Bernard-Henri Levi (affectionately known as BHL), a well-known and (in most circles) respected French philosopher/journalist/author wrote a piece to defend Domi

Bernard-Henri Levi (affectionately known as BHL), a well-known and (in most circles) respected French philosopher/journalist/author wrote a piece to defend Dominique Strauss-Kahn. This in itself is not surprising, he says he has known DSK for 20 years. However, some of his statements are unbelievably elitist, so much so that it's almost a caricature of the French elite stereotype: "This morning, I hold it against the American judge who, by delivering him to the crowd of photo hounds, pretended to take him for a subject of justice like any other." "I am troubled by a system of justice modestly termed “accusatory,” meaning that anyone can come along and accuse another fellow of any crime—and it will be up to the accused to prove that the accusation is false and without basis in fact." There are many more despicable phrases, e.g. about Tristane Banon, a French author who has come forward with rape allegation for DSK. And this coming from a man who was criticized in France as being too in love with America. I used to admire him. EDIT: BHL is not alone in his elitism: Even a leftist such as Eva Joly, the French magistrate, representative to the European Parliament, and possible 2012 presidential candidate (for the Green Party) declares about the hancuffed images of DSK (http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/2011/05/the-perp-walk-is-not-a-french-tradition.html http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/movies/2011/05/the-per...): "These are very violent images and I think that it [the American system] doesn’t distinguish between the director of the I.M.F. and any other suspect."