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Press-Enterprise – Jun 17, 2005
The Hype Williams-directed video for first single "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" was to premiere this week on BET and Monday on MTV. The "Diamonds" video contrasts the elegance implied by commercials for DeBeers diamonds with a depiction of the horrors of the conflict diamond trade that has been at the center of civil war in Sierra Leone. The track list for "Late Registration" has not been finalized, but West previously said it would feature guest appearances from John Legend and John Mayer. Pixies unplug The Pixies will unplug for the first time in their career at Rhode Island’s Newport Folk Festival. The group will anchor the Aug.

The wrong way to reform the UN
Seattle Times – Jun 17, 2005
peacekeepers stand accused of sexually abusing children in Bosnia, Congo, Sierra Leone and elsewhere. ‘s increasingly embattled secretary-general, is facing renewed scrutiny in a corruption probe. A report released this week by a congressionally mandated task force on U.

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Documentary Archive | The Aid Trap
BBC News – Jun 17, 2005
But is Aid really a solution to the causes of poverty? Many economists challenge the idea that aid offers an escape to the poverty trap. Some say it may even create a trap of dependency and corruption all its own. We visit the two poorest countries in the World, according to the United Nations, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Part 1: LiberiaJust emerging from civil war, Liberia is now home to the world’s largest UN peacekeeping operation. Liberia is defined by the United Nations as one of the world’s poorest nations. With hundreds of thousands of people still displaced from their homes, and elections due later this year, the aid effort is currently focused on disarming and stabilising the country. But is the rule of the gun simply being replaced by dependency on international hand-outs?And is the interim government exploiting the aid for its own short-term gain? Terms of Use The BBC Podcasts are for your personal non-commercial use only.