OK....if I were to "extrapolate" I would say that KRY management is in the process of selling out "cheap" to the Russians. They see the handwriting on the wall and are lying thru their teeth to their shareholders and\or the CVG officials (our "partner") are lying thru their teeth andor stoewalling KRY management. Hence the "emergency meeting" to approve the cheap options. Venezuela is a sh!thole that doesn't honor it's agreements. Rusoro is run by slimy characters who are feathering their own nest at the expense of their shareholders. They have the benefit of being commie bastards whose government sells arms to Hugo and makes him feel important and arguably will aid him when he takes over the country by force. The press releases are done with the approval of Sanz\Hugo\Russians to bash the price down so that the deal will be done cheap...cheap....cheap! Of course I could be wrong and the share price crushing, phony Ortega press release of last spring and the most recent damning press releases are just evidence of ineptitude (rather than corruption and politics). I'm sure these guys are really nice. Just really nice stand-up guys that would not put power and greed before solemn, bonding, legal agreements. Do I sound jaded? You bet I am. Is this the most F'd up country you've ever seen or what. Let's see....Hugo thinks George Bush is the Anti-Christ. Could it be that Bush is actually the second coming incarnate? On the other hand we may get the permit tomorrow...no strings attached and watch our share price skyrocket.