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Obama's mother notified the US State Department her son, Barack Hussein Obama, had naturalized in a foreign state when he renewed her passport in 1967. The US Secretary of State issued BHO a Certificate of Loss of Nationality based on Stanley Anne's declaration on her passport renewal application.

This narrative makes no sense. Uncle Sam allows for its citizens to have multiple nationalities. Even in countries that don't allow it, most people hang on to their other nationalities as a kind of escape hatch. Many children of foreign dictators are American citizens via large investments or the fact that they were born on US soil. Stanley Ann Dunham was the complete opposite of a straight arrow. The odds that this radical groupie would even try to give up her son's American citizenship (which in fact only he can give up upon reaching his majority) are pretty low, especially when you consider that his American papers would be extremely useful for worming his way into the American power structure in ways that a foreigner could not.

The narrative makes sense if it furthered the goals of the intelligence community-whatever they might have been.

You can’t unravel Obama’s history without unraveling those around him.

His employer, BIC, provided cover for CIA agents.

That doesn’t mean Obama was one.

But Ann certainly was involved in the intelligence community.

It is interesting to me that she was called back to Indonesia right as the East Timor massacre was to take place - with the help of the US.

Interesting coincidence-The person who kept that info from coming out during Carter’s administration ended up being an advisor for Obama.

This narrative makes no sense. Uncle Sam allows for its citizens to have multiple nationalities.

The issuance of a Certificate of Loss of Nationality by the U.S. Secretary of State is discretionary. The Secretary of State doesn't need a request or permission from the expatriate. Renunciation of citizenship is implied when an expatriate nationalizes in a foreign country. Obama's mother didn't renounce his citizenship. She followed instructions on her passport renewal form and declared under penalty of perjury a family on her previous passport has naturalized in foreign state.

Since Obama was a minor at the time his Certificate of Loss of Nationality was issued, he would have been given the opportunity to reclaim his U.S. Citizenship at any time up until 6 months after his 18th birthday.

It is incorrect to assume a uniform application of policy for a discretionary act. The U.S. Secretary of State will do what is in the best interest of the U.S. at the time. Not all minors with dual nationalities will be issued a Certificate of Loss of Nationality, but some will be. Of those who are issued a Certificate of Loss of Nationality, they have until 6 months after the 18th birthday to reclaim their U.S. Citizenship. Otherwise, they will have to move back to the U.S. as a Permanent Resident Alien and naturalize to obtain U.S. Citizenship.