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DA Seeks to Drop Charges Against DSK

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Prosecutors have filed to dismiss all charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, writing that his alleged victim “has not been truthful on matters great and small.” Strauss-Kahn was accused—and virtually convicted by many news reports—of attempted rape in May.

A lawyer for the hotel housekeeper who accused Strauss-Kahn requested Monday that the district attorney resign from the case.  —PZS

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The testimony of a hotel maid who accused IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault was not convincing beyond a reasonable doubt to present to a jury, New York prosecutors said in a court filing on Monday recommending all criminal charges be dropped.

The document sent to a judge in New York State Supreme Court said prosecutors were “no longer convinced of the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.”

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By christian96, August 23, 2011 at 8:28 am Link to this comment

It’s amazing what money will do for you!  However,
money can’t get you into heaven as this scum will
learn after he dies.  He looks to be close to the
grim reaper according to his pictures.  Then, it’s
real judgment time!

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By Leefeller, August 23, 2011 at 7:23 am Link to this comment

Money has its privileges and entitlements, one of the many perks of wealth is having ones way with the help. Nothing has changed since the dawn of time, the King, and the Shaman utilized their stature and high place to dupe the people to get what they wanted, and if it happened to be women so be it.

Wealth has so many privileges, this seems to mean wealth has more of everything compared to the poor, because wealthy people are smarter, work harder they deserve theses privileges.  Privileges which includes the right to all kinds of things. For instance apparently being wealthy can mean becoming a sugar daddy by helping poor young co eds pay tuition,  an new meaning to the word palanthfist.  What could be nicer than helping young women pay their tuition?  Obviously wealthy people are nice too,  I think it especially nice since it seems the wealthy are the ones who keep raising the price of tuition.

As wealth stratifies itself to the upper stratosphere,... maybe this means more of the filthy wealthy people will find ways to help them selves to more of those entitlements.

So after the final destruction of Unions, the buying of all politicians, and the hard work of dismantling the the middle class is finished, the overwhelming feeling of relief will force the wealthy to create more jobs, we have been told they are the job promoters.

Yes,... the privileged are nice people,  but wealth requires one to must be eminently smarter then the common folk. Looking at how wealth manipulated the Tea Bags, they send tea bag kids to war and help tea bag daughters pay tuition for college all in the helping hand of helping the hand. 

All this hard work by the wealthy means creating jobs for the poor kids and teaching them about their place in life as young men and women, all part of preparing them for their job at Wal Mart.

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By Gina, August 23, 2011 at 4:51 am Link to this comment
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Here we go again…...Twana Brawley case.
I remember the way this woman (TWANA BRAWLEY) lied with the help of Sharpton and lawyers to accuse an upstate man to have raped her.Lies lies lies.
Kenneth Thompson is following the example of Sharpton…saying that this woman from Guinea is innocent.This woman is hungry for money…what she did to this gentleman is unbelievable.The sex was consensual.She’s not a saint…she knew what she was doing.The district attorney waited more then 3 months to let this poor guy’s charges to be dropped.I bet France now is angry at everyone here…thats a BIG MISTAKE.Lets hope that this woman goes for help…she needs it…she’s sick in the head.

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By tropicgirl, August 23, 2011 at 4:09 am Link to this comment

It was ok to beat her up. She was just a prostitute. Right? That makes it just fine. Especially for NWO scum. The reasoning here is astounding.

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