The Blood Diamond

Diamonds are once again in the news this holiday season but it not for the best of reasons. A new movie staring Leonardo DiCaprio called the Blood Diamond is coming out soon. Blood diamonds are diamonds which are mined by slaves against their will to fund terrorism and unlawful rebel armies. Here is a short description from Wikipedia.
Blood Diamond is a 2006 film by Edward Zwick, the Academy Award-winning director of Glory and The Last Samurai. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou. The title refers to “blood diamonds”, which are usually mined in war zones and are sold to finance the conflicts.