An estimated 15, 000 are still roaming around, some of them in control of the rich diamond deposits in eastern Sierra Leone.

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Barclays wanted to avoid a government bailout with all the restrictions that would follow, and at the time of his phone call, Diamond was already putting the finishing touches on a deal to raise money privately, from Middle Eastern investors.

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