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Well, this was a downer. When I first heard there was someone challenging Greg Mortensen I was protective and actually pissed off. But then I discovered it was Jon Krakauer and 60 Minutes. Their allegations are real and valid. There is a bit of "according to a former employee" as well as some he said she said happening, but other than that, it's a pretty airtight argument. Basically Mortensen exaggerated his original story, lied about being kidnapped by the Taliban, and misused funding. When Mortensen was asked to respond to Krakauer's allegations, he couldn't really do it. He talked in circles to Outside magazine, dodged questions, and basically did a shoddy job of defending himself.

I was a huge fan of Three Cups of Tea, not the writing or the actual book, but of the story, the idea of building schools in Pakistan and other areas of the middle east to combat terrorism in a preventative way. The teacher in me was inspired by his ambition and follow through. Yes, there are still schools that he built that are in operation. The Central Asia Institute has the potential to be a legitimate charity. It isn't all bad. But is isn't all real either. How disappointing is that?