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Conflict Diamond Debate Not Quite Over

By Dennis Lormel

In response to Doug Farah's earlier post about the debate concerning conflict diamonds, I disagree with his assertion that the debate is over. I have not had the opportunity to view the NBC Dateline story that Doug refers to. When I do, I'll provide a more definitive response. However, Doug's opinion that the FBI and CIA badly fouled up the investigations is unequivocally wrong. The FBI, CIA, as well as the international law enforcement and intelligence community conducted thorough investigations into this matter. The FBI and CIA deal in facts. The facts developed on this topic don't support the conclusion that Doug, Global Witness and the United Nations Special Court reached. The 9/11 Commission concurred with the findings of the FBI, after having reviewed the FBI's comprehensive investigation. Doug and I enjoy a healthy respect for each other but agree to disagree on how involved Al-Qaeda was with trade in conflict diamonds.

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