you sending me"KB723 thinks you'll like this"

ArchDruid: From a senior citizen. Did you see that guy? He's got liver spots on his liver spots.

Does that particular claim affect how she can be interviewed by any chance? This whole thing has a very off smell to it.

bombastinator:

ArchDruid: I don't see any that affect this.
The only thing topical I found is that you seem to hate the IMF on principle. Which is interesting in that this guy is actually the hero of most of the IMF haters in that he actually tries to make compromises and doesn;t get all hardcore like the IMF is known for being.

bombastinator:

ArchDruid: When were you the president of the IMF?

I just read that there is DNA evidence.

I would think that if they arrested him that there would HAVE to be physical evidence.

It appears that countries are not all the globalists like to rape. Perhaps this one will not get away with it, assuming he is guilty.

On the news here in Switzerland, it was said that his flight had been booked well ahead, and that he called the hotel from the airport to say that he had forgotten his cell phone in his room, asking if someone could bring it to the airport. Now, if he had been running away to escape the police, why on earth would he have called the hotel and told them where he was? It is because of that call that the police knew where he was.

Vierotchka: Ok, so he allegedly raped an African immigrant and was leaving the country. So, no biggie to him either way. Glad we didn't have to mess with extradition. Maybe this victim will get justice. Typical rich asshole, thinks he can rape someone with no power and just fly off to France.

Guess not.

DEM46: Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty? By the way, he is 5 foot 5 inches, the maid is 6 foot tall. Also, at the time of the alleged assault, he was having lunch with his daughter. When this information came out, the police quickly changed the time of the alleged assault to one hour earlier, at noon - yet when he checked out, he was calm and serene, and he checked out at 12:28 p.m. So, within 28 minutes, he was able to do all that he is accused of doing, then get dressed, pack his suitcase, go down to reception to check out? The accuser says that he came out of the bathroom naked and did all these things to her naked, but the police took his clothes to analyze them for DNA? None of this makes any sense unless it is a setup.

No bail for the rapist, oh alleged that is. Someone is doing something right so this rich bastard can't run.

DEM46: Seems a little harsh based upon the evidence that we know of.

Unless they do have some real physical evidence.

I heard on NPR this morning that this clown's political career might be ruined. He was slated to run against Sarkozy in France's upcoming elections, and he missed a meeting with Angela Merkel on account of being in police custody.

/gloat

ThirdSection: You're a Sarkozy fan then? Pretty rare bird. This whole thing stinks to high heaven. It's just so bizarrely unlikely and so particularly timed.

bombastinator:

ArchDruid: Against the ultra-right fascist Le Pen or a weak Socialist candidate, yes.

Vierotchka:

ArchDruid: And the opinion of millions.

Vierotchka:

ArchDruid: No, we won't discover that answer because the lengthy judicial procedure and following trial of DSK in NYC will prevent him from entering the primaries on time, so he won't be able to run. Whoever wins will affect you one way or another, even in Japan.

Vierotchka:

ArchDruid: That doesn't mean that whoever wins the next French elections won't have an impact on your life, especially if you're living in Great Britain, quite the contrary.

Vierotchka:

ArchDruid: It will have an impact, good or bad depending on who is elected, on the UK's economy - prices might climb, stay stable, or go down. So, even though you are fully retired with your own money, your purchasing power will be affected one way or another. You are not an island immune to the rest of the world, neither is the UK.

Not to take up for the man, because I know nothing about him, but this is the same tactic being used on Julian Assange. I'm with DianaCancer. I don't think he was playing to his associate's liking. Or maybe he was screwing with the wrong people-like Assange-but not under the sheets either. Maybe that's what they mean by "rape" A convenient way to pull the man off the airplane just before he was to meet with the German, what was it, prime minister? Yeah, something else is definitely up.

Jennifer_Guinn: Except this man is a corrupt international banker of the IMF, the type of person Julian Assange would published incriminating information about, on Wikileaks

FreetobeyoUandme7: True. To me Julian Assange is somewhat of a hero. I don't believe either man raped anyone. The circumstances are just too convenient.

From latimes.com/news/nationworld/w...s-20110517,0,1076137.story

"Lawyers told RMC radio that Strauss-Kahn had left his hotel and was having lunch with his daughter, a student at Columbia University, at the time when authorities said the attack took place. After lunch, he went to the airport, realized that he had forgotten a cellphone and called the hotel to find the instrument. It was that call that allowed police to find him and arrest him at the airport."

If he was having lunch in a restaurant, there will be witnesses besides his daughter to corroborate this.

From the same article:

"In a prepared statement, Strauss-Kahn's wife, Anne Sinclair, told the French news agency AFP: "I do not believe for one second the accusations brought against my husband," said Sinclair, a New York-born journalist. "I have no doubt his innocence will be established.""

Vierotchka: His wife, really. This guy has such a stellar reputation when it comes to women. I'm sure we should give the rich Frenchman the benefit of the doubt.

Please.

DEM46: Playboy, probably
Rapist, not so sure

DEM46: Yes, his wife, who is an exceptionally intelligent woman, made that declaration.

DEM46: political games in france are just as dirty as they are in america. The timing is just waaay too suspicious. This case needs to be gone over with a very fine toothed comb.

In particular who exactly gains from this? Any obvious and suspicious monetary fund or stock moves?

bombastinator: How about the French election?

Jennifer_Guinn: Well that is assumed. I'm thinking besides that. The irony is that may not even be the greatest effect here. It's that big.

Vierotchka: "Munchin'Bum!!!!"

ArchDruid: he's a freaking government official running for national office. Where the hell is he going to run to?! Even if he does go bck to France he won;t be able to duck the charges. More and more oddity.

This doesn't pass the smell test, not to say it's not true.
A lot of women and men don't report rape because the incident may be ludicrous.

But I'm leaning towards innocent.

Until we know the truth, I think this is a time when we will have to work hard to assume the accused is innocent until proven guilty, and also assume the victim is telling the truth.

PoliticalAmazon: Yes

PoliticalAmazon: If this allegation was two weeks in either direction I would agree with you, but the timing is just too perfect. There's no way on god;s green earth the guy would be dumb enough to try that right now, even if he did do that sort of thing on a regular basis, and there is no indication that he does to begin with.

The entire fate of Europe as well as France is riding on this one. Trillions of dollars. Nato memberships. The existence of the European union itself. This is a world turning move.

I'm not going to just "assume" anything for anyone's political convenience right now.

This is typical of the international bankers that run the corrupt organization that is the IMF. I guess he thought since he was using taxpayers money to pay for $3,500 a night hotel room in New York, he was entitled to a freebeey with the lowly peasant hotel maid.

In the big picture, its only small potatoes compared to how the IMF rapes third world countries with predatory loans.

FreetobeyoUandme7: Who said he was using taxpayers' money to pay for his hotel room? He is immensely wealthy, has a huge fortune of his own not dependent on any salary. He was not in NYC for IMF business but on private business, so he was most likely paying his expenses out of his own pocket.

FreetobeyoUandme7: wow. Just wow. This could have been written by a bot with the single trigger word IMF.

I read today there is now another woman from 2002 who is coming forward with accusations.

samthesixth: Why wait so long? Her mother is a politician...

BS story,,guess he wasn't playing ball

Something that doesn't stick - apparently, the maid claims that he forced her to perform a fellation on him. Does she not have teeth? A strong bite would immediately cause intense pain and temporarily incapacitate the man, allowing the woman to get away while leaving bite marks on the penis, dontcha think?

Vierotchka: Either the shear terror and/or threat of termination from her job might have caused her to comply.

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