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Panettaâ€™s Pathetic Attempt to Get Lawmakers to Ignore CIA Crimes Â» Print

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Today� �� s Washington Post carries an op-ed by CIA Director Leon Panetta that accuses the congress of seeking � ��"retribution� �� from CIA officials who were simply implementing � ��"presidential decisions.� �� Panetta� �� s views are similar to those of former director Richard Helms who, in defending the CIA� �� s role in overthrowing the elected government in Chile, said that � ��"we are all honorable men.� ��

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