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The sorry role the diamond has played in the history of sierra leone, stunningly told by journalist campbell the road to kosovo, 1999. Conquest by andrea lee smith a peoples history of the united states by howard zinn nickel and dimed by barbara ehrenreich. Awardwinning journalist greg campbell traces the deadly trail of these diamonds. It is 1999 and the troubled west african nation of sierra leone is ravaged by major political unrest.
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