Alias Chin Peng by Chin Peng

Imagine, for a moment, that Osama bin Laden were to remain alive, if not especially active, for some decades in remote sanctuaries on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Then (to continue the hypothetical scenario) he admits defeat, negotiates immunity from prosecution and emerges from seclusion, looking more like a mild-mannered and moderately prosperous businessman than a fanatical terrorist. With the aid of a couple of western journalists, he writes his memoirs, consulting the archives of the governments against which he directed his attacks. In the book he candidly admits to mistakes and errors of judgement, but also responds vigorously to many of the assertions made against him, both by political leaders at the time he was active and by historians during the intervening decades.

Imagine, for a moment, that Osama bin Laden were to remain alive, if not especially active, for some decades in remote sanctuaries on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Then (to continue the hypothetical scenario) he admits defeat, negotiates immunity from prosecution and emerges from seclusion, looking more like a mild-mannered and moderately prosperous businessman than a fanatical terrorist. With the aid of a couple of western journalists, he writes his memoirs, consulting the archives of the governments against which he directed his attacks. In the book he candidly admits to mistakes and errors of judgement, but also responds vigorously to many of the assertions made against him, both by political leaders at the time he was active and by historians during the intervening decades.