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Subject: Bayer, Anthrax and International Trade

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November 15, 2001

WTO
War Profiteering: Bayer, Anthrax and International Trade
http://www.corpwatch.org/issues/wto/featured/2001/ksingh.html

Kavaljit Singh, Director of Public Interest Research Centre in New
Delhi, looks at pharmaceutical manufacturer Bayer's fight to protect its

patent on anthrax drugs even in the face of a possible health emergency.

And he examines the Bush administration's decision to back the interests

of a corporate giant over the health of its own citizens - all in the
context of the debate around Trade-Related Intellectual Property rights
in the WTO. This is not an arcane discussion of bureaucratic rules. It
could mean the difference of whether or not you have access to cancer,
AIDS or even anthrax medications, whether you live in New York or New
Delhi.

The article was written shortly before developing countries and drug
manufacturers struck a deal on the import and export of generic drugs at

this weeks' WTO meeting in Qatar. However, it remains timely because it
gives context to the fierce fight over drug patenting in  the WTO and
the implications for both developed and developing countries. It will
continue to be relevant in the face of the anthrax scare and public
debate about the dangers of biological warfare.


BEYOND 9-11
CorpWatch Launches New Section of Our Issue Library
http://www.corpwatch.org/issues/911/

In anticipation of ongoing coverage of the events surrounding the
September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon,

we've pulled together everything we've done so far into a new section of

our Issue Library.  You can now go to one index to find original
articles and first person testimonies, up to date news, bulletins and
links about events surrounding the attacks subsequent "war on
terrorism." We hope this mini-portal will be useful to ordinary
citizens, activists and policy analysts alike.

TAKE ACTION
Tell TIAA-CREF to Boycott  World Bank Bonds!
http://www.corpwatch.org/action/2001/029.html

This weekend the World Bank and IMF hold their annual meeting in Ottawa,

Canada. The World Bank Bonds Boycott is calling  for institutional
investors -- including pension funds, city councils, churches, unions,
and universities -- to refuse to invest in the bonds, which provide 80%
of the Bank's funds. TIAA-CREF, the largest pension fund in the U.S.,
holds approximately $5 million in World  Bank bonds. Write or fax their
CEO today and tell him to divest from World Bank bonds!

NEWS
http://www.corpwatch.org/news/

*Qatar: WTO to Launch New Trade Talks
*Qatar: WTO Still Harmful to Developing Countries
*USA: Bush Orders Terrorist Trials by Military Tribunal
*Afghanistan: Killing and Plunder as Alliance Takes Revenge
*USA: Osama's Mama -- Corporate Hip-Hop Promotes War

BULLETIN BOARD
http://www.corpwatch.org/bulletin/

*Activists Demand Change From IMF/World Bank
*Civil Rights Group Slams Attorney General for Ethnic Profiling
*EU Charged with Serving Interests of Big Tobacco

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