Greg Mortenson’s side of the ‘60 Minutes’ Allegations
“CBS News ‘60 Minutes’ on Friday alleged that Bozeman philanthropist Greg Mortenson fabricated some of the most dramatic and inspiring stories in his bestselling book ‘Three Cups of Tea’ and one year spent more money promoting his book than building schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mortenson, 53, founder and executive director of the Central Asia Institute, defended his work building schools for children, especially girls, in remote Islamic villages. ‘I hope these allegations and attacks, the people doing these things, know this could be devastating for tens of thousands of girls, for the sake of Nielsen ratings and Emmys,’ Mortenson told the Chronicle in a phone interview Friday. ‘I stand by the information conveyed in my book,’ he wrote in a statement, ‘and by the value of CAI’s work in empowering local communities to build and operate schools that have educated more than 60,000 students.’
Mortenson said CAI’s success in fundraising - last year it raised $23.7 million - means it can build 63 new schools this year, in addition to more than 170 already established.”
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