Lying? For stating the impression I got of what she was trying to do?

A lie consists of an intentional untruth, told with the intent to deceive. You can never call another person's statement about his subjective impression a lie unless you can read minds.

I will go so far as to confess to expressing myself badly. I should have said: "...who, it appears to me, made it her mission to decide...."

But there's a difference between sloppy self-expression and lying. To most of us.

Peter.