Moz we're on the same thought process. Hugo, as King-at least until 7/08 or so, can do whatever the f--- he wants and while he's at it why not make tens of millions for himself and all his supporters. This has been a very subtle and well thought out manipulation of the gold development process in VZ. Based on the fact that the Big oil interests are soo Big, their stock pps cannot be manipulated on a %age basis like small junior miners. If the SEC and DOJ had any brains they might investigate if there were large positions of stock of any co's affected by this nationalization BS. Just because I'm a skeptic about socialist real venue, doesn't make me wrong. I'll bet this has been the end game for years - the only ? I have is "why wait this long"? The bagel lady, Ortega, comes in perhaps because the past MINAMB guy wouldn't play ball and then we have SANZ dual role - and he will play ball. Remember the A-Team when George Peppard said "I love it when a plan comes together"? That's what Hugo is saying now. He could even have been evolved in the big short position that they've been covering and now going long - which means they'll milk this no resolution for some time to keep the PPS low so they can accumulate more shares. Ain't all this FUN?