Abuse of Power

File - President George W. Bush, United States and Prime Minister Tony Blair, United Kingdom, at a Heads of State and Government prior to the NATO-Russia Council, 28 May 2002.

The Chilcot Inquiry is unlikely to change anyone's mind about the Iraq War
The Independent It has become something of a maxim that the Chilcot Inquiry, set up in 2009 to consider the UK’s role in the Iraq war, has taken longer to conclude than the war itself. And at an anticipated 2.6mill... (photo: NATO file)

File - Anti-austerity protesters throw petrol bombs at riot police officers during clashes in Athens, Wednesday, July 15, 2015.

Global politics is basically anarchic – we're ruled by the law of the jungle
The Guardian The lack of a comprehensive international tax system is a good example of the essential lawlessness of the global system | According to the realist school of political science, ; there is no ultimate ... (photo: AP / Emilio Morenatti)

Controversial Rodrigo Duterte sworn in as Philippines President
Deccan Chronicle Manila: Authoritarian firebrand Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the Philippines' president on Thursday, after promising a ruthless and deeply controversial war on crime would be the main focus of ... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez)

File - The National Registry Office for Classified Information, also known as ORNISS, sits in a busy residential neighborhood minutes from the center of Romanias capital city of Bucharest. Between 2003 and 2006, the CIA operated a secret prison from the building's basement, interrogating detainees.

Lawyer: CIA gave Romania millions to host secret prisons
The Miami Herald A rights lawyer says Romania was paid "millions of dollars" by the CIA to host secret prisons. He spoke at a European Court of Human Rights hearing into accusations that Romania allowed the ... (photo: AP)

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In this Monday, May 9, 2016 file photo, front-running presidential candidate Mayor Rodrigo Duterte gestures at photographers to move back prior to voting in a polling precinct at Daniel R. Aguinaldo National High School at Matina district, his hometown in Davao city in southern Philippines.

Profile: Duterte to take helm in the Philippines
Al Jazeera Rodrigo Duterte, a city mayor popularly known as "The Punisher", is set to become the 16th president of the Philippines, riding high on a populist agenda and a promise to... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez)

Refugees fleeing Falluja, a sad plight
Deccan Herald The UN is at fault for failing to anticipate the tsunami of refugees and receive them with food, medical supplies. | The UN, the US and Iraq have, once again, failed civi... (photo: UN)

Alhurra reporter interviews Egyptian protesters, Tahrir Square, February 7, 2011.

Egyptian students stage rare protest
The Columbus Dispatch CAIRO — Hundreds of Egyptian high school students staged a rare protest in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square on Monday before security forces quickly moved in, dispersing ... (photo: Creative Commons / Deirdre Kline)

In this March 10, 2016 photo, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte talks to the media prior to addressing seafarers organization in Manila, Philippines. While rivals keep a tone of civility in the Philippine presidential campaign trail, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte casually threatens to dump criminals in Manila Bay after shooting them and spikes his speeches with expletives, including a snide curse on the pope for sparking a traffic jam that trapped him for hours. But Duterte's unorthodox campaign pitch has elevated him among four leading candidates to rule this Asian bastion of democracy and prompted some to compare his impressive pre-elections ratings to Donald Trump's. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Philipino leader who may out-Trump, Trump
ITV In the world of politics there are many colourful and controversial characters. | The US Presidential race is being dominated by one of the most famous. But in the Philip... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez)

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaking with supporters at a "Get Out the Caucus" rally at Valley Southwoods Freshman High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, 24 janvier 2016

Stephen Miller: Hillary Clinton a Corrupt ‘Economic Globalist’ Who Enriches Herself by ‘Selling Out America’
Breitbart Trump Senior Policy Advisor Stephen Miller tells Breitbart News Sunday that “Hillary Clinton is not only a globalist, she’s also involved in global international corr... (photo: Creative Commons / Gage Skidmore)

Pakistan's Mohammad Amir waits for the presentations after the fourth day of the fourth cricket test match against England at the Lord's cricket ground, London, Sunday Aug. 29, 2010. England won the series 3-1.

Mohammad Amir: Pakistan bowler can be best in world - Misbah-ul-Haq
BBC News Mohammad Amir can become the world's best bowler, according to Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq. | Amir, 24, served half of a six-month prison sentence and was banned for f... (photo: AP / Tom Hevezi)

File - Hassan Hanafi Haji, a former journalist accused of belonging to al-Shabab and involvement in the killings of five Somali journalists, is tied to a wooden post as he is prepared to be executed by firing squad, at a police academy in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, April 11, 2016.

Kenya clamps down on journalists covering war on al-Shabaab
The Guardian In an attempt to keep news of troop deaths quiet, government arrests reporters circulating information online | @IsmailEinashe | On a cold January evening, journalist Yas... (photo: AP / Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Spain's acting Prime Minister and Popular Party candidate Mariano Rajoy gives a speech during the campaign closing rally in Madrid, Friday, June 24, 2016.

Uncertainty continues: New election fails to clarify Spain's political future
Independent Online Spain's repeat election Sunday failed to clarify the political future of the European Union's fifth-largest economy, as another inconclusive ballot compelled politic... (photo: AP / Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in New York, Wednesday, June 22, 2016.

Speeches by Trump, Clinton offer a glimpse into what's in store
The Oklahoman PUNDITS expected that with Hillary Clinton at the top of the Democratic ticket for president and Donald Trump carrying the flag for Republicans, the campaign to Election ... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)