midas-"How does Mr Fung create a sense of urgency within the Chavez administration to get our deal done?"

imo midas, giving giving giving has'nt worked out too well for us...maybe we should just start taking...

start mining without a permit....just like the locals have been doing for years...

when the military shows up give them a few bills and keeps mining...just like the locals do...

if the majority of locals are p/o'd because the transnational has been stalling the mine for years...what will they say when the ven government comes in and stops us and we shut down the clinic/water and go to arbitration?

we really need to get our side of the story out somehow....otherwise, when hugo is replaced we might still get the boot because our MOC was signed under hugo and everyone down there thinks we are the cause of the delay in opening the mine...we need press/local understanding of our situation and action.