Greg Mortenson

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Greg Mortenson, co-founder of nonprofit Central Asia Institute www.ikat.org , founder of Pennies For Peace www.penniesforpeace.org and author of 'Three Cups of Tea' and 'Stones into Schools'

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    1. SharkswithfrikingLazers  08/28/2011 07:35 PM Report

      Yes, I just saw the rebroadcast of "60 Minutes" tonight:

      http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7363068n

      I was telling my wife she had to be really careful about to whom she donates.

      Then when "60 Minutes" showed this flim-flam-man on Charlie Rose I had to hear her say to me that I had to be really careful about who I saw on "Charlie Rose".

      These liars are the worst kind.

      Hey IRS, sounds like you should be with the Montana Attorney General and get after this guy.

    2. heffron  04/17/2011 07:24 PM Report

      60 Minutesepisode today about greg mortenson, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

      Using children's pennies to support your life style BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    3. Boudica777  07/30/2010 01:33 PM Report

      I read "Three Cups of Tea" this past week. What an inspiring life and one to be emulated. Dr. Greg is my newest hero along with many others on CNN and elsewhere who make this world a better place everyday of their lives. I am also concerned, as is another respondent, what will happen to these schools and the people when we leave!

    4. mariciela  07/30/2010 02:07 AM Report

      Sirs, you both show us all that clear minds, courage and simple courtesy can facilitate REAL improvement on the ground.

      Please continue your good work. Blessings

    5. realtortimo  07/29/2010 01:32 PM Report

      Mr. Greg Mortenson, I like express my sympathy and admiring to you and the great work you are doing. I loved your interview with my favorite TV host and interviewer Charlie Rose.

      I wish to express the urgency of the dialog between people and nations. Respect and listen to each other. We can all learn from each other and improve our knowledge and the quality of our common lives.

      Thank you both for the great work.

      Let me know if I can assist you.

    6. NeilMacCallister  07/28/2010 11:13 PM Report

      (Yes, many people miss Gen. McChrystal)

      Today I fixed a few lawn sprinklers for a fellow Californian here, who told me he was a trained geologist from Afghanistan.

      He said there is a lot of gold in Afghanistan.

      ***

      (Hah! Gold in Afghanistan, and Nuclear warheads in Pakistan!! .."It's a Barnum and Bailey world, just as crazy as it could be!")

      ***

      The fellow paid me $20, ..and gave me a plate of chicken thigh, hamburger meatballs, rice, and a cilantro sald.

      (It was good!)

      No cups of tea, though, ..he gave me one can of soda.

    7. FredHoward  07/28/2010 10:44 PM Report

      This is the first time I had ever heard of Greg Mortenson, and what an insightful man he is, and this was one of the best guests I've seen on Charlie Rose to comment about Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has no agenda, except to advocate for education, and that is probably why even top military commanders and Afghan elders both seek him out as a bridge of understanding and cultural understanding. One hopes that our senior administration is listening to him, which they probably are not. Bravo Charlie Rose for finding Mr. Mortenson, who is a humble, yet powerful voice for peace. I hope Mortenson is back on Charlie Rose soon.

    8. robdverity  07/28/2010 04:49 PM Report

      This guy's demeanor completely took me in. So ingenuous. Read his, "Three Cups of Tea." Great! And his solution was spot on: remove the military.

      Paying 'their' extorted corruption will be cheaper than paying both theirs and 'ours,' a la Xe (aka Blackwater et al).

      For all war-mongers, relax. It'll never happen. You (Af-Pak) want out money you have to let us kill you on our terms, or as long as our MI oligarches quarterly results dictates.

      [See USA Today, GE pays millions for billions of contracts. And the beat goes on.]

    9. REMant  07/28/2010 02:11 PM Report

      From the viewpoint of the Afghanis, no doubt the replacement of McChrystal was not easily understood. Another reason to consider it ill-considered. As for the schools, perhaps they will make a difference in the attitude towards the more extreme religious views provided they can stay open. However, I think about all we are doing, as in the 80's, is building stuff for Taliban and the various war lords, because, of course, we aren't going to stay. How many Americans or Europeans want to live and work there, or spend any money on them? Does anyone expect them to change overnight, or defend themselves if they really want to? It says a lot about Americans, I think, that we want ppl to do this or that, but we really don't want to know them or even exploit them anymore. Why not just let China do it? They have everything we don't. Not of course that the Muslims will really like them any better than they do us, but at least they could provide a long-term relationship. Seems to be working in other parts of the world for them, and the Chinese have been attempting at least to support them politically. I realize, of course, that this might mean partitioning the country. I suppose we want to limit Chinese influence and are afraid of spreading the conflict to one between China and India. The answer would seem to lie in an agreement among these four countries about the development of that region.