The program ’60 Minutes” has taken dead aim at the author, Greg Mortenson. They charge that portions of his best-seller book “Three Cups of Tea” never happened at all. They also charge that Mortenson has mishandled funds and exploited his enormously successfull charity to promote his own speaking engaagements and book sales. Also many of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Afghanistan’
IS THE AUTHOR OF ‘THREE CUPS OF TEA’ A FRAUD?
April 22, 2011SHOULD BURNING THE KORAN BE A CRIME?
April 4, 2011What is the relationship between freedom of speech and religious sensitivities? Can the former with impunity trample on the latter? Consider the case of Pastor Terry Jones who burned the Koran in public. He set off three days of rage in Afghanistan with 24 people already killed in the demonstrations. His action has put civilians [...]
SHOULD WE GET OUT OF AFGHANISTAN?
August 22, 2008Yesterday three more Canadian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan bringing the total to 93 since the mission began. Several observers are calling for a review of Canada’s commitment. One of these is Alexandre (Sacha) Trudeau, son of the former prime minister. Trudeau says “our aggressive military activities in Afghanistan are foolish and wrong.” He adds, [...]
