[oliverlogo]

Polls show that in France 57% believe he was set a trap.

They also seem way more concerned about how the American justice system makes him look bad than about the woman he allegedly raped.

[tutkarussia]

It's such an absurd case, was he thinking noone would take notice, or that he could pressure or buy off his victim not to say anything?

Exactly. What got into the man's head? He seriously thought he could get away with such lunacy? It's a strange case...

[EHjEjdqe]

All of this smells so much of BS.

Even if proven innocent, he'll be stuck in the US till after the Socialist primary in France.

BTW, it's fairly common in France to have a major opponent charged 18-24 months before a presidential election. It happened to Sarkozy, but Villepin/Chirac failed miserably and now Villepin is facing charges himself.

[Aleksis]

If you think this is some sort of conspiracy, Boris, you're a complete fool.

[Rugda]

Actually I didn't see KH's post, but hey, he's right.

[eduptultyt]

Once more, you prove yourself a moron...

You're welcome, background noise.

[spravka.ua]

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, his wife by his side, walked to a Manhattan courtroom through shouting protesters carrying signs that read: "Put the rapist on trial — not the victim."
Just hours later, the French diplomat was a free man — his attempted rape case formally dismissed.

The former International Monetary Fund leader can leave the United States after he's handed back his passport — which could happen as soon as Wednesday — but he will return to France to face an uncertain future that includes another investigation into an alleged sexual assault.

"I can't wait to get back to my country, but there are some things I have to do first," he said in French outside the posh Tribeca town home where he was kept under house arrest.

The New York case was dismissed Tuesday after prosecutors said they no longer trusted the hotel maid who accused him of attacking her in his luxury suite on May 14. Though evidence showed Strauss-Kahn had a sexual encounter with Nafissatou Diallo, prosecutors said the accuser was not credible because of lies she has told, including an earlier false rape claim.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44255817...me_and_courts/
Hey, maybe this really was a trap?

[maks_holi]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44255817...me_and_courts/
Hey, maybe this really was a trap?

I've never trusted maids at hotels, which is why I prefer to sleep in my car. I have yet to be charged with rape, so I think it's working pretty well.

[epPtsDno]

He's still a scumbag, no matter whether he beat the rap.