Collecting Information on Nefarious Government Activities

The Washington Times says that House Republicans’ chief investigator issued a subpoena Tuesday for State Department documents that he said would shed light on how the administration wrote the “talking points” that were used to give a wrong impression of the September terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.
Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell E. Issa told Secretary of State John F. Kerry to provide all communications regarding the talking points from 10 department officials, including Victoria Nuland, who was chief spokeswoman at the time, and Deputy Secretary William Burns.
A Fox News analyst yesterday also brought to our attention the fact that sensitive communications between top officials in the US government seldom use emails, because of the deficiency that they can be traced. Instead, communications are done by direct conversation or by secured telephone lines.
Considering the above, it would appear unlikely that Chairman Issa will obtain much significant information through emails or departmental memos. He will have use the police and interrogation techniques, which involve interminable questioning of suspects under separate conditions, in the expectation that conflicting stories will be found or one of them become so guilt ridden or tired that he breaks down and reveals valuable information.