Blood Diamonds .Poorest country in the world. Biggest source of diamonds

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Blood Diamonds .Poorest country in the world. Biggest source of diamonds

rhia_5779
Senior Member

since 2006-06-09

Posts 1334
California

0 posted 2006-11-15 11:59 AM

Illicit diamonds make fabulous profits for terrorists and corporarations alike. The trade illustrates with the hard clarity of the gem itself that no matter where human rights violations occur, the world ignores them at its peril.
http://www.amnestyusa.org/amnestynow/diamonds.html

If nothing else, the story of Sierra Leone's diamond war has proved unequivocally that the world ignores Africa and its problems at its peril. Events far from home often have very tangible impacts, and Sierra Leone has shown the world that there is no longer any such thing as an “isolated, regional conflict.” Perhaps there never was.

"Diamonds are forever, forever stained with blood of innocents"

"Blood diamonds, rich in value and in lost lives"

Even if diamonds are forever, these people are not"

Has it come to this?

Juju
Member Elite

since 2003-12-29

Posts 3429
In your dreams

1 posted 2006-11-15 03:49 PM

This is really sad.

-Juju

-Juju

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Who thinks really deep thougts
What's so amazing about really deep thoughts " Silent all these Years, Tori Amos

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

2 posted 2006-11-15 05:14 PM

And this is the reason they are 'blood diamonds' and something I find abominable.
thank you

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