General Musharraf was mistaken if he took these expressions of support as a green light to press his referendum and avoid democratic accountability.

Fury hired her as a way to avoid accountability in global political circles.

The answer, of course, is that war's winners write the history books, and, if they can help it, they avoid legal accountability.

Congressional members often prefer to be poorly informed to avoid responsibility and accountability for foreign policies.

"We are aware of complaints from the industry and we believe that is more an attempt to avoid accountability."

It will also help regulators avoid accountability, they said.

But the decision raises the specter of a system in which states can avoid accountability.

Regimes which need these repressive laws to avoid accountability and shut down public debate are the real traitors.

But he's not the only one who avoids accountability for past inaction.

The only possible explanation is the wish to avoid accountability to Parliament.