[Bernard Marx]

Diamonds are death. DeBeers does maintain the artificial value line through carefully meted out product. And, the western media, led by the NYT is complicit in this bloody business through its repetive op-ed clarion for crack down on the "illegal" diamond trade. Illegal means anything outside the control of the SA/Israel/Amsterdam/47thSt cartel.

I've been looking for proof that De Beers is complicit in this illegal trade for several years now. If you have it, please post it.

[veronica]

Diamonds are death.

Wrong. Diamonds are a girl's best friend. :)

[wtc911]

Take a deep breath and re-read my post. I said that DeBeers maintains control over diamond value by controlling the tap. I said that the media (NYT) is complicit in DeBeers maintaining control by repeatedly calling for governmental controls over what they have decided is the illegal trade. Then I said that they define illegal as any selling going on outside the SA/Amsterdam/Israel/47thSt cartel. You think I'm wrong? Show me where please.