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Here is the question asked in the parlimentary records: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/cgi-bin/newhtml_hl?DB=semukparl&STEMMER=en&WORDS=trafigura&ALL=tra

by danw 17y ago

Here is the question asked in the parlimentary records: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/cgi-bin/newhtml_hl?DB=semukparl&STEMMER=en&WORDS=trafigura&ALL=trafigura&ANY=&PHRASE=&CATEGORIES=&SIMPLE=&SPEAKER=&COLOUR=red&STYLE=s&ANCHOR=muscat_highlighter_first_match&URL=/pa/cm200809/cmordbk2/91013o02.htm#muscat_highlighter_first_match http://www.publications.parliament.uk/cgi-bin/newhtml_hl?DB=... And here is the report in question on wikileaks: http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Minton_report:_Trafigura_Toxic_dumping_along_the_Ivory_Coast_broke_EU_regulations%2C_14_Sep_2006 http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Minton_report:_Trafigura_Toxic_dum... What's interesting is some Guardian staffers are tweeting links to the wikileaks on their personal accounts. Are they covered by the gag order on The Guardian itself?

ionfish 17y ago
The #trafigura hashtag on Twitter is going a bit crazy. http://twitter.com/search?q=%23trafigura http://twitter.com/search?q=%23trafigura On the one hand, it's good that news that needs to get out gets out. On the other, I can't help thinking how easy it is to rustle up a lynch mob these days.
- danw 17y ago
  Turning a few hours of online outrage into something actionable that fixes the problem is hard. Like with the Iran elections.
  - tarkin2 17y ago
    Still, it's good to see how modern technology has allowed ordinary people a) to access to such censored documents, and b) to gain access to those who are willing to do the research to obtain a, and advertise such. Without it I'd just be reading the Guardian, getting fairly outraged. In fact, I probably wouldn't have heard about it, as I wouldn't have flicked through the Guardian had it not been online (I don't like it so much to spend one pound on a paper when I'm generally only interested in a couple of articles, on average). It's a step in the right direction. Not the whole solution, just yet.

by danw 17y ago

ionfish 17y ago

The #trafigura hashtag on Twitter is going a bit crazy. http://twitter.com/search?q=%23trafigura http://twitter.com/search?q=%23trafigura On the one hand, it's good that news that needs to get out gets out. On the other, I can't help thinking how easy it is to rustle up a lynch mob these days.

danw 17y ago
Turning a few hours of online outrage into something actionable that fixes the problem is hard. Like with the Iran elections.
- tarkin2 17y ago
  Still, it's good to see how modern technology has allowed ordinary people a) to access to such censored documents, and b) to gain access to those who are willing to do the research to obtain a, and advertise such. Without it I'd just be reading the Guardian, getting fairly outraged. In fact, I probably wouldn't have heard about it, as I wouldn't have flicked through the Guardian had it not been online (I don't like it so much to spend one pound on a paper when I'm generally only interested in a couple of articles, on average). It's a step in the right direction. Not the whole solution, just yet.