Conflict minerals are goods that come from sources that use the revenues to fund civil wars and other atrocities. CEI Founder and President Fred Smith talks about why restricting conflict mineral trade can mean more violence, not less. He also discusses why the Gibson guitar company was unjustly raided by the federal government for importing wood that may or may not have been illegally harvested by its suppliers.
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[...] Guitarsby Ryan Young on November 17, 2011 · 0 commentsin International, Podcast, Trade Tweet Have a listen here.Conflict minerals are goods that come from sources that use the revenues to fund civil wars and [...]