Terror alert as Caspian oil pipeline opens
In the foothills of the Caucasus mountains, a long line of broken mud cuts across the meadows. If you go anywhere near it, camouflaged guards carrying automatic weapons emerge from the forest beyond. These guards in the Borjomi region of Georgia – trained by US army and SAS veterans – are pawns in a new great game gripping Central Asia: their job is to protect the oil pipeline buried 10ft below. Full Story