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According to the Geneva Convention, classification as a non-POW is done by an independent third party, not on a whim. And if those who are detained are not pows, they should be charged with a specific crime. LEIF STORM Regina, Sask...
...government has a natural ally in U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who said on Swiss television this month that he would be "extremely disappointed" if the initiative were defeated. He pointed out the obvious paradox that Geneva is home to the U.N.'s European branch, including the World Health Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Trade Organization and two dozen lesser-known entities. "Can Switzerland really stay on the sidelines of the global community?" he asked...
Opponents also point out that as a U.N. member Switzerland would have to pay an additional $42 million in annual dues, on top of $290 million it already donates to international organizations. The Swiss government counters that the money is well spent, since U.N. agencies based in Geneva boost the local economy with an estimated $1.7 billion in annual spending...
...campaign has polarized the usually dispassionate Swiss, and the issue is fueling heated debates on street corners, in offices and on newspaper op-ed pages. "We have been so successful for so long, why join an ineffective organization?" one Geneva reader asks...
...they kidding? Not a bit. Volkswagen has spent nearly $900 million developing the new car, which is called the Phaeton and will be officially unveiled at the Geneva motor show next month. The brainchild of VW CEO Ferdinand Piëch, the Phaeton represents the company's latest attempt to move the brand up-market away from commodity car-making and into the profit zone long dominated by Mercedes and BMW. But it's a huge gamble for a company whose very name means People's Car. "The question is, will a customer want to pay that amount of money...