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South Sudan's civil war began on the night of December 15, 2013, when a firefight erupted between soldiers serving in the presidential garrison in the capital city, Juba. "Between" is an important word. The battle pitted soldiers from the Dinka tribe (largest in South Sudan) against soldiers in the Nuer tribe (second largest). The government, led by president Salva Kiir, a Dinka, and the rebels, led by Riek Machar, a Nuer, agreed to their first ceasefire on December 31. Fire and combat, however, never ceased. Instead, it spread. Every ceasefire and peace declaration since has failed to hold. Poor communication...

I watched with amusement at last nite's Brokaw's "Lost Boys" ....last time I checked if I referred to a black as a "boy" I would be called a racist....I guess liberals can get away with it....I actually thought there would be a outcry from Jesse and the NAACP this morning ...but nothing....what made this story even more amazing was how these so called "lost boys" are now dealing with western culture... LOST BOYS Cindy Koser is one of those American sponsors. She knows she has many challenges ahead with these young men. They’re used to living in mud houses without ...

Did anyone else see Datleine tonight? I usually don't bother with it, but tonight it caught my eye. It's about "The Lost Boys", young Christian men from Sudan who are brought to the U.S. by various churches. They followed 2 groups- one in Rochester, NY the other in Seattle. Watching these young men was fascinating. All the things they are trying to learn, such as indoor plumbing, grocery stores, etc. In one shot they were in an airport in Europe. They were fascinated by the running water and the automatic faucets. In Rochester they were taken to Wegman's to go ...

They were just boys when they fled their villages in Sudan in the late 1980s and trekked hundreds of miles on foot through Africa's bush to Ethiopia, then back to Sudan and finally to safety in Kenya. They escaped death from hunger and thirst, crocodiles and lions, disease and enemy soldiers. Now The Lost Boys of Sudan, as they have come to be called, are young men living in America. Thirty-eight of them, now ages 18 to 25, have been relocated to Memphis, where they have discovered that life in America poses a new set of challenges. Coming from the ...