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Article: Dirty diamonds.(Opinion)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- July 28, 2000
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Diamonds, as the industry advertises, may be the "international symbol of love" to a young couple shopping for an engagement ring. But thousands of miles away from the jewelry store, they represent something quite different: the exploitation of natural resources by brutal rebel groups and their accomplices.
Americans can help stop civil wars in Africa by refusing to buy "conflict diamonds."
Last week in Belgium, the World Diamond Congress voted to develop strict guidelines to prevent the trafficking of "conflict diamonds," gems mined by rebel groups to finance wars that terrorize civilians and wreak havoc on struggling democracies. The new industry plan ...