Well Tal, the documents submitted to the court in Delaware actually show a $850+ million investment into Baha Mar by the Izmirlians. Don't be throwing out red herrings trying to cloud the actual facts. Lets stay on topic.

The problem is that the government and our 'leaders' clearly have no idea who large corporations are structured or how they shield themselves or even how Chapter 11 bankruptcy works. They are so out of their league in what they are attempting to do that it can only end in disaster for the Bahamas.

Tal, you used to actually add an interesting perspective to these discussions, but more and more you are just wasting space on the page.

Regardless of what you think of Izmirlian, the way the government is acting is only hurting the Bahamas and Bahamians.

I wonder what's going to happen to these PLP 'leaders' if they manage to swindle almost a billion dollars from some Armenians. That's not the kind of money you walk away from.

Tal, the only way I can tell your and Birdie's comments apart now are due to you using comrade to start you posts.

Franklyn, $3.5B is not a hard number that everything must add up to. Don't be obtuse.

It's not about teams Tal, why do you have to always be looking back - "Oh well he said, oh well she said, oh but he did this or that"

Just because someone did something stupid yesterday does not excuse you doing something stupid today.

And honestly, I want you to know I'm do hope you continue with your enthusiasm towards making this a better place, and instill it in all of your friends. We need far more young people involved in the future of this country.

Ah, the ignorance of youth. Soon your eyes will be open to what really went down, a back room deal between our elected officials and the Chinese government.

I just hope you can maintain your enthusiasm as you grow older.

Well Franklyn, I feel for your loss. I think with what Christie pulled last night you are truly out of all the money you were owed.

The information you submitted regarding the case in Delaware is to pay critical supplier during the Chapter 11 proceeding, it does not mean that those are the only people who can now claim a debt against them. You would have just had to wait till they exited on the other side. Now there is no exit, and the money you are owed is about as good as gone.

I very much hope I am wrong and you get paid though. It's certainly not fair for the people who actually built the place to be the ones who are left holding the bag.