Prosecutors say Taylor gave Campbell a diamond during the war in Sierra Leone, contradicting Taylor's testimony that he never handled the precious stones that fueled the conflict.

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President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone rejected a ceasefire offer from rebels until they withdrew from diamond areas.

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It is to the shame of the whole world that a lack of transparency allowed the illicit diamond trade to fuel appalling conflicts in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

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