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A question for you or anyone regarding the Orly document... As everyone who followed the first half to two-thirds of this thread knows, Orly's document was vetted to the extent possible and it was NOT determined to be a fake. We can't know for sure that it is valid, but no one could find a single point that would rule that possibility.

Part of the discussion that was conjecture concerned why the document existed. Given the date and how it coincided with Ann Dunham Obama’s filing for divorce from B. Obama Sr. and Obama Sr.’s non-response to the divorce papers, it was rationally theorized that what is in essence a Kenyan COLB was requested and issued for that court proceeding.

Now, finally to the question.... Why would Ann go to the trouble of getting the birth document from Kenya when she could have gotten a COLB from Hawaii?

Possible answers I thought of:

1. She did not know the birth had been registered in Hawaii because her mother did it and neglected to tell Anne.

2. The court wouldn't accept it. (Why wouldn't they?)

3. The birth information in Hawaii was not there at the time of the court proceeding and was done right after the divorce because the divorce highlighted the need to have it there or it was done just before Obama got into politics. The newspaper announcements have no bearing as they could have been cooked up with the rest of it. (Where there's a will [and money], there's a way.)

4. The Orly document was not issued, despite the perfectly matched date, because Ann or anyone else needed it for divorce court.

5. It was issued relative to the divorce but for someone other than Ann.

What do you think?