Wednesday, August 13, 2008
License to Steal
The litigation team spokesman for the plaintiffs in Cobell v Kempthorne says that throughout the twelve year trial, the government never made an offer to settle. What the US government did suggest was that it might be willing to consider a payoff to plaintiffs in exchange for guarantees the license to steal Indian resource royalties in the future would be immune from prosecution.
So without admitting the embezzling of Indian trust funds, the government attorneys were willing to bribe Indian plaintiffs for the right to embezzle. Does this sound like good faith negotiation?
So without admitting the embezzling of Indian trust funds, the government attorneys were willing to bribe Indian plaintiffs for the right to embezzle. Does this sound like good faith negotiation?
