Case Against Strauss-Kahn Is Collapsing

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/02/nyregion/new-yorkers-and-french-await-latest-dominique-strauss-kahn-legal-turn.html?_r=1&hp

Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from house arrest on Friday as the sexual assault case against him moved one step closer to dismissal after prosecutors told a Manhattan judge that they had serious problems with the case.

I always despise the media fixation with personal scandal, over political analysis.

I doubt one Canadian in a 50 knew who Dominique Strauss Kahn was before his alleged sexual incident. I also suspect very few had ever seen the media do a serious analysis of his economic philosophy. Despite leading the powerful IMF, he emerges into public consciousness solely for his girl troubles.

Hence, I receive an almost perverse pleasure in seeing the charges collapse against him. Too bad, of course, that this media circus will merely be replaced by another.

 

[toyotatundra]

Letter from prosecutors on the accuser of Strauss-Kahn

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/europe/letter-from-prosecutors-on-the-accuser-of-strauss-kahn/article2083747/

It makes for a pretty disturbing read.