Today, at 40, Muhammad Idrees is a nowhere man, a victim of unkind fate and hostile borders.

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Unlike 2008, when Al Gore blew onto the stage like a man-caused hurricane, he was nowhere in sight.

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Then from nowhere emerged a large group of Iraqis -- an old man, several young boys and a stream of women enveloped in black chadors -- that began crossing a major intersection overlooked by Humvees.

CNN: 's Karl Penhaul