3 Cups Off Tea
“Educate a boy, and you educate an individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community,” said Greg Mortenson is his book Three Cups of Tea. Three Cups of Tea is a book about a man building schools for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan. A 60-minute report from April 2011 claims that the book contains lies. Greg Mortenson, The CAI, and supporters all responded to the 60-minute report, defending Mortenson. There is proof that Greg Mortneson built schools but nobody but him knows if the story behind making the schools are true.
The 60 minutes report claim that the lies started once Mortenson claimed that he entered the village of Korphe after his fail climbing the K2 (60 Minute). John Creakier “It’s a beautiful story and it’s a lie (60 minutes)”. John Krakauer spoke to one of Mortenson’s friend who attempted the K2 with Mortenson and said that Greg never heard of Korphe until a year later (60 minutes). In Mortenson’s response to the report he says how the first village he visited was korphe even though there are 3 sources that claim that he did not step foot into korphe until a year after his attempt of the K2 (“Jacket Copy”). Mortenson also claimed that he was kidnapped by the Taliban and held for 8 days (“Jacket Copy”). 60 minutes spoke with the man who claimed to be one of the kidnappers and the man claimed that everything was not true and that Mottelson made it up just to sell his book (60 minutes). Even after the man saying that the kidnapping did not happen, Mottelson told 60 minutes that he was “detained” for 8 days and held against his will (“Jacket Copy”). Mortenson and the men that were Taliban’s in Mortensons’s book are the only ones that know the truth. When 60 Minutes interviewed the Central Asia Institute they asked questions about where the money comes from and how it is spent. The CAI attempts to spend 85 % of their money on the schools in Pakistan but 60 mintues discovered that only 41 % actually goes to the schools (“Responses”). The rest
The 60 minutes report claim that the lies started once Mortenson claimed that he entered the village of Korphe after his fail climbing the K2 (60 Minute). John Creakier “It’s a beautiful story and it’s a lie (60 minutes)”. John Krakauer spoke to one of Mortenson’s friend who attempted the K2 with Mortenson and said that Greg never heard of Korphe until a year later (60 minutes). In Mortenson’s response to the report he says how the first village he visited was korphe even though there are 3 sources that claim that he did not step foot into korphe until a year after his attempt of the K2 (“Jacket Copy”). Mortenson also claimed that he was kidnapped by the Taliban and held for 8 days (“Jacket Copy”). 60 minutes spoke with the man who claimed to be one of the kidnappers and the man claimed that everything was not true and that Mottelson made it up just to sell his book (60 minutes). Even after the man saying that the kidnapping did not happen, Mottelson told 60 minutes that he was “detained” for 8 days and held against his will (“Jacket Copy”). Mortenson and the men that were Taliban’s in Mortensons’s book are the only ones that know the truth. When 60 Minutes interviewed the Central Asia Institute they asked questions about where the money comes from and how it is spent. The CAI attempts to spend 85 % of their money on the schools in Pakistan but 60 mintues discovered that only 41 % actually goes to the schools (“Responses”). The rest
Cited: "Jacket Copy." Greg Mortenson Responds to '60 Minutes ' Questions about His 'Three Cups of Tea ' Story. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2012. <http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2011/04/greg-mortenson-responds-to-60-minutes-questions-about-his-three-cups-of-tea-story.html>. Mortenson, Greg, and David Oliver. Relin. Three Cups of Tea: One Man 's Mission to Promote Peace -- One School at a Time. New York: Penguin, 2007. Print. "Responses to 60 Minute Questions." Www.ikat.org. N.p., Apr. 2011. Web. 28 Aug. 2012. <http://www.ikat.org/wp-includes/documents/60minutesresponses.pdf>. SCHONTZLER, GAIL. "Mortenson under Fire from ‘60 Minutes’ — Bozeman Philanthropist Denies Allegations." Www.bozemandailychronicle.com. N.p., 15 Apr. 2011. Web. 28 Aug. 2012. <http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/article_4d3125cc-67d7-11e0-b861-001cc4c002e0.html>.