Hang seperate or hang together It seems Bates henchmen won the day down at the farm. Now we have an idea why the Asians backed out. They sensed pretty quick that they would have no control on the Board, and that Bate's gang McKnight et al would call the day. Tobin was a Marret man and if Haywood was their link, that link was very weak and could be broken at anytime by the gang. So they backed out. The move to take Tobin and Haywood on the board, now becomes apparent: to bamboozle the Asians, But the Asians have been around longer than Bates and his ilk. So we are stuck with the same old bag and may Buhda help us. The gang not only would blackmail the Asians, should they stay on, but the Marret bond holders would have the same fate. So Tobin quit even before he started. Now expect Haywood to jump the boat for the gang would neutralize him and make him irrelevant. Mark my words. So hang together may be the only hope the losers have to save their ######.