While I get as incited as the next bloke at the spectre of criminal intent it is true that you should never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by stupidity.
The board seem to be blinded by a mixture of MBA think and anti-labour ideology. The executive seem to be mesmerised by their own IQ scores, unable to critically analyse their own behaviour.
They need a good CRM course!
I used to think that there was a larger, hidden game. Now I think, like "The The", that there are plenty of people trading the fizz created by these clowns. Qantas shares may in fact simply be a vehicle for shearing the sheep over and over...its the gift that keeps on giving.
I'd like to see James Strong brought back: there are worse CEO attributes than being dead.