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Blood diamonds provide an income to terrorist organizations and the money is used for evil purpose.

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Who does blood diamonds effect?

Blood diamonds mainly affect the people of Africa. The diamonds are used to fund wars and terrorism. Millions of deaths are linked to the blood diamonds.


Economy of west Africa?

West Africa's economy is based around oil drilling and blood diamonds. All diamonds bought and sold in the U.S. are blood diamonds, however, retailers paid high prices to agencies in order to have the "blood diamond" or "conflict diamond" designation removed, as there is a stigma in the United States attached to buying blood diamonds. Oil from Africa is also blood oil, but nobody speaks of this. Native peoples are displaced by Shell in order to get the oil and bribe the government officials.


How does diamonds affect the environment?

Its not so much the environment is as it the people, because the people that retrieve the diamonds are paid very little, or usually forced to collect 'blood diamonds'. That is why some people refer to diamonds as "blood money." However, commercial mining for diamonds diamonds can cause some environmental desctruction from the digging, but this is no more or less damage than mining for any other mineral.


What is the duration of Blood Diamonds?

The duration of Blood Diamonds is 1.67 hours.


What is the cause of blood diamonds?

Terrorism is the main cause of blood diamonds. Blood diamonds are illegally sold to fund terrorism and wars. I have added a link to a complete article about blood diamonds which has more information.


Why did blood blood diamonds happen?

Blood diamonds are diamonds sold to fund wars. The full article is attached as a resource which has more information.


How many blood diamonds do the US buy?

The United States is not in the business of buying diamonds, blood diamonds, or otherwise.


Are blood diamonds and conflict diamonds the same thing?

Yes blood diamonds and conflict diamonds are the same thing. They can also be called converted diamonds, war diamonds or hot diamonds. Hopefully this answered your question.


When was Blood Diamonds created?

Blood Diamonds was created on 2006-12-30.


How old are blood diamonds?

Blood diamonds -- like all other diamonds -- are as old as earth itself. The phenomenon of blood diamonds -- diamonds used to fund mayhem, terrorism and war -- has a history in Africa beginning as early as 1975. You can read more about each country's history with blood diamonds, below.


Where did blood diamonds come from?

Blood diamonds are diamonds found in the earth -- where all diamonds are found -- but are mined under threat of death and dismemberment. Blood diamonds are traded by terrorists and rebel groups to fund mayhem against humans.


How does diamonds affect the economy where it is mined?

Diamond mining contributes to the local economy in the same ways that any kind of process industry operation contributes. Jobs, taxes and company benefits are high on these lists of contributions.