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* Although the Colonel Coetzee gets killed he and his private military company essentially get everything they wanted--money for diamond smuggling, selling arms to both the RUF and Sierre Leone government, and diamond mining concessions for "liberating" the diamond fields from the rebels. In short they pulled off a TheBadGuyWins unless Maddie's exposure of them got foreign governments to crack down on them.

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* Although the Colonel Coetzee gets killed killed, he and his private military company essentially get everything they wanted--money for diamond smuggling, selling arms to both the RUF and Sierre Leone government, and diamond mining concessions for "liberating" the diamond fields from the rebels. In short they pulled off a TheBadGuyWins unless Maddie's exposure of them got foreign governments to crack down on them.
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* Although the Colonel Coetzee gets killed he and his private military company essentially get everything they wanted--money for diamond smuggling, selling arms to both the RUF and Sierre Leone government, and diamond mining concessins for"liberating" the diamond fields from the rebels. In short they pulled off a TheBadGuyWins unless Maddie's exposure of them got foreign governments to crack down on them.

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* Although the Colonel Coetzee gets killed he and his private military company essentially get everything they wanted--money for diamond smuggling, selling arms to both the RUF and Sierre Leone government, and diamond mining concessins for"liberating" concessions for "liberating" the diamond fields from the rebels. In short they pulled off a TheBadGuyWins unless Maddie's exposure of them got foreign governments to crack down on them.
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* Although the Colonel Coetzee gets killed he and his private military company essentially get everything they wanted-money for diamond smuggling, selling arms to both the RUF and Sierre Leone government, and diamond mining concessins for"liberating" the diamond fields from the rebels. In short they pulled off a TheBadGuyWins unless Maddie's exposure of them got foreign governments to crack down on them.

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* Although the Colonel Coetzee gets killed he and his private military company essentially get everything they wanted-money wanted--money for diamond smuggling, selling arms to both the RUF and Sierre Leone government, and diamond mining concessins for"liberating" the diamond fields from the rebels. In short they pulled off a TheBadGuyWins unless Maddie's exposure of them got foreign governments to crack down on them.
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* Although the Colonel Coetzee gets killed he and his private military company essentially get everything they wanted-money for diamond smuggling, selling arms to both the RUF and Sierre Leone government, and diamond mining concessins for"liberating" the diamond fields from the rebels. In short they pulled off a TheBadGuyWins unless Maddie's exposure of them got foreign governments to crack down on them.

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* Although the Colonel Coetzee gets killed he and his private military company essentially get everything they wanted-money for diamond smuggling, selling arms to both the RUF and Sierre Leone government, and diamond mining concessins for"liberating" the diamond fields from the rebels. In short they pulled off a TheBadGuyWins unless Maddie's exposure of them got foreign governments to crack down on them.them.
** More simply, Maddie's article probably had a big effect on the consumers. This is reflected in the real-life effect the film had on a company suspected of dealing in blood diamonds - whose sales dropped. So appalled white middle and upper class readers likely refused to buy any more, greatly affecting their business.
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* Director Edward Zwick noted in the DVC commentary that Captain Poison's touching of Dia Vandy has a sexual undercurrent. Who knows what kind of abuse poor Dia had to endure from this monster offscreen?

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* Director Edward Zwick noted in the DVC DVD commentary that Captain Poison's touching of Dia Vandy has a sexual undercurrent. Who knows what kind of abuse poor Dia had to endure from this monster offscreen?

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* Director Edward Zwick noted in the DVC commentary that Captain Poison's touching of Dia Vandy has a sexual
undercurrent. Who knows what kind of abuse poor Dia had to endure from this monster offscreen?
* Although the Colonel Coetzee gets killed he and his private military company essentially get everything they wanted-
money for diamond smuggling, selling arms to both the RUF and Sierre Leone government, and diamond mining concessins
for"liberating" the diamond fields from the rebels. In short they pulled off a TheBadGuyWins unless Maddie's exposure
of them got foreign governments to crack down on them.

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* Director Edward Zwick noted in the DVC commentary that Captain Poison's touching of Dia Vandy has a sexual
sexual undercurrent. Who knows what kind of abuse poor Dia had to endure from this monster offscreen?
* Although the Colonel Coetzee gets killed he and his private military company essentially get everything they wanted-
money
wanted-money for diamond smuggling, selling arms to both the RUF and Sierre Leone government, and diamond mining concessins
concessins for"liberating" the diamond fields from the rebels. In short they pulled off a TheBadGuyWins unless Maddie's exposure
exposure of them got foreign governments to crack down on them.
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* Director Edward Zwick noted in the DVC commentary that Captain Poison's touching of Dia Vandy has a sexual
undercurrent. Who knows what kind of abuse poor Dia had to endure from this monster offscreen?
* Although the Colonel Coetzee gets killed he and his private military company essentially get everything they wanted-
money for diamond smuggling, selling arms to both the RUF and Sierre Leone government, and diamond mining concessins
for"liberating" the diamond fields from the rebels. In short they pulled off a TheBadGuyWins unless Maddie's exposure
of them got foreign governments to crack down on them.

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