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Switzerland Says US Playing with Fire

Swiss President Pascal Couchepin has condemned the US-led war against Iraq as a "violation of the UN charter."

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Swiss President Pascal Couchepin has condemned the US-led war against Iraq as a "violation of the UN charter."

Couchepin, speaking during a special session of the Swiss parliament on Thursday, said the war was equivalent to "playing with fire."

He said Switzerland would maintain its neutrality, banning US coalition military flights in Swiss airspace during the conflict.

"It's a shame that the US has transgressed the UN charter... which they helped create."

He said the UN failure to reach a united position over Iraq seta dangerous precedent for collective security.

Couchepin added that "no one was more responsible for this war than (Iraqi President) Saddam Hussein."

Yves Christen, speaker of the House of Representatives, expressed regret that the crisis in Iraq had led to war.

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