George Bush actually said...

I have found that the Government of Liberia's continuing facilitation of and participation in the RUF's illicit trade in diamonds from Sierra Leone and its other forms of support for the RUF contribute to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States.

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Message to the Congress on Additional Measures Prohibiting the Importation of Rough Diamonds From Sierra Leone

05/22/2001

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