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Was Stuart Seldowitz "Obama's former/ex-director of the National Security Council"?
He was a carry over from the Bush administration. He started in 1999.
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Does the US operate 400-metre tall towers/antennas in Israel?
No, the American are operating a Radar that is located in Har Qeren, the 400 meter antennas are operated by Israel. From a 2008 article talking about the detection devices that will be built. It's ...
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Was Stuart Seldowitz "Obama's former/ex-director of the National Security Council"?
A Whitehouse.gov press release from 2009 lists "Mr. Stuart Seldowitz, Acting Director for South Asia, NSC".
A Foreign Policy article from 2010 clarifies the structure a little:
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Did Stuart Seldowitz work as Deputy Director/Senior Political Officer in the US State Department's Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs?
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The source for that claim seems to be Gotham Government Relations,
Stuart Seldowitz, former Director of the National Security Council (NSC) under President Obama and former diplomat for ...
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Did Alex Jones warn of an attack on the United States by Osama Bin Laden in July of 2001?
Balance, the claim really isn't bold.
I feel the other answer is correct but fails to provide balance to the claim,
Did Alex Jones truly talk in infowars in July of 2001 of the possibility of a ...
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Did Alex Jones warn of an attack on the United States by Osama Bin Laden in July of 2001?
https://twitter.com/datarade/status/1673640496587997184?lang=en-GB
In response to @Abel and others' skepticism as to whether Alex Jones mentioned Osama Bin Laden when warning of a government ...
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Does an Arrow 3 cost more than 10 times less than its closest US equivalent (SM-3 Block IIA)?
The United States contract to Raytheon for the SM-3 Block IIA antiballistic missile is $2.7b for 62 units, which includes development cost, procurement, and ongoing support. This works out to about $...
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Would US president Theodore Roosevelt refer to his political enemies as "vermin"?
Google Books is too limited for me to get the full context, but this is what I have, evidently from a letter he wrote in 1900. From The years of preparation, 1868-1900 - Page 1356:
…which will help ...
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"Most kids don't even know that Hamas is a terrorist organization"?
A couple more details from the Harvard/Harris poll found by tim. There were actually 2 related Qs in this one:
Do you think Hamas is more appropriately called an armed Palestinian group or a ...
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"Most kids don't even know that Hamas is a terrorist organization"?
"kids" isn't clearly defined, but most polls look at age groups 18+. In the lowest age bracket, I've found two polls showing that a significant percentage do not view Hamas as a terrorist ...
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