On Tuesday, Conyers confirmed the settlement but stressed that it was not an admission of fault.
This statement was a rare admission of fault by a prideful, post-apartheid government.
Boeing has denied that any admission of fault can be implied in its settling the case.
Some may welcome this dry-eyed realism; after all, what good did Clinton's admission of fault do the Tutsis?
The bombshell revelation represents a startling admission of fault for the administration — if not the White House directly.
Like Bridgestone/Firestone, though, Ford said its apology did not constitute an admission of fault or legal liability.
Arbitron said in a statement that "the agreement is not an admission of fault or concession of liability or wrongdoing".
Deciding to go to therapy isn't an admission of fault: it's an admission of the desire to be happier, less anxious and more at ease.
The admission of fault by the US military is the latest potential sign that the US under Donald Trump will acquiesce to a Syria under Assad's rule.
"This is definitely not in any way to be construed as admission of fault for the accident," Mr. Carlsen said of the airline's acceptance of liability.
"We are still not there, in terms of a full admission of fault from the government and an apology, but we know what happened," she says.
