Nothing wrong with making a profit unless it is done based on the intentional distribution of Fake News and the suppression of the truth.
As I said, the ERHC share price was never going to go up predrilling because of the slim chance of success, the small reservoir targeted, the price of oil, the dire financial condition of the company, the lack of credibility of ERHC and the lack of any contingency plan going forward.
Sorry that investors were smart enough to realize that, ignored the Fake News and saved themselves a boatload of money by doing so. Their logic proved to be spot on.