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Christoph Meili, the Swiss bank security guard who blew the whistle on a bank's effort in 1997 to shred World War II documents related to Jewish property, responds during an interview with The Associated Press September 28, 2000 in Orange, Calif. As a result of his decision, Meili became the first Swiss citizen ever granted political asylum in the United States. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)