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To: TheSlowLane who wrote (36532)	12/5/2005 1:19:50 PM
From: LLCF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39344

<Grandich made references to believing in freedom of speech but did little to disguise his displeasure at how JW had chosen to exercise it. > Well, as we all know "freedom of speech" is an idea, and not some sort of legal guarantee to be able to say whatever you want. The FCC routinely disallows all sorts of speech as you know. So "believing in free speech" means something different to each person one talks to no doubt... and "JW exercising his free speech" is in the eye of the beholder: ""Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public; to forbid this, is to destroy the freedom of the press: but if he publishes what is improper, mischievous, or illegal, he must take the consequences of his own temerity."" All you have to do is show up at an economics forum blustering about the evils of free world trade and you can scream 'free speech' all you want as they drag you down the sidewalk to jail. OTOH, in the US it does seemed to have morphed into (in practice) giving air time, parade rights, etc. to people and ideas who have little following or support, which is interesting. DAK

To: TheSlowLane who wrote (36532)	12/6/2005 12:54:18 AM
From: TrueScouse	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39344

Paul: Re. OZN. Interesting article on Gold Fields... mineweb.net It includes this little gem for those of us still holding Orezone: Another project in the pipeline is the Essakane project in Burkina Faso, where Gold Fields will get a 60% share if it completes a bankable feasibility study. Cockerill said on Monday that the mine could be a 350,000oz-400,000oz per annum producer, of which 210,000oz-240,000oz would be attributable to Gold Fields. ...According to Gold Fields’s annual report 2005, a new Pre-Feasibility Study resource model will be finalised by the end of this year for Essakane. The article goes on to say that Gold Fields will still be a few 100,000 oz short of its annual target. Seems to me that it's inevitable it'll buy out OZN's share. Wonder how much that'll be worth? Maybe CC has some thoughts on this? Best regards, Howy