takeover, page-17

Hear your sentiment, but dont forget BHP itself is a potential target. Not to say there wouldnt be FIRB issues but anythings possible.At the minimum a controlling interest of 20-35% would lock them away for either the chinese or japanese for life.
Before you pooh pooh this idea, its actually talked about in many fund and merchant bank circles.
You gotta laugh but...yesterday it was doom and gloom and spi this and djia that and futures and subprime blah blah blah...today its all resources and who will be the last men standing!