Reasonings behind why I chose this topic...

Blood Diamonds stood out to me because at the end of the day a diamond is just a stone. In Africa and places where they find diamonds a diamond could pay and provide for your family because the diamond is in such a high demand. Most of the diamonds however are not legally shipped to the U.S. but they are getting used and being put in a wedding ring, something that a women charishes and means everything to her- a sign of love. This topic is making me think twice on what diamonds really mean and what people go through just because of a stone.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

The Blood Diamond Conflict

"Sierra Leone, originally a British Colony, mined diamonds legitimately and profitably until its Independence in 1961.  It was first mined in 1935 by De Beers, which had a 99-year contract granting it full control of all mining operations.  After Sierra Leone’s independence, a series of corrupt leaders used the diamond trade purely to help them manipulate their people, bring riches to the ruling factions, and buy weaponry to arm those in power against those that might oppose them.  Mines were nationalized at this time, prompting the departure of De Beers."  http://www.stanford.edu/class/e297a/Conflict%20diamonds%20in%20West%20Africa.htm The diamond trade is getting dangerous and men are trading diamonds for guns and causing an all out war.
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