Don't worry about the Panama canal during Y2K...

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Mechanical failures will be the LAST thing on your mind if you're going down there for the rollover...

http://www.foxnews.com/world/1213/i_rt_1213_64.sml

I can see why the Chinese are so keen on getting their hands on the canal.

-- Deb M. (vmcclell@columbus.rr.com), December 13, 1999

Answers

I believe the Hong Kong based company that has contracted to run the two ports in Panama also run 17 other ports including 3 large ports for Britain. The Panama operation is run by an American and the 2nd in command is a Brit. NONE of the 500 employee employed by this company are Chinese.

-- y2k dave (xsdaa111@hotmail.com), December 13, 1999.

Dave, surely you must have a link for this infomation?

I don't want to miss nothing! THANKS

-- Tommy Rogers (Been there@Just a Thought.com), December 13, 1999.


No sorry I do not have a link as I am relying on information given on I believe CNN or CNBC when they were discussing Panama today. Very interestings fact and some republican congressman from CAL were all discussing the issue. I only caught some commentary by individual that was rebuffing the comment made the Cal rep and some military men.

-- y2k dave (xsdaa111@hotmail.com), December 13, 1999.

Brokaw's NBC news did a piece tonight on the canal, & left the sleeping giant out of the report. Focus was on on terrorism.

-- flora (***@__._), December 13, 1999.

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