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Bloody nonsense: when diamonds are a propagandist's best friend.(CULTURE WATCH II)(conflict diamonds, Sierra Leone)
IN the halcyon, prelapsarian, pre-9/11 closing days of the last century, the attention of the sentient public was temporarily directed to a pair of particularly gruesome and loosely connected civil wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone in West Africa.
The atavistic nature of these conflicts was reflected in the preferred weapon used: the lowly machete, which resulted in horrifying yet visually compelling images of amputated innocents. These civil wars were eventually "sorted out" by the efficient neocolonialist intervention of 4,000 excellent, if exasperated and reluctant, British special troops in Sierra Leone, and by a somewhat tardier and sloppier U.S.-led and ...
- Sierra Leone angry about Hollywood portrayal in 'Blood Diamond'; The West...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor December 21, 2006 700+ words
...Science Monitor FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE -- During Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war...new Hollywood blockbuster "Blood Diamond" - starring Leonardo DiCaprio...Hollywood's portrayal of Sierra Leone could catapult the country...
- Throw Your Diamonds in the Sky: Kanye West Returns with Epic New Video...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 15, 2005 700+ words
...commercial with the brutal "blood-diamond" trade of Sierra Leone, which has claimed the lives...How, when I know what a blood diamond is?/ Though it's thousands of miles away, Sierra Leone connect to what we go through...
- Mexivada forms Sierra Leone subsidiary; Company update.
- Newspaper article from: Science Letter December 2, 2008 700+ words
...mining opportunities in Sierra Leone, Africa (see also Mexivada Mining Corp.). Sierra Leone was the setting for the recent movie "Blood Diamond", which depicted...from 1991 to 2000. Sierra Leone has stabilized after...
- Sierra Leone verdict warns world's warlords.(WORLD)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Baldauf, Scott February 27, 2009 700+ words
...Wednesday in Freetown, Sierra Leone - finding rebel leaders...cruelty in wartime. "The Sierra Leone decision is another notch...Made famous by the movie "Blood Diamond," the civil war in Sierra Leone was a precursor to many...
- Whatever Became of Sierra Leone?(trends in diamond industry)(Industry overview)
- Magazine article from: Jewelers Circular Keystone Bates, Rob October 1, 2006 700+ words
...before you boycott Sierra Leone diamonds, think about...In the late 1990s, Sierra Leone's gem reserves attracted...again. A movie called Blood Diamond , starring Leonardo...next year, is set in Sierra Leone at the height of hostilities...
- Warner Bros. Moves "Blood Diamond" Release to December 8.(Movie review)
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 28, 2006 700+ words
...competitive awards season." Blood Diamond director Edward Zwick was also...saying, "Everyone involved in Blood Diamond, on both sides of the camera...civil war that enveloped 1990s Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer...
- Blood Diamond Commences Production for Warner Bros. Pictures and Virtual...
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 23, 2006 700+ words
...Calif. -- The action drama Blood Diamond, directed by Edward Zwick...civil war and chaos in 1990s Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer...and C. Gaby Mitchell, Blood Diamond is produced by Paula Weinstein...
- A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier/Black Man's Grave: Letters from...
- Magazine article from: African Studies Review Moran, Mary H April 1, 2008 700+ words
...Grave: Letters from Sierra Leone. Berkeley Springs...di Caprio vehicle, Blood Diamond), both to build on...devastating regional war in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and parts...broke out again in Sierra Leone. With a keen intelligence...
