Thomas, you seem to have missed: 'The name of Coca-Cola was invoked somewhat facetiously, but there are plenty of companies worldwide that specialise in water supply and water treatment'. Ivo was just using a headline to get readers interested. His points are valid and who gets to do a project or not should be an open debate and go to the organisiation best suited for the job. Not based on political grounds; ie Right says private companies and Left always says govt. Your example later of the oil industry is a case in point. In this industry both private and govt do a decent job (private companies mostly better) of supplying the consumer/clients. Thus it should be easy to put ideology aside and choose the best organisation per job/project. Brent