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Now, Trump promotes conspiracy theory Osama still alive-foreign media
The Navy Seal who killed Osama bin Laden has hit out at a conspiracy theory shared online by President Donald Trump that claims he actually fatally shot a body double in 2011, foreign media reported.
On Tuesday, president Trump retweeted a post from a QAnon-linked account, which alleged that bin Laden is still alive and that Joe Biden and Barack Obama “may have had Seal Team 6 killed his body double”.
The tweet, from an account that has now been suspended by Twitter, read: “Hiden Biden and Obama may have had Seal Team 6 killed! EXPLOSIVE: CIA Whistleblower Exposes Biden’s Alleged Role with the Deaths of Seal Team- Claims to have Documented Proof. RETWEET!!!”
The post linked to an article from blogger Kari Donovan, which further laid out the conspiracy theory and alleged that bin Laden’s body double was killed in a raid of his house in 2011 after Iran double-crossed the US as part of a deal to find the mastermind of 9/11.
After the post went viral following Mr Trump’s retweet, Robert J O’Neill, who in 2014 claimed to have been the Navy Seal who killed bin Laden, hit out at the president in a series of tweets.
“Very brave men said goodby to their kids to go kill Osama bin Laden. We were given the order by President Obama. It was not a body double. Thank you Mr President,” Mr O’Neill tweeted.
He later joked: “S**t. I just found out that I killed Osama bin Johnson. Drinks are on me, I guess…” and added: “I know who I killed, homie. Every time.”
Political pundits also reacted to the president’s retweet, and condemned his promotion of the conspiracy theory, according to Haaretz.
Co-founder of The Lincoln Project George Conway, a Republican campaign group formed to get Mr Trump out of office, tweeted: “Gosh, the president should be careful what he retweets because people might get the impression he is possibly deranged.”
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Establishment of an Institutional Framework to Inagurate Upper Hydro Catchment Areas Management Authority
Policy approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held on 08.06.2026 to establish the Upper Hydro Catchment Areas Management Authority for identification and
execution of a formal and long – lasting remedy to secure the central hills including the upper hydro catchment areas enabling them to sustain amidst extreme weather conditions
due to natural calamities and human activities as well as to be used for the sustainable development of the country.
Accordingly, a concept paper has been prepared including
institutional structure, activities, powers, active subject area as well as administrative and coordination mechanism for the proposed authority by an expert technical committee appointed by the Secretary to the President.
Based on the said concept paper, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the President to instruct the Legal Draftsman to prepare a draft bill including legal provisions required for the establishment of Upper Hydro Catchment Areas Management Authority.
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Introduction of Flora and Fauna (Regulation of actions of the Indigenous Community within the nominated areas) Regulations
With the objective of securing the traditional livelihood and the eco system of the indigenous community, it has been recognized the necessity of introducing a formal regulation methodology to secure their engagement in livelihood activities by being more sensitive to the existing laws.
Thereby, the Fauna and Flora (regularizing) regulations under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (Authority 469) have been prepared so that nominated activities within the prescribed area to a member of the indigenous community
who has been registered for securing the rights acquired from law or custom or usage or traditional stance to execute an act within a certain state land that is fundamental to the survival of the indigenous community permission can be granted
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Minister of Environment to publish the said regulations in the government gazette notification and thereby submit to the Parliament for its concurrence.
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M. M. D. J. Senarathne, appointed Director General of the Department of National Botanical Gardens
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