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5,000 Swiss Army Troops Will Protect World's Billionaires During Annual Davos Boondoggle
Zero Hedge ^ | 7 Jan 2016 | Tyler Durden

Posted on 01/07/2016 4:06:43 PM PST by amorphous

With a new wave of terrorism, mass shootings and unprecedented social violence around the globe now a part of the daily routine for billions of people across both developed and developing nations, one group wants to be certain there is no chance of "close encounters", violent or otherwise, with the peasantry during its upcoming annual boondoggle at the World Economic Forum in Davos. According to Swiss info, when the world's billionaires land their private jets in the gorgeous Swiss town (which at 1,560 m is also the highest town in Europe) on January 20, they will have up to 5,000 Swiss army troops protecting them.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: billionaires; davos; swissarmy; switzerland; wef

1 posted on 01/07/2016 4:06:43 PM PST by amorphous
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To: amorphous

More gloobal waarming and other hooey for the world’s rich and famous to gab about in Davos.


2 posted on 01/07/2016 4:13:27 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: amorphous

If ISIS really wanted to leave a mark — they would use a b-I-g WMD on that assembling of powerful crusaders.


3 posted on 01/07/2016 4:14:46 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin
If ISIS really wanted to leave a mark...

Then the kings of the earth, the important people, the generals, the rich, the powerful people hid themselves in caves and among the rocks and in one voice screaming - DAMN YOU OBAMA!!!


4 posted on 01/07/2016 4:27:18 PM PST by amorphous
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To: amorphous

Davos ... the gorgeous Swiss town (which at 1,560 m is also the highest town in Europe)

Zermatt is 1620 meters

But see also

El Pas de la Casa, Andorra 2219 meters
Valdelinares, Spain 1960 meters
Obergurgl, Austria 1930 meters

Small Villages in Switzerland and Italy are even higher, but might not count as towns.


5 posted on 01/07/2016 4:31:16 PM PST by PAR35
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Hopefully, they all don’t bring a knife to a gunfight


6 posted on 01/07/2016 4:32:29 PM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: BenLurkin

With all this, I imagine there would be mamy softer targets now available.


7 posted on 01/07/2016 4:49:12 PM PST by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!)
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To: amorphous

Eating chocolate and cheese, and drinking cocoa with their misses.


8 posted on 01/07/2016 4:50:14 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (I shot Schroedinger's cat with Chekhov's gun.)
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To: amorphous

I’ll have a burger with fries.


9 posted on 01/07/2016 4:56:15 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: amorphous
You send that many, don't forget one thing ...

... a good supply of pikes ...

10 posted on 01/07/2016 5:04:38 PM PST by x
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To: amorphous

“We’ll start the auction off with this bargain country .
Rich in natural resources, with recently upgraded transportation, communication and other infrastructure investments.
Once the ‘Leader of the Free World’ it’s fallen into foreclosure and can be yours for a song.
A question? Yes?... Oh the populace is being disarmed as we speak. The process will be completed before transfer of ownership.”


11 posted on 01/07/2016 5:05:19 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: amorphous

A well placed 500 kt nuke and the whole world changes...just saying! That many Billionaires in a small town like that, what a target of opportunity....the problem is some of those folks are not as bad as others. Yet what a way to get rid a lot of elitist masonic illuminati types!


12 posted on 01/07/2016 5:19:52 PM PST by mdmathis6
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To: amorphous

I hope the Swiss are billing them at the “premium protection level”!


13 posted on 01/07/2016 5:33:57 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (It's not an "administration", it's a crime syndicate of liars, thieves, freaks, fools & perverts.)
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To: amorphous

Theyd be safer if there were no guns around.


14 posted on 01/07/2016 6:07:52 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: dsrtsage
"Hopefully, they all don't bring a knife to a gunfight"

Knives? They use Swiss Army Guns!

15 posted on 01/07/2016 7:40:17 PM PST by UnwashedPeasant (A slave is one who waits for someone to come and free him.)
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