Smuggler Danny Archer joins with fisherman Solomon Vandy in the midst of the civil war in Sierra Leone in 1999 to recover a rare and very valuable pink diamond, and rescue Vandy's young son who has been conscripted into the rebel forces.
tracing the deadly path of the world's most precious stones
Campbell, Greg
2002
Explains how diamond smuggling in Sierra Leone has funded a brutal rebel war that has wrought havoc on the country's people; discusses connections to such groups as al-Quaeda; and measures the international diamond industry's complicity in the situation.
tracing the deadly path of the world's most precious stones
Campbell, Greg
2004
Explains how diamond smuggling in Sierra Leone has funded a brutal rebel war that has wrought havoc on the country's people; discusses connections to such groups as al-Quaeda; and measures the international diamond industry's complicity in the situation.
