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2002-12-29 East/Subsaharan Africa

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-12-29 10:30 am|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Diamonds really are not worth all that much, since they can now easily be manufactured, would it not be justice to see their street value fall to bucks a pound?

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Posted by Anonymous 2002-12-29 15:49:58|| 2002-12-29 15:49:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Burkina fasso - liberia seem to be allies in Ivory Coast conflict, where liberia is supporting rebels who seem most concerned with opposing pols who played on local sentiment against Burkina Faso (muslim) immigrants. Taylor also seems to have ties with Kaddafi, IIRC. Ivory Coast conflict thus plays out (maybe) as France vs Libya for dominance in West Africa (with Nigeria sitting it out??) A Taylor AL qaeeda connection is a fairly big deal if true, since it links the enitre Kaddafi alliance with the enemies of the US. Of course this info did come from a "european" operation. How much you want to bet that means FRENCH intelligence??

Posted by liberalhawk 2002-12-30 08:39:12|| 2002-12-30 08:39:12|| Front Page Top

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