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Swiss party wants to punish U.S. for UBS probe
Reuters ^ | Sat Feb 21, 2009 | Reuters

Posted on 02/21/2009 7:38:15 PM PST by sheikdetailfeather

ZURICH, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP) called on Saturday for retaliation against the United States over a U.S. tax probe into the country's biggest bank UBS that threatens prized banking secrecy.

The populist SVP, the country's biggest party, said Switzerland should not take in any detainees from the U.S. prison for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, which the Swiss government said last month it could consider to help shut the camp down.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bankaccounts; obamascrewup; punish; swiss; ubs
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To: sheikdetailfeather

  • Reuters
  • The right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP)
  • the country's biggest party
Only in Reutersland.

21 posted on 02/22/2009 1:38:56 PM PST by Nick Danger (www.swiftvets.com)
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To: Yaelle

My Mistake.


22 posted on 02/22/2009 8:21:38 PM PST by greatdefender (If You Want Peace.....Prepare For War)
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