Saving South Sudan
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Afterword
A note from Robert Young Pelton about the civil war in South Sudan that shows no sign of abating. You can read his entire exploration of the crisis here or watch the documentary.
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Machot's Meltdown
This is the final chapter of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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Dead Calm
This is chapter 21 of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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The White Army
This is chapter 20 of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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The Holy Land
This is chapter 19 of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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A Grain of Truth
This is chapter 18 of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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The Prophet
This is chapter 17 of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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I Didn't Even Take My Purse
This is chapter 16 of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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The Park Ranger
This is chapter 15 of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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Cowboy Capitalists
This is chapter 14 of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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Kill Them with Fire
This is chapter 13 of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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Life Under the Trees
This is chapter ten of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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Oil and War
This is chapter nine of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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Flying In
This is chapter eight of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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The Wretched Land
This is chapter six of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. We will release a new chapter daily, but you can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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The Bog Barons
This is chapter five of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. We will release a new chapter daily, but you can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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The Lost Boys
This is chapter four of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. We will release a new chapter daily, but you can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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Bright Shiny Nation
This is chapter three of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. We will release a new chapter daily, but you can skip ahead read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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The Dark Continent
This is the second chapter of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. We will release a new chapter daily, but you can skip ahead read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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They're All Coming Here
This is the first chapter of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. We will release a new chapter daily, but you can skip ahead read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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How South Sudan Got Lost
This month, we will post a new chapter daily of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan, but you can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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The Swamp War
This is chapter seven of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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Unholy Alliance
This is chapter 11 of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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Fixing South Sudan
This is chapter 12 of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or watch the documentary.
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Our Journey Through South Sudan
It started as a simple idea: visit the world’s newest nation with Machot Lat Thiep, a gangly 32-year-old Sudanese former Lost Boy who wants to help his nation, a homeland that is less than three years old and already in danger of becoming a failed state. Here's a map of the world's
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Employees of the Month
Robert Young Pelton has made a career out of being on the inside of dirty wars and getting to know the leaders as well as the people who actually fight in them. At the age of 40, he quit his job in marketing to focus on conflicts and dangerous regions.