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Zimbabwe paper: US trying to stop diamond sales
A newspaper loyal to Zimbabwe's ruling party is accusing the U.S. of trying to stop international sales of Zimbabwean diamonds.If only The Sunday Mail quotes an e-mail from a U.S. State Department official urging the international diamond control body to ban Zimbabwean diamonds. The paper calls it "a well-orchestrated Western-led campaign" against the regime of President Robert Mugabe. Can you say "manufactured crisis"? An official from the international diamond control body, Abbey Chikane, claims documents -- possibly including the quoted e-mail -- were stolen from his luggage by Zimbabwean security agents earlier this week. Hmmm, "international diamond control body" vs. ZimBob security agents...what could go wrong? Kimberley Process investigators have previously recommended Zimbabwe's suspension over their findings of illicit trading and human rights abuses. AoS at 1515 CT: link fixed. Posted by: Spot 2010-05-30 |
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