Another Million Little Pieces?

emeraldkity4
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:34:31 +0000

I agree with BOTW. If all the allegations are true, Mortenson defrauded readers & taxpayers. Traveling around the country was not warranted " to inform Americans of the need for schools"- that was the role of the books etc. Traveling around the country actually served to sell more books, boosting his income & notoriety, I don’t see it as specifically aiding CAI.

It also seems that harm was caused to people in Pakistan & Afghanistan by painting them as more hostile and less tolerant in order to portray Mortenson as more sympathetic and help his cause.

I think the fact that he is now paying for his own expenses- since January 2011! So that is FIVE years since the first book was published, & seems to point to a big OOPS! on the part of Mortensons finances.

I’m not saying he hasn’t done good- but he didn’t need to exaggerate. It is actually very interesting to me, that he apparently chose to do so.