[phaster]

ya all might find this interview interesting, a re-pod-cast of a January 24, 2004 interview with Lutz Kleveman, Author of "The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia"

http://www.netcastdaily.com/1experts/2004/exp012404.mp3

I've been kinda interested in that part of the world since the late '90 when I had an opportunity to experence that part of the world my self, during a road trip thru the area...