09-12-2009, 06:38 PM
David Guyatt Wrote:I think it worth reminding readers that Tamiflu was co-developed by Gilead Sciences Inc., and was then licensed to the massive Roche (formerly Hoffman La Roche) to market.
Former DefSec Donald Rumsfeld was the former Chairman of Gilead and was in situ when Tamiflu was developed and licensed in the US to treat 'flu. Cheney continued to hold a stake in the company of between $5-25 million after he became SecDef.
It seems to work just fine for those who stand to profit by it!
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"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass