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Your enemies' militias may be terrorists and torturers. But your own are protectors and providers. In Iraq militias, like the infamous Mehdi army, are assuming many of the functions of normal government.
Every month, another 100,000 desperate Iraqis flee into exile. But Iraq's neighbours don't want them. Many live an underground existence, fearful of going outside in case they're deported.
Billions of dollars of Iraqi revenue is lost every year through oil smuggling across the country's porous borders. There are fears this money is being used to fund the insurgency.
For less than ID15 a day, hundreds of Iraqis risk their lives to work as interpreters for the army. Many are now in hiding from death squads and feel abandoned by their former employers.
With one in three Iraqis in need of emergency aid, many families are being sustained by free charity meals. One of the hardest hit groups is Iraqi Christians, targeted by both Sunnis and Shias.
The White House may be firmly backing Iraq's controversial oil law but US company Hunt Oil isn't. In defiance of the government, it's just signed a regional oil deal which undercuts the proposed law.
In southern Iraq we see how Britain has left Basra in the grip of brutal militias with rival gangs desperately vying for power and influence. These days, the remaining Brits never leave their Basra base. Outside fear rules.
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