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[Bernard Weiner]

I don't want folks to get hung up on this minor matter, since that's not the major thrust of my essay. But I quoted Clinton as saying he had not had "sexual relations" with Lewinsky; he could have used the term "sexual intercourse," but he didn't. Was he trying to be "delicate" in the matter, or was he further obfuscating? I think most Americans would say that fellatio qualifies as "sexual relations," but does not qualify as "sexual intercourse." Anyway, on to the main point of the essay, which is about Bush lies and his crude attempts to redefine himself out of war-crimes charges.