Blood Diamonds: Tracing the Deadly Path of the World's Most Precious Stones

Journalist Campbell takes the reader on a journey to the dark side of the glittering image of diamonds, a darkness too long out of sight of Euro-American consciousness. Campbell explores the significance of the diamond trade in Sierra Leone. He recounts the horrors of this war-torn nation, with child-soldiers and deranged adults who have reportedly cut off the hands and elbows of innocents or even removed fetuses from pregnant women via machete. The underlying motivation for the violence and strife of Sierra Leone is centered in the diamond trade. The trade has earned the name "blood diamonds" and has financed conflicts and rebellions around the world, including the al-Qaeda network.