"Bloody Diamonds" For Osama

Toogood reports ^ | June 20, 2002 | Toby Westerman

[xsmommy]

whatsamatta?

[NeoCaveman]

whatsamatta?

You. Not joining this most noble of boycotts.

[LostThread]

yikes!...this is bad for business...
*whew*..sure am glad I dont have bloody diamonds...

[Hemingway's Ghost]

When's the fedgov going to spend the $$$ on anti-diamond ads?

[xsmommy]

it is a scam, i tell ya! men wanting to see the abolition of diamonds as a sign of affection. i for one am not buying into this. and will do serious bodily harm to anyone propagating this myth within earshot of xshub....

[xsmommy]

you aren't buying into this load of crap are ya, HG??

[general_re]

Not joining this most noble of boycotts.

Alas, yes - xsmommy does seem a bit shortsighted, don't you think? But that's okay - we just need to spread word of the boycott far and wide, to insure that it is taken seriously by the men of this nation, so that they can make that sacrifice. Spreading the word to xshubby sounds like a noble, if a bit dangerous, way to begin - I volunteer you to inform him of his patriotic duty...

[Hemingway's Ghost]

you aren't buying into this load of crap are ya, HG??

Hell, yeah. My government told me to quit smoking grass because it was helping out the terrorists. So if I stopped purchasing diamonds, I figure I'm good for a Medal of Freedom or two.

[philosofy123]

It is very interesting that most of the digging and discoveries of the terrorist’s network is coming from the French, German, Italian, Moroccan, Spanish intelligence? Even the Syrians are working with us! Shame on the CIA! It is certainly a waste of resources to budget billions to this worthless agency!

We intercepted a phone call on September 10 that tomorrow is the big day? We did not translate that till September 12! Obviously the Europeans have had to contend with the Arab terrorists for decades before us, and geared up better in surveillance of suspected Islamists. Unfortunately, we are still trying to argue that Islam is a peaceful religion, and profiling is discriminatory? The longer we put our head in the sand, the longer it is going to take us to understand our enemies. Wake up America, think survival, even if it offends the ACLU!

[xsmommy]

love the way the males are jumping on this sham of a bandwagon....

[Robert A Cook PE]

Interesting that Brussels diamond sales market (since Brussels is also international leader of the European anti-Isreali governments) is being linked very closely to illegal diamond smuggling and diamond cutting, transfers to anti-Isreali groups (all terrorism is ultimately aimed there, or at Isreali supporters) ..... almost universally led by Jewish cutters in that city!

[pyx]

love the way the males are jumping on this sham of a bandwagon...

This is so diabolical that maybe al Qaida (everyone knows al Qaida hates Jews and being anti-jewelry would be consistent. :) ) knew how much YOU personally like diamonds and leaked this bit of news just to inconvenience YOU.

[xsmommy]

in case it escaped your notice, i was having a bit of sport here with several freepers of my acquaintance.

[LarryLied]

But we should also question why our tax dollars, in millions, are going daily to African nations (really into the pockets of the despots that rule the African nations) that are helping the terrorists

The despots are receiving support from Israelis. Leonid Minin provided the (illegal) arms which has kept Taylor in power in Liberia. Former IDF Colonel,Yair Klein, trained Libyan-backed rebel troops to overthrow the government of Sierra Leone, Arkadi Gaydamak provided the GPS equipment used in the assassination of Savimbi in Angola. The Beit Alfa Trailer Co of Gilboa, Israel recently sold armored vehicles to Mugabe. Diamonds and arms, both legal and illegal, are an Israeli speciality.

[pyx]

in case it escaped your notice, i was having a bit of sport here

In case it escaped your notice, ***I*** was having a bit of sport here.

[xsmommy]

sorry, i did miss that. i thought you were being snotty. sorry : )

[headsonpikes]

The whole 'Blood Diamond' scenario is being pushed by Canadian diamond explorers to attract investment interest to Canadian companies.

It's working.(I work for a company exploring for diamonds, among other things)

Canadian diamonds are being 'branded' in various ways.(polar bear inscribed on girdle, for instance)

Conflict diamonds are NOT indistinguishable; every source of diamond has a unique chemical signature.

[general_re]

They're indistinguishable to me - I just can't tell a Canuck diamond from a terrorist diamond, so I'll just boycott all diamonds. And I'm suspicious of you guys anyway ;)

[headsonpikes]

Canuck diamonds come packaged in little tuques. ;^)

That should help out, eh?

[general_re]

Oh, okay - they're the ones that come in a nice red-plaid flannel box :^)