I have heard nothing in the news about "Chinese Communists" running the
Panama Canal, due to a low-ball bid or for any other reason.  Is it not
impossible that the Honorable Mr. Smith was throwing a little "red meat"
("red herring," even), to the folks back home, what with an election coming
up?




At 01:09 AM 10/9/99 -0400, you wrote:
>I mistakenly posted this reaction to the speech of Representative Mr. Smith
>of New Hampshire, a former high school coach and history teacher, because it
>was an empty House of Representatives that he delivered it to and I felt in
>the interest of information should be known to people who may have done work
>in Panama, as a query for information. Many firms, such as those in NJ cannot
>sell property until it has been cleaned up and US military bases are many
>times dirty. I thought there may be legislation to stop the transfer until
>recording and cleanup was done. I for one don't think the lowest bidder
>should be running the Canal, whether they're Chinese Communists or not, and I
>believe if Ruben Blades had been elected President of Panama, this would not
>be happening on Dec. 10, 1999, that is the lowball bidder, China, running the
>Canal. I for one am sick of lowball bidding in archaeology and the subsequent
>write-off of resources based on "lack of evidence" without appropriate effort
>demonstrated.
>
>George J. Myers, Jr.
>