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To his critics, he's a ruthless strong man with little interest in democracy. So how did Iyad Allawi rise to become leader of the new democratic Iraq?
It has been Hassan's life-long dream to witness the state of Iraq democratic and freed from the tyranny of its former leader, but it seems that the new-found freedoms do not ensure Hassan's safety: linked to Iraq's new leadership, he knows he has become a vulnerable target for rebels still loyal to the old regime.
The US has lost moral authority in Iraq, with abuses continuing even since the Abu Ghraib scandal. Prisoners are routinely humiliated, and held on the flimsiest of evidence.
Outgunned and under-resourced, the new Iraqi security force is forced to operate in hopelessly inadequate conditions. We join them on patrol.
Under Saddam Hussein, Iranian rebels received help and funding to wage war on the mullahs. But the new government has pledged to repatriate them, where they face execution.
After nearly a year of occupation, the situation in Iraq has deteriorated. Now the Americans seem to be losing control of the political process.
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