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Loudmouth

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Bob lashes out at the diamond industry
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Mixing with royalty eh?
Princess Mathilde (left), Flemish PM Kris Peeters and Bob Geldof
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Princess Mathilde (left), Flemish PM Kris Peeters and Bob Geldof
Over 1,000 people attended the gala diner that concluded the event.

Rock singer and development activist Bob Geldof was the guest speaker.

He did not pull his punches.
He attacked the Kimberley process saying that it did not provide sufficient guarantees that so called "blood diamonds" would no longer be traded.
The international community set up the Kimberley process to prevent the sale of diamonds used to fund conflicts in Africa.
In what has been described as "a provocative speech" Mr Geldof said that checking procedures did not go far enough and that more should be done to ensure fair economic policies are pursued in the continent of Africa.
He also called on the international community and the diamond industry to do more to ensure the observance of human rights.


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Part of Bob's speech to the diamond industry. He pulls no punches. Bet they nearly choked over their fois gras.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpVWJB3dCTo

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Watched Blood Diamond on Monday night...
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...and the next day Geldof is talking about it.  Uncanny!

http://www.flandersnews.be/cm/flandersnews.be/News/071016_diamonds


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