To the Point
Enduring Questions about Diamonds
At the height of the holiday season, the Hollywood film Blood Diamond is raising questions about a $60 billion industry. What are the human costs of diamond production? Are diamond profits still used to fund brutal conflicts? How important are diamonds to the economies of many African countries? Plus, Secretary General Kofi Annan delivers his farewell speech to the United Nations, and a conversation with an American journalist all too familiar with the late Agusto Pinochet's brutal reign in Chile and how he came to power.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenAt the height of the holiday season, the Hollywood film Blood Diamond is raising questions about a $60 billion industry. What are the human costs of diamond production? Are diamond profits still used to fund brutal conflicts? How important are diamonds to the economies of many African countries? Plus, Secretary General Kofi Annan delivers his farewell speech to the United Nations, and a conversation with an American journalist all too familiar with the late Agusto Pinochet's brutal reign in Chile and how he came to power.
