Bill’s got it about right. Gibby’s post is gone, but I had a chance to read it. The job of the chief executive (Frank) when talking to the customer (government of Oman) is to protect the stockholders investment by continually evaluating his communication with the customer so as to optimize the chance of success. Personal emotion has no place in this. There are no good guys and bad guys, no a—holes and no gentlemen. There is only the deal. He has to balance between aggressive and conciliatory just right, so the deal doesn’t die but moves forward. This is not easy, but that’s why he gets the big bucks. Sure time enters into it. In the long run we are all dead. There is a time to say s--- or get off the pot, and I would suspect (I do not know) that that time is approaching. At some point there either is or is not a deal, because life needs to go on. If we believe in management we should cheer them on. If not, then if we do not have a controlling interest we should get out of the game. Life is too short for pointless bitterness.