{"id":187575,"date":"2011-05-15T17:43:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-15T22:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2011\/05\/15\/what-the-imf-has-been-doing-to-3rd-world-nations-for-years\/"},"modified":"2011-05-15T17:43:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-15T22:43:00","slug":"what-the-imf-has-been-doing-to-3rd-world-nations-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2011\/05\/15\/what-the-imf-has-been-doing-to-3rd-world-nations-for-years\/","title":{"rendered":"What the IMF Has Been Doing to 3rd World Nations For Years\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least there is symmetry<\/span><\/div>\n

So it should come as no surprise, that IMF President Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been arrested for raping a hotel housekeeper<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The arrest of International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on sexual-assault charges threatened to upend French politics and weaken the IMF’s central role in resolving Europe’s deepening debt crisis.<\/p>\n

Mr. Strauss-Kahn, 62 years old, was expected to be arraigned Sunday night on charges of attempted rape, criminal sexual assault and unlawful imprisonment of a maid in the New York City hotel where he was staying, police said. Mr. Strauss-Kahn retained prominent defense attorney Benjamin Brafman, whose clients have included singer Michael Jackson and rapper Sean Combs. Mr. Brafman said Mr. Strauss-Kahn would plead not guilty.<\/p>\n

Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s arraignment was delayed late Sunday when police sought a search warrant to examine the IMF chief’s body for scratches or the accuser’s DNA, a law-enforcement official said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We are living in weird times.<\/p>\n

Obviously, rape is not something to be made light of, but the similarities in predatory nature of the IMF and the alleged crimes are striking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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