Diamonds mean commitment.
Conflict diamonds are diamonds that fund the purchase of weapons that have fueled war and humanitarian disasters in places such as Sierra Leone and Angola. The majority of diamonds are not stained by the horrors of war. But there is a significant minority marked with the blood of the innocent. After capturing the diamond mines in the eastern part of the country, the RUF was able to finance its cause to become a well-armed fighting force of 25,000. These rebels still continue to mine diamonds under the cover of warfare.