2007-01-20 03:24:00 · 7 answers · asked by Paintballer 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
A blood diamond (also called a conflict diamond or a war diamond) is a diamond mined in a war zone and sold, usually clandestinely, in order to finance an insurgent or invading army's war efforts.
2007-01-20 03:28:12 · answer #1 · answered by martinse08 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A conflict diamond (also called a blood diamond) is a diamond mined in a war zone and sold, usually clandestinely, in order to finance an insurgent or invading army's war efforts. Nongovernmental organizations have also alleged the use of these diamonds in financing the September 11, 2001 attacks
2007-01-20 03:46:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blood diamonds and your engagement ring
Blood diamonds aren't a new fashion statement -- they're illegally traded diamonds that finance revolutions and fund terrorism. These aren't the kind of stones you want on your engagement ring.
Blood, or conflict, diamonds also are linked to human rights abuses in African countries such as Angola, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2000, the United Nations initiated an effort to crack down on conflict diamonds that has now resulted in their virtual elimination from the world's jewelry markets.
As a result of these efforts, the likelihood of a blood diamond ending up on a ring at your local jewelry store is extremely remote, says Cecilia L. Gardner, general counsel with the World Diamond Council.
"Over the past couple of years the diamond industry has created a system to ensure that no diamonds enter the stream of distribution that are from conflict-ridden areas," she says.
Called the Kimberly process, it requires that all rough-diamond dealers certify that their diamonds are conflict-free. In fact, U.S jewelry distributors and their customers won't purchase raw stones from dealers that don't participate in the Kimberly process. Every time a diamond shipment crosses an international border, it must be certified as conflict-free.
2007-01-20 03:31:16 · answer #3 · answered by amoxi7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A blood diamond (also called a conflict diamond or a war diamond) is a diamond mined in a war zone and sold, usually clandestinely, in order to finance an insurgent or invading army's war efforts.
2007-01-20 03:29:41 · answer #4 · answered by greebyc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blood Diamonds are diamonds procured from sites of conflict. The sell of these diamonds are used to finance weapons and to propagate war.
And thus they are called blood diamonds.
2007-01-20 03:29:13 · answer #5 · answered by Bluey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they are diamonds from sierra leon. people die and lose limbs to get diamonds to sell just so they can have money. then the people who buy those diamonds resell them for an extremely large profit.
2007-01-20 03:27:58 · answer #6 · answered by butter_cream1981 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-20 04:03:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋