Online Resources

1- http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pdabt690.pdf
What I like about this document is how it touches on the smuggling aspect and the background of the mining.
2- http://www.un.org/peace/africa/Diamond.html
Talks about slot of the issues faced in Africa, goes into detail about what fuels the war.
3- http://www.worldpress.org/africa/2193.cfm
I like how this discusses the teens that are involved and the partnership between other counties.
4- http://www.diamondsforafricafund.org/realdiamondfacts/home.htm
I chose this site because of the good facts that are produced and the how they show view points from Africa as a whole compared to Sierra Leone.
5- http://www.conflictfreediamonds.org/
This site gives a well broken down cycle of the region, people killed, the civil war, and the nations involved. This one I would call one of my favorites.
6- http://www.professionaljeweler.com/archives/articles/2004/nov04/1104dn1.html
This site caught my interest because it talks about the companies, retailers, and the other aspects of the mining business factor.
7- http://www.amnestyusa.org/business-and-human-rights/conflict-diamonds/page.do?id=1051176
I enjoyed this site as well, it touches a range of topics that deal with Sierra Leone, different aspects of the military, individual issues and rights, violence, some parts of immigration, basically has a wide range of information.
8- http://www.allaboutgemstones.com/conflict-diamonds_sierra-leone.html
Has a tremendous amount of factual information, has good examples of the diamond trade.
9- http://www.sierra-leone.org/
I like this site because it deals with the people of this nation and the laws surrounding them, also the history and culture of the people and why the living style is the way it is.
10- http://www.khulsey.com/jewelry/kh_jewelry_conflict_diamonds.html
This website examines some mining parts of Africa and what the diamonds are used for and how they are being distributed from the mines.
11- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/sierraleone/4863771/Sierra-Leone-targeted-by-Latin-American-drug-cartels.html
This site I chose because of its articles and the news that gets reported, it gives some personal stories of what is becoming of the rebels of the war also actions that are being taken in Africa. Also it discusses a bit about the drugs that are getting fueled in the war.
12- http://www.pacweb.org/programs-resources-e.php
I chose this site because it talks mostly about the death and destruction of the people in the areas where mining is most prominent, as well as the partnerships involved. Speaks about the security and the violence against women too.
13- http://www.giftofeducation.org/vision/
I like this site because it talks about the restructure of the African nation and inputs about many programs constructed to helping these Africans get back to normal. A lot to do with the Kimberley Process and helping the victims out.
14- http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/kenya/090623/many-african-diamonds-are-still-bloody
This site gives multiple articles and perspectives on the blood diamond trade in Africa, also it not only touches on Sierra Leone but many other African nations as well.
15- http://www.globalissues.org/article/88/sierra-leone
This site has a great deal to do with the issues that the blood diamond trade presents around the world. It talks about all nations that are affected and how we are all intertwined in this globalized market.