blood diamonds

Slang for conflict diamonds. Blood diamonds are used to fund the rebel groups, the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). These groups terrorize the peoples of Angola and Sierra Leone. Murder and mutilation are the trade marks of these groups. Most famous for chopping off hands, arms or legs of small children. Most diamonds today are have blood in there history--you just don't know it.