英语听力：自然百科 国家地理：钻石：黑暗的一面—11（在线收听） |
They decided to cover a journey of almost 200 kilometers by foot, to Samlh Ossaily's childhood home of Quiou Town, the heart of Sierra leone's diamond country. But mining and war have changed what was familiar territory beyond recognition.-When I saw the house where I was grown up, it was destroyed, no roof. It was leaning, was not straight, because it was mine already under. What was once a family home had been reduced to a shell. Gaping holes were digging walls and floor in a desperate hunt for diamonds.
-This was destroyed totally. It was very sad.
But the illegal trader hadn't come for reminisce. He wanted to buy his rough diamonds and get away as quickly as possible. The stones that were filling murder, rape, mutilation were represented to him. One spectacular example stood out from all the rest.
-He said the t** was nothing. He said he had four or five of this kind.
Samlh Ossaily handled over 45,000 dollars for the first parcel and asked to see more. He was told to be patient and then treated to a guided tour of the mines where his beloved stones come from. It was a vision of cruelty, a kind of slave pit.
-People forced, used their slave, children, women, forced to go and mine. They did mine at c* point. AK47 are pointed on them.
But morals didn't count in the corrupt trade of blood diamonds.
-If I didn't buy it, somebody else would buy it. I'm a businessman.
The black market businessman returned to his room, waiting for the promised parcel of diamonds that failed to materialize.
-I said, listen, this is not what I'm coming for. I came here for you to give me a whole parcel. I waited some three, four, five days. |
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