Incredibly, at the same time this damning indictment was being issued, the Clinton White House was once again signalling its willingness to "depersonalize" the conflict with Saddam Hussein: His removal from power would no longer be a precondition for a restoration of normal relations between the United States and Iraq.

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Yet, over time, an increasing number of witnesses offered damning statements.

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Additionally, it marks the second time this week that Intel has indirectly slighted Microsoft, the first one being a damning analysis of Windows 8 on ARM by fellow Intel SVP Renee James.

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