international terrorism. Recent reports suggest that Al Qaeda terrorist have raised money through the purchase and sale of illicit diamonds.
             Next time you go to the jewelry store to buy a diamond or maybe if you were planning on buying one on the black market, you should think first about the social, political, and economic influence on American it will have, not to mention the rest of the world.
             Hopefully if you ask any American they would tell you that they do not agree with what is going on with the diamond cartel, on the west coast of Africa. Most other countries would probably agree as well. Sadly though in the United States, people are so concerned with material appearances, they don't stop to think about how they get what they wanted. When it comes to diamonds "bigger is better." In a lot of cases people who do not have enough money to buy the "perfect" diamonds, have to settle for a diamond that may not be as flawless or as large as they wished. People have it fixed in their mind that if they have a big diamond, they have more money, and when you have money you are usually "accepted" into the higher part of society. There are people who would do anything to be a part of high-class society. Even if it means buying a dia
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