Hi guys. Been looking thru over the past months. nice comments and others not so nice. well.. here is my two cents opinion.

To get idea of country situation see BBC World documentary by Stephen Gates ( Reporter) Chris Alkack ( Director). It portrays good info on local arena on supporters/non-supporters of El Comandante (EC).

KRY... well ... interesting story . To make story short, IMO, oil at low $ will bring down EC sooner. Alternatively... he'll stay longer but in the end he'll go ( forget get about 2012 reelection dream). Military and supporters will not help when the moment comes. EC is just a pawn in a very large chess game... sometimes big guys use pawns to get their possition firmer... but in the end, it is a pawn, and it easily removed when convenient geopolitically. see recent events in VZ and judge...the time is closer than many would think.

The permit... I doubt it very much. Arbitration... there is always legal time.... IMO KRY management ( and others !!) are waiting for a country definition on EC survival and his permancence. At this very time he's fighting for his very survival... mining today is not on his radar.

The Ruskies... Chinese.... etc. etc. they are all waiting for a country resolution... Oil $$ again is the key.

Buyout ??. Perhaps... but not in these times of uncertanty. Why invest in this situation and have to deal with EC??.

How much longer for us SH??... it is hard to say. The general displeasure for EC is increasing faster... how fast will it take ...it will depend on his next moves... which , as you all know, are rather irritant.... that is his nature and he's not going to change it now.

good luck to all SH