Opposition leaders accused Mr. Moi's allies on the commission of rushing the election to give challengers less time to campaign.

He also accused the US and its Western allies of providing "the usurper Zionist regime" with nuclear weapons.

Mr. Levy, who had held the second position for years, was so upset that he accused Mr. Shamir and his allies of conspiring against him.

The United States has frequently accused the Soviet Union and its close allies of assisting terrorist groups in the past.

Bid organizer Paul Henderson accused Layton and his allies of costing Toronto the event.

On 17 September 2007, Bhutto accused Musharraf's allies of pushing Pakistan to crisis by refusal to restore democracy and share power.

Mr. Peres's supporters, in turn, accused the prime minister and his allies of mounting personal attacks out of desperation.

But critics accuse the mayor and his allies of aiming to replace teachers like Mr. Katayama with the center's graduates.

He accused his potential right-wing allies of making demands to harden policy toward the Palestinians that would have jeopardized Israel's relationship with the United States.

The president's adversaries, though, accuse the government and its allies of intimidating prospective petition signers.