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This article provides a lot of details on how the realities of operations in the US Justice Department, which earned them this award, differ from the open government policies proclaimed by President Obama. That is factually correct, but it seems to suggest that this is the fault of members of this department.
Once again, I feel compelled to clarify that the role of US Presidents is to serve as chief public relations officers for the Empire. Thus, one cannot take anything they say seriously no more than one should take seriously the pious announcements from big oil corporations about all their efforts to promote "green" energy.
Obama is an employee of the ruling class, and like all other officers in this front organization called US government, which is operated from behind the scenes by a Mafia-like coterie of political operatives who serve the interests of the One Percent, he takes his orders from them. Judging by the huge campaign contributions that he has received from corporations and the rich, he has been given a very good performance review by the One Percent and will no doubt continue to be employed as chief public relations officer ("President") for another term.
