Death squads on the prowl in a nation paralysed by fear

I guess Cheney doesn't read anymore news than his, ahem, boss.

Independent Online Edition > Middle East: "Unseen by the outside world, silent populations are on the move, frightened people fleeing neighbourhoods where their community is in a minority for safer districts.

There is also a growing reliance on militias because of fears that police patrols or checkpoints are in reality death squads hunting for victims."