I read the book with my hair standing on end. It was a while ago; were these guys mentioned in Alibek's book?
(Also, because of him and other decent people of Kazakhstan I would never have spent money on the stupid Borat film. No one deserves their proud heritage mocked so crudely.)
Oh, we Americans mock ourselves pretty thoroughly, though the real Kazakhs remind me of some of our own Western characters more than mountain hillbillies.
But to have a transplanted Brit do it is pretty tacky, and I don't think he has the stones to try the same sort of thing with his little Muslim brothers. Of course if the appearance of *Borat, the Messenger of Allah* comes anytime soon, I'll happily go see it.