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| Dominique Strauss-Kahn moves to new island vila |
| 2011-05-17 |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #30 The second person, according to NPR, is the goddaughter of the gentleman's wife, who claims he attacked her when she was a newly minted journalist, during an interview. "Like a chimpanzee in heat," is how her description was translated. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-05-17 23:52 |
| #29 There are articles today about how the maid is 'traumatized' which started my scepticism meter twitching. I see a big fat payout in the future. Otherwise I find it difficult to believe even a French socialist would do something so reckless, unless drugs were involved. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2011-05-17 22:27 |
| #28 Apparently there's been a second person step forward and accuse Strauss-Kahn of attacking her, so there may well be something to the story. I can't believe it would be played this much if there wasn't something to it. Since about half the people working for the IMF are criminals of one sort or another, his guilt shouldn't hurt his job. May hurt his ability to get a hotel room outside of Soddy Arabida, though. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2011-05-17 20:50 |
| #27 Different countries have different laws about hat may be told or shown before verdict is returned. Apparently the French do not name anyone not formally accused, lest it impact privacy, and VIPs are rarely formally accused unless the deed affects their ability to perform their jobs. We do things differently in America. Or so the NPR reporter explained this afternoon. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-05-17 18:41 |
| #26 "who is a man" |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-05-17 15:54 |
| #25 ...I should also point out that this never would have happened had Dominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin been made head of the IMF! |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2011-05-17 15:49 |
| #24 Seriously, though, doesn't this whole thing kind of stink? I mean, we've got one of three choices here. Either a) the president of the IMF and one of the most powerful politicians in France is probably a serial rapist (by which I mean he's done this sort of thing before and always gotten away with it), b) it was a setup, or c)sex with the maids is totally part of the service at this hotel and everybody knows it, in which case see "b." |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2011-05-17 15:45 |
| #23 “I was set up like a m_therf_cker!” - Lawrence Taylor |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2011-05-17 15:42 |
| #22 Oh! the shame. Does DSK Have The Syph? Strauss-Kahn Housed In Facility For Inmates With Contagious Diseases |
| Posted by: tipper 2011-05-17 14:45 |
| #21 "Well EC, considering that the accused is presumed innocent, why is the accuser treated with so much more care?" Because the presumed victim isn't presumed guilty? |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-05-17 13:34 |
| #20 This video contains content from UMG. It is not available in your country. The music industry. Idiots |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-05-17 13:33 |
| #19 DSK's new campaign theme song. |
| Posted by: Matt 2011-05-17 12:02 |
| #18 Interesting alternative consideration. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-05-17 11:43 |
| #17 Well EC, considering that the accused is presumed innocent, why is the accuser treated with so much more care? |
| Posted by: Lover of 1776 2011-05-17 11:37 |
| #16 Lover of 1776 Because there's no right to have her raped by the yellow press maybe? |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-05-17 11:01 |
| #15 .lawyers threatening to sue anyone. Because the 'profession' is not a profession when it doesn't have an effective working mechanism to punish those who play such games. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-05-17 10:36 |
| #14 According to French media her name is "Nafissatou Diallo", she's a Moslem immigrant from Western Africa. Why is it that in he US one can see photos of the accused (presumed innocent) but not of the (alleged) victim? meanwhile in France Dominique (who is a man) has his lawyers threatening to sue anyone publishing his manacled photos? |
| Posted by: Lover of 1776 2011-05-17 10:18 |
| #13 "Riker's Island? I've always wanted to meet Commander Riker." |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-05-17 10:10 |
| #12 Correction: The full name was given, photos have been removed because they were wrong. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-05-17 09:48 |
| #11 Of course you won't find them on Le Monde but if you google a bit you can find them. I have. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-05-17 09:42 |
| #10 I have viisted the websites of the three lmain French daily newspapers and I have been unable to find any photo of the victim. |
| Posted by: JFM 2011-05-17 09:36 |
| #9 "The evidence, we believe, will not be consistent with a forcible encounter," said Ben Brafman, the high-powered lawyer of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, at the suspect's sensational arraignment in a packed criminal courtroom. Here you have it. They are going for consensual. Don't think this will work. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-05-17 09:19 |
| #8 He was scheduled to meet Angela Merkel (Phew!) the next day so I suppose the ticket wasn't purchased in the last minute. I'd rather think that he felt secure and the (French) hotel would cover up the incident. Maybe the maid was just steadfast enough. Btw some French media are giving her full name and have published photos of her and EVEN HER DAUGHTER. Class Act |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-05-17 09:17 |
| #7 Putting him on Rikers Island without bail because he's a flight risk means there's some pretty damning evidence, at least about the plane flight. Key would be when and how the ticket was purchased. Has anyone heard anything about that? And I'd bet they've got the DNA answers already but are keeping it in camera. If it was a trap he not only fell in, but kept digging. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-05-17 09:05 |
| #6 anon1 My first reaction was: Can this be real? That a guy with his standing would jump a maid within seconds he discovers her in his suite? It sounds crazy. But frankly, I'd think that NYPD wouldn't have acted so fast if they weren't VERY convinced of what the maid reported. And the judge did seem to believe her, too. I'm pretty sure we haven't heard all the details yet, and some may have been reported wrong and contradictory. That may very well be the intent of the prosecution. Let's wait for DNA. Then I bet the defense will come up with "but it was consensual", after denying first that any encounter has taken place. Conspiracy? No. Trap? Up to him to fall in, I guess. |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-05-17 08:32 |
| #5 *snort* what a load of crap |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-05-17 08:15 |
| #4 You know, he sounded like he was a perve But don't you think the timing is *curious* I mean the head of the IMF goes to jail the day that the US is supposed to hit the debt ceiling so the Eurozone goes into chaos and US treasuries actually increase, instead of the dreaded decrease. I read European COnservatives comments on the other page.... lots of things don't add up. It's true they have swipe cards so how can you not know a room is occupied. I mean he might be totally guilty But you know what.... people game the markets these days. This is a gameable event. You can make money off it. If you know in advance what is to happen you make money from treasuries and the FX |
| Posted by: anon1 2011-05-17 08:00 |
| #3 I was told that Rikers Island is nice in spring |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-05-17 07:20 |
| #2 Headline o' the day. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-05-17 07:16 |
| #1 where the maids are called "Bubba" |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2011-05-17 06:56 |