Philippine President Joseph Estrada may have only made things worse for his pal Dante Tan when he quashed talk of a cover-up at BW Resources, of which Tan is a major shareholder.

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BW, which is planning to build a money-spinning marina there.

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The former Soviet Union has long been suspected by intelligence analysts of having retained a covert -- and illegal -- BW capability.

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