The Colbert Report
John Prendergast
Season 7 E 91 • 07/18/2011

John Prendergast talks about the birth of South Sudan, the creation of its flag and the oil curse that might plague its future.

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Everyone continues to talk about the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal, and John Prendergast discusses the two-week-old nation of South Sudan.
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John Prendergast

John Prendergast talks about the birth of South Sudan, the creation of its flag and the oil curse that might plague its future.
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