An investigation by "60 Minutes" to be broadcast this weekend will cite multiple sources that contend some of the most inspiring stories in Greg Mortenson’s books "Three Cups of Tea" and "Stones into Schools" are not true.
I have heard this guy speak a number of times on various radio programs and CSPAN and the like and he has always come off as pretty upright; plus he is an acquaintance of an acquaintance (I can’t remember who exactly at the moment) so I have been supportive of his efforts to improve education in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Especially since (unlike many) I think the ultimate answer to Islamic extremism is nation building and breaking the hold of the clerical class on the populace. (Well that and a sexual revolution. If 13 to 30 year old men are getting laid they won’t be strapping suicide vests to their chests. That is a guarantee.) So reading this I am highly disappointed. I guess all I can do is hope that 60 Minutes has bungled the investigation, as they have been known to do pretty spectacularly in the past. But, even if they have it still leaves a stain on the guys reputation and will impact any future efforts.
(Oh, he is also advising GEN Petraeus on how to win some hearts and minds over there so if he is a liar this really could be a life and death affair.)
doubleplusundead 
I trust 60 Minutes as much as I trust Obama. They lost me when they lied about Audi.
I have no idea what you are talking about.
Very early on 60 Minutes had an “investigative report” about ‘sudden acceleration’, how Audis would just accelerate and kill people.
It was a bunch of horseshit but it did nearly destroy Audi in America.
Never saw it. I don’t watch 60 minutes because Dan Rather was associated with it (as well as Mike Wallace) but a lot of people give a lot of weight to it’s investigations, so it doesn’t really matter if it is true or not – even if it isn’t the damage is done.