PUBLIC SECURITY PUBLISHES BOOK AGAINST BIN LADEN

UNCLAS HANOI 002987 SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER PREL VM CTERR SUBJECT: PUBLIC SECURITY PUBLISHES BOOK AGAINST BIN LADEN ¶1. (U) EMBASSY HAS OBTAINED A COPY OF A BOOK PUBLISHED (IN VIETNAMESE) BY THE PEOPLE'S PUBLIC SECURITY PRESS SOMETIME SINCE SEPTEMBER 11 ENTITLED "THE LIFE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TERRORIST OSAMA BIN LADEN (MANY SECRET THINGS)." IT INCLUDES PHOTOS OF THE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS CONNECTED WITH THE SEPTEMBER 11 HIJACKINGS, ACCOUNTS OF BIN LADEN'S PAST LIFE, APPARENTLY FACTUAL ACCOUNTS OF HIS ACTIVITIES SINCE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 02987 150920Z 1979, AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART PLACING HIM DIRECTLY OVER AL QAEDA WITH LINKS TO OTHER GROUPS AS WELL AS COMMITTEES ON RELIGION, DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS, INFORMATION, AND FINANCE WHICH HAVE "BASES" (OR "FOUNDATIONS") IN COUNTRIES/PLACES INCLUDING THE CANADA, US, FRANCE, GERMANY, SPAIN, NORWAY, SWEDEN, NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, CHECHNYA, ALBANIA, MAURITIUS, KAZAKHSTAN, UZBEKISTAN, TAJIKISTAN, ALGERIA, TUNISIA, MALI, NIGERIA, CONGO, UGANDA, ETHIOPIA, KENYA, TANZANIA, SOMALIA, ERITREA, OMAN, QATAR, SUDAN, EGYPT, LIBYA, IRAN, LEBANON, JORDAN. AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, INDIA, CHINA, BANGLADESH, BURMA, PHILIPPINES, MALAYSIA, AND INDONESIA. IT PROVIDES WHAT IT DESCRIBES AS INFORMATION FROM A JUNE 1999 ARREST WARRANT FOR BIN LADEN, AS WELL AS THE TEXT OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S SEPTEMBER 20 REMARKS TO CONGRESS. IT ALSO DISCUSSES THE TALIBAN. ¶2. (U) EMBASSY CONTACTS INDICATE THAT THERE HAS BEEN A BRISK SALE IN THIS PUBLICATION, AND IT CONTINUES TO BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE. ¶3. (U) COMMENT: IT IS NOTEWORTHY THAT THE PUBLIC SECURITY APPARATUS WOULD PUBLISH WHAT APPEARS TO BE A STRAIGHT- FORWARD AND CRITICAL ACCOUNT OF BIN LADEN AND HIS ROLE IN INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. THIS INITIATIVE IS HELPFUL IN GETTING THE WORD OUT TO THE VIETNAMESE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS SOURCE OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM. EMBASSY DOES NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO TRANSLATE THE ENTIRE TEXT BUT WILL POUCH A COPY TO THE DEPARTMENT IF REQUESTED. PORTER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 HANOI 02987 150920Z UNCLASSIFIED