrality". In time of war, Switzerland IS neutral, it does not "declare" neutrality. Its neutrality in perpetuity was decreed at the Congress of Vienna following the Napoleonic Wars, in treaties signed by all the Powers, including the U.S. All the later regimes of the signatories agreed to the treaties, with the notable exception of Bolshevik Russia, which abrogated all the Czarist treaties. Thus Switzerland does not "declare" neutrality, like the U.S. in 1914 and 1939, or Sweden in both wars. It IS neutral. Indeed, it could violate its own neutrality by allying with any warring state. If it did so it would be violating the treaties, and this would justify an attack by the other warring states. The Swiss are bound by the treaties just as much as the other signatories.
At present, of course, there is no declared war; so we're talking about a different sort of "neutrality", sort of with a small "n" instead of a capital "N". This is a matter of domestic Swiss law. You'll note that Swiss authorities did stop this shipment. I doubt they would have done so if the shipment had been to a German or French company.