For ordinary citizens of Eritrea it has become normal life to daily starve for food . . . to get lined up to buy unsanitized and salty water that may be considered hazardous to health by Canadian standards, for about $150.00 (Nakfa) per barrel . . . to have unbearable life in the cities with the frequent electricity black outs. As a result of the horrible life in Eritrea most young Eritreans are forced to face exodus. In the exodus, thousands of the unfortunates face death in the North African deserts or drown in the Mediterranean Sea, in search of better and safe country to live in. In contrast, the CEO painted a glossy picture of Asmara. His words created a surreal life in the city: - "You can actually stay in a first world hotel there, roll out of bed, have the best Cappuccino you probably have in your life and get a taxi to anywhere in our property within 20 minutes . . . Its a terrific place to be".

The CEO mentioned a remarkable point which may surprise many of us, "The Eritrean government has this regulation were they can buy into, emphasize buy into a 30% additional in the project, they've triggered that, they're buying their maximum interest in our project." What really astonished us is, his pleasure at the Eritrean government's buy into desire. Mr. CEO, ain't the government buying you out further and further into utterly dissolving your own freedom to do free business?

The Eritrean government's fundamental principle of doing business with an outsider is to secure absolute control over the outsider. The government knows very well that absolute control is not possible over any outsider while his assets remain free. The doctrine of the regime is to secure any foreigner's loyalty and obedience through unholy marriage with his assets. The way to accomplish this is, to tie a knot with the assets of the foreigner by arranging cash flow of millions from the government's coffer to the enterprise of the foreigner. The end result of the unholy marriage is friendly foreigners co-existing as much as possible with the troubled regime in Eritrea.

We've to remember, it is a very worrisome time for the troubled government of Eritrea. The sanction and arms embargo by the U.N. against the government of Eritrea, the engagement of the Eritrean government in the covert operations in Somalia and the full speed support the government gives to Al Shebab terrorists as well the involvement of the Eritrean government in the extra-territorial interferences in the Horn of Africa predisposes the Eritrean government to seek unholy marriages with the western mining corporations. This is the prime reason, for the Eritrean government's buy into regulation or as Mr. CEO put it, "emphasize" into buying a big chunk of Sunridge.

The second reason for the Eritrean government's buy into regulation is an old philosophy that says, "Eritrean natural resources shall remain Eritrean." The meaning of that is found in the leftist ideology, which says, "Cut foreign corporations' or neo-colonizers' exploitation to bare minimum."

Mr. CEO said regarding the buy into actions by the Eritrean government, "Emphasize buy into a 30% additional in the project". This is an indication of the ownership of Sunridge's project in the country by the Eritrean government doubling from 30% to 60%. By buying deeper and deeper of percentage into Sunridge's project, the government cuts the earnings of the corporation to bare minimum while the government takes lion's share.