[gaijin]

"No one at State gave anyone the AUTHORITY to do this break in..."

An extremely clear non-denial:

If I tell you, "I'll pay ya $100k to kill Mr. Smith.." did I give you AUTHORITY do kill Mr. Smith..? Or didn't I simply INCENTIVIZE his murder..?

If I deny GIVING AUTHORITY, in fact I could be guilty of murder but also making a true statement of fact.

[penelopesire]

Good catch! Sounds like Bob Baeur wrote it. Next it will be ‘just a few rogue agents’.