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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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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.

Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.