Down Turns in Transparency

 A couple of recent events have set up major roadblocks for the cause of government transparency.

A renewed emphasis on locking down information and access to that information. (See Former UFO boss: Pentagon needs to be less secretive - POLITICO).

The cause for this shuttering maybe simple. Within weeks of each other two more mysterious (because their origin was unknown) balloons were over or near the United States.

February 23, 2024 (a year after a famous spurt of Spy balloons) US Military tracked in air an unknown. A day or so later it was alleged to be a probable hobby balloon. (Balloon observed over southwest US likely a ‘hobby’ and has left US airspace, NORAD says (msn.com)  Since flight paths are required even for hobby balloons; it should have been easy to eliminate the "probable" from that answer. 

March 2024 - Possible spy balloon found by fisherman off the Alaskan coast. (Fishermen delivering possible spy balloon to FBI in Alaska | CNN Politics).

As a result, this author believes that the transparency issue will be placed on hold in the name of national defense. It is a protective screen and a favored tool in the debunking and misdirection kit of those in government. 

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