Blood Diamonds

I just watched this movie (blood diamonds) about Sierra Leone and its civil war regarding diamonds.  The civil war started in 1990 and went for about 10 years and in that time 50,000 people died.  A lot of the conflict stemmed from the export of illegal diamonds.  Male children were recruited into a child army and it is heartbreaking to see what happens to boys when they are manipulated by those who abuse power.  Senegal, the country that I was in the Peace Corps, is close to Sierra Leone.  Guinea is between these two countries on the West African coast.  So much pain over greed.  Blood diamonds is a powerful movie and Leonardo Di Caprio stars in it.  It is not a movie for those with queasy stomachs and a dislike for guns and blood.  I want to see the movie Waiting for Superman about our educational system but this week has been to busy for me to make it to the Panida theater so I am going to rent it from Nexflix.  I enjoy the freedom and choice that comes with netflix for only $10.00 a month.  I do enjoy watching movies for entertainment and for knowledge.  I can be pretty intense so I need to not watch too many movies like Blood Diamonds or I start feeling cynical about the world.