Foreign Policy is a JOKE

Kazakhstani president Nursultan Nazarbayev is visiting on September 29th. According to the spokesman for the embassy of Kazakhstan, Roman Vassilenko: "Kazakhstan really is a special kind of 'stan and people need to know that. It's a different 'stan."

Stan indeed.

Now that Kazakhstan has oil, our government cares. Unfortunately,none of us know who or what the fuck a Kazakhstan is. Neither do we care.

Enter Borat. The world's most famous non-Kazakhstani Kazakhstani. Again, Vassilenko said, "The Government has expressed its displeasure about Borat's representation of our country." As a result of their displeasure, Kazakhstan has launched a P.R. campaign in American newspapers, magazines, and television campaign entitled "Kazakhstan: Reaching for the Stars." I wish I was making this up.

In fact, Borat is first and foremost on President Nazarbayev's agenda during his meeting with George Bush. Oil and 30 troops in Iraq. Apparently, that's all it takes to get a meeting with Bush. As the Congo and Uganda scream for democracy, a man who won a sham election will talk about Borat with Bush, to show American's the "real Kazakhstan." As Darfur goes through a Bush-proclaimed "genocide," Borat will be discussed in the White House.

I can't wait to hear Bush say Borat. BOE-RAT.

RICHARD PRYOR Anthology 1968-1992

Discs 1-3, Discs 4-6, Discs 7-9