of the campaign of the Group for a
Events in Eastern Europe, and Gor-
Switzerland without Arms (GSsA) for bachev's foreign policy
German Switzerland since January undermined the credibility of the
"Soviet threat" arguments that the
1989. The interview was conducted on
Swiss military have used to justify
October 2, 1989 by Sophie Massouri.
the ever growing defence sector.
The astonishment that followed the handing in of the 100,000 signatures was dying down a bit when Brodtelevision in June 1987. The aim of the film was to explain to German citizens the right of popular initiative that exists only
GSsA's initiative as an example, demonstrating that we were even able to call for the abolition of the army. The violent reactions to this film focussed media attention on the movement.
The nearer we get to November 26, the more people are getting involved in the campaign. The total number of who subscribe to the campaign's journal or who send money regularly is about
7,000 which is 4,000 more than last year.
But, above all, the debate has stirred society as a whole. Now there are trade unionists for a Switzerland without an army, Christians for a Switzerland without an army....and even military officers for a Switzerland without an army. Everybody has to take a position on the initia-