It's funny how France, a country hell-bent on liberating Muslim women from their headscarves and their oppressors, is now backing a man who has been accused of attacking multiple women. They've not only set this misogynistic former head of the IMF (aka the great seducer) free, but saying he should be the leader of their country. Seriously.
Former IMF managing director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was accused in May of attacking a maid in a NYC hotel. You remember the IMF, they are pretty much heading the talks about the Greece bailout. DSK was a major player in those talks and now everyone is calling foul. He lost his position, which, ironically, has been filled by a French woman. Yes, DSK, the entire female contingency is out to get you. The defense says the woman in the middle is not credible for the following reasons: A) she lied on her political asylum papers saying she was raped in Africa B) she knows an alleged drug dealer C) there was a large amount of money added to her bank account.
The judge did not throw the case out of court, but did release DSK. He was on house arrest previously. Her lawyer says she came forth with this evidence earlier on in the case, and that there is a lot of physical evidence to show she was attacked.
Where is Greece in all of this? No more protests. The people have pretty much accepted their fate and it looks like the vote for the bailout is going to come through. The Euro zone has pushed up its meeting to Saturday from Sunday to vote on the bailout. I may be home for Fourth of July.
Just want to clear up one thing. What they are voting on this weekend, is the next tranche of the first bailout. Tranches are portions of a loan. Each tranche (let's say there are five) is given out once certain requirements (reforms) are fulfilled. They will also be discussing the second bailout at the meeting, after voting on what I believe is the last tranche of the first bailout.
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