Kazakhstan: Aliev, apologies, & ersatz media

I received an e-mail from the Eurasian Transition Group that a newpaper interview between Dr. Rakhat Aliev and Vremya newspaper on June 16 is actually a fictional account.  Confirmation that the interview was comes from RFE/RL Newsline of June 19.  Several of us in the Central Asia blogosphere have reported on this interview, but unfortunately, it's just not good information.

Here is a copy of the false article.