Posts Tagged ‘Blood’
A Blood Diamond is Forever
Sunday, January 24, 2010 8:55 No CommentsYou want to give your sweetie something sparkly this Valentine’s Day. Maybe it’s even time to pop the question. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, of course … unless the girl cares about funding wars in Africa and wearing a reminder of bloodshed and poverty on her finger, that is.
Unfortunately, the modern symbol of love [...]
Blood Diamonds
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 8:56 No CommentsThree weeks before Christmas, a couple walk through London’s Hatton Garden diamond district looking for a diamond engagement ring.
Three weeks before Christmas in Angola it’s a different story. The International Day of the Disabled is taking place. Many of those taking part are the victims of civil war. A war that has horrendously disfigured combatants [...]
International Terror and Blood Diamonds
Thursday, December 31, 2009 8:56 No CommentsLest some people use the excuse of not being affected by blood diamonds for being complacent, we should be reminded that there is no such thing as an isolated incident. Everything is interconnected and eventually at some point, repercussions will affect everyone. Even if this were not to happen, being unaffected by a horrifying activity [...]