By early 2005 he had decided to launch a proxy fight.
When I launched the proxy fight at Blockbuster, the feeling that he'd botched the Hollywood Video deal was wide spread.
Such a move would satisfy activist investor Carl Icahn, who this year ran an unsuccessful proxy fight to gain a board seat.
It shows how the war is largely a proxy fight between rival militias that are being armed and encouraged by Rwanda's government and by Congo's.
I've been involved in many proxy fights, but Blockbuster was easy.