...only by the economic opportunity provided by the breakdown in law and order. It further asserts that "the point of the war may not actually have been to...engage in profitable crime under the cover of warfare". 41 Such profiteering is, in short, made possible by the way that the diamond trade is conducted. It...

...science and military history are of little assistance in explaining Sierra Leone's conflict. The point of war may not actually have been to win it, but to engage in profitable crime under the cover of warfare. (Smillie, Gberie and Hazelton 2000: 1) Futures Africa's development prospects for the rest of the first...

...longevity of the war, if not the initial causes. Thus, the argument has been made: "Traditional economics, political science and military history are of little...but to engage in profitable crime under the cover of warfare."16 An allied argument concludes, "the struggle for justice becomes a struggle to maintain...

...crime families, not to mention the Antwerp diamond traders. As Smillie, Gberie and Hazleton put it: 'The point of the war may not actually have been to...engage in profitable crime under the cover of warfare.' 32 Since the war began, around 75,000 people have died and around half the population of 4.5 million...

...crime families, not to mention the Antwerp diamond traders. As Smillie, Gberie and Hazleton put it: 'The point of the war may not actually have been to...but to engage in profitable crime under the cover of warfare.'32 Since the war began, around 75,000 people have died and around half the population of 4.5...

...science and military history are of little assistance in explaining Sierra Leone's conflict. The point of war may not actually have been to win it, but to engage in profitable crime under the cover of warfare.' Thus, even conflict can foster economic growth, at least for some. But the cost of such conflicts around...