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“My administration will be the most transparent in history” – Barack Obama

Barack Obama was correct.  It will be the most transparent and exposed in history thanks to the internet… and specifically thanks to Julian Assange, Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden.

For their help in making the US government more transparent, Assange was entrapped into a bogus sexual scandal (not wearing a condom with a Mossad agent) and now calls the Ecuadorian embassy in London his home… if he leaves, he dies.

  Manning was imprisoned for over three years without trial and held in conditions that human rights organizations called 'torture.' He has plead guilty to charges that will imprison him for 20 years, and a death sentence is still possible.

For Snowden, he’s a political refuge and first defected to China, then Russia… and now perhaps Venezuela.  And the very real possibility that if the US government gets its hands on him, he will also be put to death.

“Often the best source of information about waste, fraud, and abuse in government… such acts of courage and patriotism . . . should be encouraged rather than stifled.” –Barack Obama 2009

Barack Obama was as honest about transparency as he was about whistleblowers.  Snowden is the ultimate whistleblower and the manhunt is on for him.  It even goes further, however, as the journalist who first published Snowden’s information, Glenn Greenwald of the Guardian, finds that the US government may soon go after him also, totally disregarding the 1st amendment.

Greenwald’s got good reason to worry.  Rolling Stone journalist, Michael Hastings, had just told friends he is working on a massive CIA coverup story and the next day his car blew up inexplicably.

Showing his honesty, Obama has prosecuted more than twice the number of whistleblowers than all previous presidents combined – eight as opposed to three.

Again, however, thanks to the internet, Obama did make good on his word, in a strange sense, as many whistleblowers have been coming forward… although under extreme duress from Obama.

TO FUTURE WHISTLEBLOWERS

To all the future whistleblowers, and there will most certainly be more, learn from your whistle blowing forefathers and get a second, foreign passport first.  Edward Snowden is the poster boy for second citizenships as he has apparently been living in the dank, Moscow airport for weeks now because his US passport has been revoked.

In fact, not only should whistle blowers get a second passport, but anyone who can afford it and who wishes to be cautious and careful with their financial and physical life. 

The US government knows it can use its passport as a weapon.  It has been trying to convict more people than any other country on Earth for breaking random, arbitrary laws such as drinking two beers and driving.  Or drinking a beer when you are 20 years old.  This helps to ensure you will have a very difficult time getting a second passport.  In fact, depending on what you are convicted of, you may not be able to travel internationally at all.

The US government has also said that if you owe the IRS taxes that they reserve the right to rescind your passport.  As countless people have found out, the IRS routinely slaps on huge fines or charges for abstract reasons and there is nothing you can do about it.

In fact, through our work, we’ve seen the US government going to locations around the world to make it harder for Americans to even get a second passport in a foreign country.  They pressured the Dominican Republic to increase the amount of time from 3 years, to 4, to 7 and now 8.

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Andrew Makarik

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Andrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.