http://www.peripheries.org/2009/03/07/access-to-life-saving-medicines-in-thailand-the-us-bullies-are-back/ Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:39:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 http://www.peripheries.org/2009/03/07/access-to-life-saving-medicines-in-thailand-the-us-bullies-are-back/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Roger Mulberge Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:18:25 +0000 http://www.peripheries.org/?p=915#comment-242 Absolutely right on! The US position has been one of inconsistency and deviousness throughout the Bush years and, regrettably, looks to continue, at least for the first year, of the Obama presidency as the 301 report is due out soon. (So will have been largely written under the previous regime.) As far back as 1999 the US assured the Thai government of the time that it had a perfect right to issue CL under TRIPS. Nothing has changed since then, and the Thai side has been scrupulous in conforming to its obligations under TRIPS and WTO. The bullying by the US is little short of disgraceful. Absolutely right on! The US position has been one of inconsistency and deviousness throughout the Bush years and, regrettably, looks to continue, at least for the first year, of the Obama presidency as the 301 report is due out soon. (So will have been largely written under the previous regime.)
As far back as 1999 the US assured the Thai government of the time that it had a perfect right to issue CL under TRIPS. Nothing has changed since then, and the Thai side has been scrupulous in conforming to its obligations under TRIPS and WTO. The bullying by the US is little short of disgraceful.

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