"I personally don't buy the perception idea that Rml will get the permit because they are the partner of choice. I do believe they may have greased the wheels in VZ enough to delay the permits to Kry and Grz."

Sounds plausible! It also sounds to me like KRY Management has, so far, been outfoxed by Russoro.

I believe that paying a bribe to obtain a Permit or Contract is illegal in both Canada and the USA. Correct me if I'm wrong, please.

And if I remember, Boeing got caught paying a bribe to Saudi Arabia and had to pay a VERY large fine.