European Tribune - Comments - Monday Open Thread

Monday Open Thread | 101 comments (101 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Monday Open Thread (4.00 / 3)

well after the good BBC story, a not so good one.

BBC deletes important story on toxic waste dumping in the Ivory Coast after legal threats, 12 Dec 2009 - Wikileaks

BBC deletes important story on toxic waste dumping in the Ivory Coast after legal threats, 12 Dec 2009

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Dec 14th, 2009 at 11:22:19 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Monday Open Thread (none / 1)

This is outrageous: both the act itself, and the suppression of the report. The company in question and their legal representation need to be harrassed in such a way that they may change their ways. The law is obviously not of any use - but a spot of people power could do the trick.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Mon Dec 14th, 2009 at 11:31:29 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Monday Open Thread (none / 0)

I was aware of the Carter-Ruck failure to silence, but not the detail of what happened at the Ivory Cast end.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Mon Dec 14th, 2009 at 11:33:34 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Monday Open Thread (none / 0)

Coast

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Mon Dec 14th, 2009 at 11:33:46 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Monday Open Thread (none / 0)

Evidently the person who said "Publish and be damned !!" didn't understand British libel laws.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Dec 14th, 2009 at 11:39:37 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Monday Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Or did.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Mon Dec 14th, 2009 at 11:58:14 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Monday Open Thread | 101 comments (101 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

. Home
. About
. Contact
. New User Guide
. FAQ
. ET Editorial Guidelines
. Search
. Search (Google)

Username:
Password:

. Make a new account
. Reset password

Recommended Diaries

Socratic Economics XII: Utopian Government Finance
by Zwackus - May 25
266 comments

A Star is Born
by ChrisCook - May 23
23 comments

The French newspaper Le Monde reports 1.5 million living the...
by Democrats Ramshield - May 27
6 comments

$1,000,000,000,00
0 or what we must remember
by Metatone - May 19
69 comments

The balance of anger and fear
by Frank Schnittger - May 17
44 comments

Stable pricing is to metaphysics as variable pricing is to...
by Upstate NY - May 16
8 comments

Another NRW election
by DoDo - May 13
118 comments

Bundesrat saves PV (and loses Röttgen)
by DoDo - May 12
18 comments

Recent Diaries

The French newspaper Le Monde reports 1.5 million living the...
by Democrats Ramshield - May 27
6 comments

Socratic Economics XII: Utopian Government Finance
by Zwackus - May 25
266 comments

A Star is Born
by ChrisCook - May 23
23 comments

$1,000,000,000,00
0 or what we must remember
by Metatone - May 19
69 comments

The balance of anger and fear
by Frank Schnittger - May 17
44 comments

Stable pricing is to metaphysics as variable pricing is to...
by Upstate NY - May 16
8 comments

A little American intercine battling
by rootless2 - May 14
27 comments

Another NRW election
by DoDo - May 13
118 comments

Bundesrat saves PV (and loses Röttgen)
by DoDo - May 12
18 comments

The mainstream German Magazine Spiegel asks, has the US mixed ...
by Democrats Ramshield - May 10
27 comments

Short Term Climate Forces: Black Carbon, Methane, and...
by gmoke - May 9

Twenty days of Crisis for Cameron
by ceebs - May 9
22 comments

SYRIZA and the Eurocrats: a letter of intent
by talos - May 9
363 comments

French Parliamentary Elections: a look under the hood
by Bernard - May 8
59 comments

Sunday Train: The Rock Island Line is a Mighty Fine Iowa...
by BruceMcF - May 6
18 comments

Why haven't we had WWIII yet?
by Migeru - Apr 30
258 comments

More Diaries...

Occasional Series

Click for full list