"Doug did comment that it appeared as if the people who were asking for changes had never read any of the original applications or subsequent approvals."

Just as a lot of us have thought Minamb went into this blind. I am sure there are many organizations/environmentalists around the world that are probably putting pressure on Minamb to ban all mining. Just by googling Imataca Forest you can see many groups against mining there. All said Minamb/Ortega put out her blanket statement and like its been said before here has never been to LC or even read the EIS.