You might remember this classy gal from the time she sucked up to Islamists by inviting Ahmadinejad to present "various perceptions of the Holocaust" in Geneva. Or that other time when she sucked up to Islamists by embracing just a little bit of obsequious dhimmitude. So it's not really a surprise that she's sucking up to Islamists by, well, sucking up to Islamists:

Switzerland's foreign minister on Monday broke with the country's tradition of studiously discrete diplomacy by raising the possibility of direct talks with Osama bin Laden to tackle global terrorism. Micheline Calmy-Rey, who has raised both eyebrows and hackles with her controversial style, told Swiss ambassadors gathered in the capital Bern that they needed to talk to "heavyweight political figures" on the world stage even if they are considered persona non grata by other powers. "It is important to get away from a Manichean view of the world in black and white, where peoples and countries can only be allies or enemies," she said. If this view prevailed, Israel would never have held talks with the Palestinians, Nepal would never have talked to Maoist rebels -- and the international community would have boycotted the Olympic Games in Beijing, she said. "So should we listen to these 'wise figures'? Or should we continue dialogue without discrimination - even sitting down at the same table as Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden?," she asked rhetorically.

Absolutely right. If we had listened to the people who advised Israel against ceding land to the Palestinians, there wouldn't be peace in the Middle East right now. And then were would we be?

PS - she really is kind of execrable, isn't she?

References:
* Swiss President Invites Iran To Offer "Various Perceptions Of the Holocaust" At Conference [MR]
* Swiss Foreign Minister Dons Hijab, Tosses Iran An Economic Lifeline [MR]
* Switzerland does not rule out talking to bin Laden [AP]

Previously:
* Swiss Diplomats Bankrolling Iranian Economy: Why's Israel So Pissed Off At Us?
* Swiss Embrace Sophisticated Understanding of Hamas
* Bin Laden Calls For Jihad Against Darfur Peacekeepers. Because Why Not, Right?