In the period following the 9/11 terrorist attacks our government has abusing their power over detainment. They have illegally kidnapped, detained and tortured numerous people. Their justification is that they retain the right to designate any person as an “enemy combatant”. Often these areas of containment are inaccessible by the Red Cross making medical treatment impossible and investigations into other detention centers reveals human rights abuse and violations of international law. The government has also began rendition, a practice of kidnapping and moving people to hostile countries that harm the person sent. This is an abuse of political power. Abuse of Power is the abuse of any form of power. The crimes range from blackmail to kidnapping
