Diamonds came up because Cynthia McKinney (D-GA)is taking on the DLC and Maurice Tempelsman who are trying to knock her out in the primary. Our media reports that the tiff is over her support of Palestinians.That is part of the story. Maybe 2%. The real reason is that
McKinney is threatening Israel's $12 billion a year diamond industry and the money that kicks over to the DNC and DNCC.