Strauss-Kahn, 62, was a steward of the world economy and a leading candidate for next year's French presidential election until he was arrested on May 14 and charged with the attempted rape and sexual abuse of a hotel maid in New York.
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So it must have been the Yanks wanting him out of the IMF, not Sarkozy wanting him out of the presidential election.
ReplyDeleteWhich is not to say that he was innocent. He'd done it before at the same hotel and nobody gave a damn.
Talk about reversal of fortune... For me the case says more about the role of the press and politicians than has been given attention. I've just seen the New York Post this morning again refer to Strauss-Kahn as a "dirty frog." I teach just outside Dachau where those referred to as "Dirty Jews" or other such epithets were sent after being castigated and the masses whipped into a frenzy. The editor of the main such rag, Der Stuermer, was hanged at Nuremberg for this very reason. Just like Streicher, this reprehensible writer uses emotive language whilst ignoring facts and judgement to whip up the crowds. How on earth can the US, a country that seems to be falling further and further into the abyss of ignorance, extremism and reaction, allow such racist language in a daily newspaper? And then what did New York’s mayor say? If he didn’t want to be escorted through a throng of reporters in handcuffs- tired, dishevelled, unshaven and hungry- he shouldn’t have done the crime? Looks like maybe he didn’t do the crime. Looks like Bloomberg is not a fan of due process or any of the other little hallmarks laid down in our common law since 1215. Will he be apologising? I would be most surprised as my impression of American politicians is that they will say anything, go on TV to do anything, and disseminate obscene photos of themselves to all and sundry electronically and never apologise for their “mistakes” until enough people have been damaged by their irresponsibility.
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Does the New York Post belong to Rupert Murdoch by any chance?
ReplyDeleteYes it does.
ReplyDeleteThat "dirty frog" was a giveaway. I have described Murdoch's best selling UK newspaper as the British "Der Stuermer" - racism and porn, a heady mix.
ReplyDeleteHmmm. If Jemmy wanted Kahn out so much, might there be a British hand in all of this?
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