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On a different note but similar topic -
I get pissed off when I see or hear things about conflict diamonds. There are measures in the senate right now to try and ban all conflict diamonds - or shall I say, diamonds whose mine we cannot verify.
For those of you who do not know, some people believe that the same conflict diamonds that were being sold to fund terrorists in Sierra Leon, are thought to fund Osuma.
What people don't realize is that a diamond is very hard to trace. The composition of a diamond does not tell us what mine it came from, let alone what continent. So in fact, there is no full-proof way to tell where diamonds come from - unless you dig it out of the earth yourself, lazer enscribe it and sell it directly to DeBeers (FYI, there are so many middle men in diamond selling that is another reason why it's hard to find out where diamonds actually came from).
I was watching this topic on Politically Incorrect and Bill Mauer said we should all wear CZ's and ban diamonds...
So let's get this straight Bill, you want to take another marketable product out of the US? Like our economy isn't in the hole enough! And like does he believe the whole world will stop buying diamonds along with us? I highly doubt it.
Sorry to be so off topic, but I think the drug ads are just trying to capitalize off of people's fears.
Hootie
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