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Erika Meyer emeyer at lclark.edu
Wed Mar 26 16:28:25 CST 2003


"Secretary of State Colin Powell recently told the press that Iraq's 
oil will be held 'in trust' to benefit the Iraqi people."
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/Politics/iraqoil_030212.html

Compare:

"During the 1870s, the U.S. Congress passed a law that prohibited 
treaty-making, and an executive order created reservations shortly 
thereafter. The U.S. government believed the federal government must 
take care of the land for Indian people, as the government believed 
Indian people could not adequately care for land. Therefore, the 
federal government owned the land and held it in "trust" for a 
particular band or tribe."
http://www.airpi.org/projects/f96trustland.html

so yeah, I'd say it's pretty damn close.

Erika


>>  4. Your oil is to be held in trust for you.
>
>Not totally right, but close.
>
>Hugh

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