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Tell me what you think about Diamonds and Starbucks? Issues that concern the world?

Tell me what you think about conflict diamonds aka Blood diamonds and how starbucks has hired an army of rebels in colombia to kill the farmers and thier familys in order to supply them with the great demand of premuim coffee beans?

I, for one, dont drink starbucks nor purchase any more diamonds, even if they follow the "kimberly process", sales reps can lie to sell diamonds

Update:

Sorry, but Starbucks is promoting poverty in Ethoipia..... Read my source.

http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whatwedo/campaigns/cof...

Here is the one about blood diamonds

http://www.un.org/peace/africa/Diamond.html

Update 2:

Here is more on conflict diamonds

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/world/africa/25d...

Here is a video from Kanye West

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HwdPwsqLQU

Update 3:

Here is a video from whats going on with starbucks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N5wzr5xeWI

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    could you please list a source? I'll support you whole heartedly but this sounds quite far fetched.

    Nothing gets by this big, not with our media.

    added: Thank you for the sources, I'll read up on it and post further questions in this vein.

  • 1 decade ago

    I think Diamonds are great. I buy them for my wife. I hate starbucks becuase there coffee is terrible and I don't like the causes they support.

  • 1 decade ago

    I dont belive that. That is not true where are your sources?

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