part of the proported Red Sea deal was their giving $25,000,000 to SLJB to facilitate the joint business in Dubai (and 25% of SLJB). That went away when SLJB (PV/Steve?) thought Red Sea/Wessal wanted too much control over SLJB. (what to believe?) there was also a $600+ million hotel deal over there w/land costing something like $27 mil. Then there were the "Home Depot"-type up-scale outlets over there (3, i think). ...and the truss building facility and the supply yards to service the Gulf of Mexico area (post Katrina). ...but then PV got cold feet about putting his Consultech into the SLJB shell as had been PR'd all along. There is a lot of history.