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 Post subject: Martin Rapaport Goes on Hunger Strike
PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:06 am 
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Midway into his third day on a hunger strike diamond business magnate Martin Rapaport said he’s still feeling good and is full of energy, and appears to be more rearing than ever to take on the entire world diamond industry. Sitting outside the doors of the inter-sessional meeting of the Kimberley Process (KP) in Tel Aviv and subsisting on water alone, Rapaport is calling on the diamond industry to stop using the KP as a fig leaf for human rights abuses and take responsibility for the blood diamonds they are marketing.


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PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 12:50 pm 
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Do you suppose the diamond industry really cares if Martin is hungry?


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It's not like he can't afford to shed a few pounds. :lol:

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Martin Rapaport is very successful and financially comfortable but does that mean his observations should be dismissed?
Quite the contrary, in my opinion.
Who has more insight into the REAL diamond industry than Mr. Rapaport?
He could very easily remain silent, as so many others have chosen to do, and just keep comfortably floating along.
But rather, he has chosen to make the public aware of an ongoing situation which compromises the integrity of the Kimberley Process.


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Barb,

Not looking for a debate on the virtuous life of Martin R. >edit text< to many ways to interpret harmless humor.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:36 pm 
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hehe, I'll be in the hot tub. Image


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