Monday, December 22, 2008

The diamond mines of Sierra Leone

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A grim reminder of the war

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11 comments:

Anonymous said...

If just one of those negros would smuggle out some of those shiny stones far enough from that country, he could get a fair price and come home with a bunch of useful stuff, like a car or something.

Anonymous said...

negros? you mean africans you ignorant prick?

jim w said...

amazing photos, it's a pretty grim reality for a lot of people.

and that first comment posted... people never cease to surprise me. what a doofus.

Anonymous said...

Silly Negros :P

White People said...

thanx for the slavery

sincerely ,
white people.

Anonymous said...

Looks like it was casual Friday in Sierra Leone that day. Someone was having fun panning for diamonds in their vintage swim trunks! You go girl!

In all seriousness, diamonds are terrible evil things that should be replaced by things of actual value. I'm a fan of trading livestock for wives as opposed to slapping a diamond ring on their hand.

No but for real, I'm not sexist or anything.

Anonymous said...

I hope one day people will actually realize we all came from the same place lmao.

Science already said Africa is the mother continent. You belittle someone of another color, you're only speaking ill of your own. The quicker we realize this the better off we all will be. Why hate anyway, it only consumes your energy and leaves you bitter.

But, back on topic of the pics. It truly is amazing how a continent like Africa can have so much riches but the the people themselves don't get any thing for it. It's a shame, one of the richest continents basically pilfered dry and nothing to show for it.

Anyway, enough of my rambling

Dating tips for shy guys said...

So true with commenter above - the land is so rich but all taken by westeners and a few at the top of society...

Anonymous said...

they are killed on site if they are caught smuggling any diamonds out and they are frisked each time they enter and leave the mines or sites

quibi said...

My heart goes out to the men with amputated hands.
What kind of world live we in? Africans are the guilty ones this time. Or may be the machete producers of Sweden?

Anonymous said...

c merveilleux a quel point tout le monde a la tête dans le sable. On est fière de dire que nos pays son riche, libre, démocratique alors que leur main son rempli de sang de ces pauvres gens qui son dans la misere 24h sur 24 et des idiot regarde sa et post negros bla bla bla the world is just awsom