"there's no place for rumors".

Brilliant.

So let's start with the rumor--or rather delusion-- that "American dirty tricks" have the slightest thing to do with the incident involving Mr Strauss-Kahn.

Kevin, you say the connection with "American dirty tricks" should not be dismissed out of hand.

Sorry, you are in danger of losing your status as a level-headed commentator unless you either   1)    dismiss that possibility or
             2)   come up with some actual evidence to back it up.

Now.

Or do you want to reserve the possibility that every half-baked theory you hear on politics is true---particularly when the US is cast as the evil puppeteer?

Hence my question earlier:   just how paranoid are UK leftists?

Sorry, I tend to dismiss out of hand anything which is supported by not one shred of evidence --and seems to originate in the boozy ramblings of a few pub denizens.

Do you have no standard whatsoever for evidence?

And if you tell me we will never know about the possible role of US dirty tricks in this incident til long after the verdict on Mr. Strauss-Kahn has been issued by the court, that will give me the answer on the paranoia question.

I will be happy to revise my view when any poster can come up with even an iota of actual evidence that "American dirty tricks" have anything to do with the incident involving Mr. Strauss-Kahn.

Thus far, requests by me and others for said evidence have been met by a deafening silence.

Which speaks volumes.

But also has not resulted in any of our UK friends on the Left recognizing the "American dirty tricks" theory for the total rubbish that it is.

Which also speaks volumes.