- Ukraine strike on Crimea Bridge complicates both civilian and military logistics to Crimea - the former more so than the latter; - The bridge attack is likely to be followed by anticipated offensive operations by Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia toward Melitopol; - The bridge attack + Melitopol offensive is meant to isolate Crimea; - Ukraine's offensive will leave its forces overextended, depleted and vulnerable to Russian forces who have throughout the duration of Ukraine's offensives preserved their manpower and equipment; References: Guardian - Key bridge linking Crimea to Russia hit by huge explosion: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/08/crimea-kerch-bridge-explosions-russia-ukraine Forbes - Ukraine’s Counteroffensives Appear To Be Part Of A Much Bigger Plan—To Divide The Russian Army: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/10/03/ukraines-counteroffensives-appear-to-be-part-of-a-much-bigger-plan-to-divide-the-russian-army/?sh=1ed3dcb6cdf5 Julian Ropcke (Bild) - on the Crimean Bridge attack; https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/status/1578629986784641024 Jullian Ropcke (Bild) - on the reality of the limits of Ukraine’s offensive: https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/status/1577308319848480769 Where to Find My Work: Visit The New Atlas Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Follow The New Atlas on Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 PayPal: Brian.Berletic@gmail.com Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AE8X-G-p94

- Thailand’s Government Pharmaceutical Organization or GPO is a state enterprise focused on improving healthcare, making it accessible to the entire Thai population (and beyond), by researching and developing healthcare solutions, manufacturing and distributing it, and by doing so, controlling market prices; - The Thai GPO makes money each year and is still able to make healthcare products accessible to the Thai population for many times cheaper than imported alternatives, particularly from Western pharmaceutical corporations; - The US government has long attacked Thailand for refusing to allow Western pharmaceutical giants full and unregulated access to Thai markets and especially for a practice called “compulsory licensing” with which the Thai government allows local manufacturers to produce essential medications at drastically reduced prices without the consent of patent holders; - HIV-AIDS medications in particularly are made accessible to the Thai public through compulsory licensing for many times cheaper than imported alternatives; - Thailand’s GPO creates a resilient network of manufacturing, storage, and distribution points in Thailand for everyday healthcare needs as well as for emergencies; - The existence and success of Thailand’s GPO provides us a clear picture of just how corrupt Western pharmaceutical corporations are, the complicity of the US government in this corruption, and that there are solutions to confronting and overcoming attempts by these corporations to prey on an entire society; References: Thailand’s Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) - Homepage (Thai): https://www.gpo.or.th/ Bloomberg Business - Company Overview of The Government Pharmaceutical Organization (archived 2016): https://web.archive.org/web/20160205180134/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=13504670 Reuters - U.S. chides Thailand for overriding drug patents (2007): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-thailand-trade-patents-idUSN3041525120070430/ Reuters - Merck cuts price on AIDS drug Efavirenz (2007): https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBKK312157/ Intellectual Property Watch - Drug Company Reacts To Thai License; Government Ready To Talk (2007): https://www.ip-watch.org/2007/02/16/drug-company-upset-by-newest-thai-license-government-open-to-dialogue/ Bangkok Post - Thailand gets nod to make HIV/AIDS drug (2018): https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1569426/thailand-gets-nod-to-make-hiv-aids-drug Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Odysee (YouTube alternative): https://odysee.com/@LandDestroyer:8 Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 Weibo: https://weibo.com/u/7726044004 ไบรอัน แฟนคลับ (Facebook): https://facebook.com/BrianThaiFanclub/ Line Group: https://lin.ee/JIxTpKe Gab: https://gab.com/BrianBerletic VK (Facebook alternative): https://vk.com/brianberletic How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235 Cryptocurrency Donations: Ethereum (ETH): 0xee6ed93c3adc474450011e9af22939a0b9b312c7 BitCoin (BTC): 1AfGnbmHxA6cy9YKUSxysXvpJPyecpBKrr Monero (XMR): 845TCXx3pchSBXuDL7FHG679gbWD2wkHS6MJxuq7jFVsVFj7T6xsry747uhhGZUdkaRXbbrMfo5c8RnGfzGZ13KxQUdHVLR ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDWRzxf0g1g