Quote Originally Posted by William F. Owen View Post
The diamond industry has every interest in promoting the illusion of the efficacy of the Kimberely Process and VERY few folks are in a position to argue with them. They are now totally off the hook
I agree that people presume more progress than has actually been made (and certainly accept that the decline of conflict diamonds in the market has more to do with the end of wars in Angola and Sierra Leone than with KCPS per se--I should have noted that at the outset, so thanks for picking up on it).

Nonetheless, it is an ongoing process--given problems in monitoring diamond custody in the supply chain, it is never going to be perfect. It is still, I would argue, better than the situation that existed before and provides a locus for continued engagement for NGOs and national governments that want to further improve on the status quo.