confronting my inner demons, page-5

hi d

it's been a while since i have posted on this puppy. couple of questions for you...

are barclays still aim's advisors on the financing of Perkoa? I remember when this was first trumpeted, but have not heard a single thing about the relationship since.

not sure about you, but the only thing keeping me with any holding in aim (have sold down heavily over the past 5 months - still have a very small holding) is my belief in the projects fundamentals and north sounds investment.

simple fact is, i don't like the management - in particular their transparency. there is so much potential in this project, that even with turkey's running it, there is still some upside (hence why i still have some). that is the conumdrum with aim.

how long does it take to finance a mine in todays highly cash liquid resources environment? i can handle delays on the actual mine development front (due to the scarcity of resources), but for it to take as long as it has to secure financing has to be getting near a record. If barclay's are still the advisor, they should have been sacked a long time ago.

this is also the first company where i have been informed of slippages in the project plan by estimating myself the timing of an arrow in a powerpoint slide. are we as shareholders rewarding incompetence through the remuneration schemes in place? it's got to be asked mate.

cheers