http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/nigeria-vows-to-summon-pfizers-bill-steere/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:26:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/nigeria-vows-to-summon-pfizers-bill-steere/#comment-204171 Tom Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:17:00 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/nigeria-vows-to-summon-pfizers-bill-steere/#comment-204171 The Nigerian government's concern for those children is highly suspect. This is the same bunch that's (allegedly)neck deep in blood diamonds, ethnic repression, global telephone scams, egregious human rights violations, theft of oil and gas revenues, extorting western businesses, environmental rape and a long list of other scourges. One good possibility - The ringleaders know that the international community will almost always side against the U.S. and especially against unpopular industries like pharma, and they're playing this for all it's worth. The whole Trovan business suggests a shake-down on a scale that Tony Soprano could only dream of. The Nigerian government’s concern for those children is highly suspect. This is the same bunch that’s (allegedly)neck deep in blood diamonds, ethnic repression, global telephone scams, egregious human rights violations, theft of oil and gas revenues, extorting western businesses, environmental rape and a long list of other scourges. One good possibility - The ringleaders know that the international community will almost always side against the U.S. and especially against unpopular industries like pharma, and they’re playing this for all it’s worth. The whole Trovan business suggests a shake-down on a scale that Tony Soprano could only dream of.

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