Abuses of power
Throughout this century, the number of abuses of power has increased drastically, and the recent case of Dominique
Strauss Kahn is but one case that adds to the list of privileged leaders who stepped too far. Not only was DSK the chief of
the International Fund but also the likely candidate for the French presidency.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn — the chief of the International Monetary Fund and a likely candidate for the French presidency
— was arrested on rape charges in New York. If convicted, he'll join an ignominious club of privileged leaders who stepped
too far: TIME takes a look at abuses of power through the years.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2071839_2071844_2071846,00.html
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Richard Nixon's Plumbers
By Nate Rawlings Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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In September 1952, vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon was accused of taking money from a reelection
fund. In a live television address, Nixon painted himself as a humble family man who had only accepted a
single gift — Checkers, the family dog. The "Checkers Speech" saved his candidacy and helped propel Dwight
Eisenhower to the presidency.
You'd think he would have learned his lesson. Twenty years later, though, President Nixon's staffers formed
the "White House Plumbers," a secret unit tasked with digging up dirt on Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel
Ellsberg. The Plumbers went on to commit crimes for the Committee for the Re-Election of the President,
including the Watergate burglaries. Although Nixon denied knowledge of the Plumbers activities, tapes
subpoenaed during the Watergate investigation revealed years of political espionage and illegal surveillance.
The "Smoking Gun" tape revealed that Nixon was involved in the cover up. On August 8, 1974, Nixon became
the only American president to resign the office.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2071839_2071844_2071846,00.html
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Gaddafi's Nepotism
By Frances Romero Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has kept his family well-appointed throughout his 42-year rule. Details of his
children's oppressive and abusive exploits were revealed earlier this year in cables released by Wikileaks.
Gaddafi's oldest son, Muhammad, dominated telecommunications in Libya while another son Muatassim, was
National Security Adviser. A 2008 report claimed that Muatassim had once put pressure on Shukri Ghanem,
the chairman of the National Oil Corp., to give Libya $1.2 billion in gas and oil shipments. Ghanem has said
that he considered resigning for fear of Muatassim seeking revenge if Ghanem did not pay up.
On other fronts, son Hannibal was influential in maritime shipping, Khamis commanded a top military unit, and
daughter Aisha was for a short time the UN Development Program National Goodwill Ambassador for Libya,
until being stripped of that role in February. Another son, Saadi, was given the job of setting up an Export Free
Trade Zone in western Libya. Saif al-Islam maintained his role as Libya's unofficial diplomat to the West and
had earned support as his father's heir apparent, but hurt that image by threatening to crush antigovernment
protests with civil war.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2071839_2071844_2071802,00.html
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Silvio Berlusconi and the Bunga Bunga Parties
By Claire Suddath Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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In May 2010, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy called a police station in Milan and demanded the release
of an underage Moroccan girl nicknamed Ruby, who was being held on suspicion of theft. To hasten her
release, Berlusconi reportedly indicated that she was a relative of then Egyptian President Mubarak. (She is
not.) Ruby, whose real name is Karima El Mahroug, has since recounted stories of sexually explicit so-called
"bunga bunga" parties at the Prime Minister's private villa in Milan. On April 6, Berlusconi, 74, was put on trial
and accused of paying the then-17-year-old El Mahroug for sex and abusing his political position to cover it up;
the trial was immediately adjourned until May 31. This is not the first time that Berlusconi has been linked to
younger women; his wife Veronica Lario sought a divorce in 2009 over his tendency to "frequent minors," citing
his attendance at an 18-year-old aspiring showgirl's birthday party.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2071839_2071844_2071859,00.html
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China's Food Safety Czar Accepts Bribes
By Josh Sanburn Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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China has had a long history of tainted food and products that have led to numerous deaths. In 2007, one man
was executed for them. Zheng Xiaoyu was the former head of China's State Food and Drug Administration.
Xiaoyu had been accepting bribes ($850,000 worth) from firms that allowed them to register their products
while bypassing food safety regulations. Those bribes were linked to medicines that were poorly produced and
were blamed for several deaths. So the Chinese government took harsh action. But still, not much seems to
have changed. Food safety in China is still widely viewed as sub-standard by much of the world.
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2071839_2071844_2071870,00.html
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