ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's central folk legend - a crossbow-wielding William Tell having to shoot an apple off his son's head as punishment for defying Hapsburg domination - says a lot about how the Swiss still view foreign entanglements: with suspicion.
Neutral, mountainous and land-locked, Switzerland is torn between ties to its surrounding neighbours and preservation of an identity it fears could slip away unless it keeps outsiders at arm's length.
