Life on a US base in Central Asia

Please visit http://www.simonreeve.co.uk for more information. Simon Reeve visits a US base in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, while making his TV series Meet the Stans. The Meet the Stans series took Simon from the far north-west of Kazakhstan, by the Russian border, east to the Chinese border, south through Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the edge of Afghanistan, and west to Uzbekistan and the legendary Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara.
The Guardian said it was a thrilling postcard from the edge
The Times said: Simon Reeves journey through Kazakhstan is a first-class Boys Own adventure on film and illuminating too. I cant imagine anyone switching off who stays for the first five minutes.
Simon Reeve is a bestselling author and broadcaster. In recent years hes travelled to scores of countries around the world for a series of BBC television documentaries.
The 2008 BBC TV series Tropic of Capricorn took Simon around the line marking the southern border of the tropics. His accompanying book, also called Tropic of Capricorn, is published by BBC Books.
In the BBC series Equator, Simon followed the equator through troubled areas of Africa, Asia and Latin America, including Colombia and the Congo.
In Places That Dont Exist, Simon travelled through a group of unrecognised nations countries so obscure they dont officially exist.
And in Meet the Stans, Simon visited the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Simons book The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden and the future of terrorism, which warned of a new age of apocalyptic terrorism, was the first in the world on bin Laden and al Qaeda. Originally published in 1998 it has been a New York Times bestseller.
Simon has contributed to other books on organised crime, terrorism and biological warfare. His book One Day in September: the story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre, is also an Oscar-winning feature documentary film narrated by the actor Michael Douglas.
Simon has received a One World Broadcasting Trust award for an outstanding contribution to greater world understanding.
You can find out more information on Simons journeys, and see more of Simons films, at his website: http://simonreeve.co.uk or at http://www.youtube.com/shootandscribble
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[nelson3300]

wtf are we doing in KYRGYZSTAN!!!!

[suarezjaguar]

They should not be there. It is far from American soil.

[MrDrNo1]

All you people from other countries saying the US shouldn't be there. You wait till someone attacks your country you will be so happy the US aids your army. So think they could become the people saving you.

[MrDrNo1]

All you people who are from other countries saying they should not be there. Wait till russia or someone

[xNiGhTxoP28]

good in bed... shake my head

[suarezjaguar]

@bb152005 No, it's only to surround the SCO. My country recently expelled USA bases (btw your base never helped us). I think the Russians will enjoy a new alliance in the Americas because of the USA activities in Asia.

[bb152005]

@suarezjaguar We put them in our allies countries to protect them, not us. They wanted protection so we put them their. Russia wants to put missile defence in Cuba. I don't see what the big deal is with protecting your own country and your allies. It doesn't even hold any missiles in it. Most of them are lasers that heat up a warhead if fired, and blow it up in mid air. Why don't you go check it out before you keep making yourself look like an idiot.

[suarezjaguar]

@bb152005 Yes, of course, "defense." Thousands of miles away from your home. Maybe SCO should put some military bases surrounding the USA...thousands of miles away from their homes as well. It is a matter of defense too. You know how it works...

[bb152005]

@suarezjaguar No, learn how to read. We are using their land to supply our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan with the supplies that they need. We are not starting shit with Russia or China dumbass. We are putting up missile "defence" systems around their countries incase they want to attack (which will likely not happen). It's just defense systems, not attack systems. Worry about your own country, because it has far worse problems.

[suarezjaguar]

@bb152005

So you are helping the dictatorial regime in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait, and surrounding Russia and China, clearly looking for trouble far away from your homeland.

[geowar42]

America, theyre everywhere. can get annoying. VERY... annoying

[geowar42]

@suarezjaguar agreed