Back to basics here, please.  'Honey traps' and 'golden parachutes' aside, it is time those who continue to do so, stop equating positions of power with the right to exploit other people.  This man has a history of hitting on women, and there have been enough acccusations over the years to warn him that his behaviour and attitudes are no longer acceptable.  So yes, the US may be taking advantage of the situation for its own purposes, but it is Dominique Strauss-Kahn  himself who has ensured it had an opportunity to do so.

PR101.....Whether or not he received a parachute for life is irrelevant to the gist of this matter.  My contention is that he was thrown to the dogs and very quickly.  He has already been condemned without a trial without us knowing all sides of the story. This is not the norm with these kind of people, therefore there's something else at play here. But could you understand that PR101?