Three Cups Of Tea : Author Greg Mortenson Denies Claims

Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson denies claims that he lied about his exploits - and used charity as its own ATM "

An American writer and self-styled benefactor has back against charges that he was fighting the multi-million dollar organization he founded is used - as his own private ATM - who gave a donation of President Obama.

Greg Mortenson, the nonprofit Central Asia Institute was built after writing inspirational stories about his visits to remote tribal areas, was also accused of forging the most important elements of his memoirs, three cups of tea.

But in a statement on Monday that he was the allegations, denied by the CBS 60 Minutes broadcast and said the program is not given a "fair, balanced and objective account" of his work.

In a statement from his publisher, Viking, said he planned a "thorough" examination of the contents of the book with Mortenson.

Carolyn Coleburn, a spokesman for Viking, said: "Greg Mortenson as humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan, tens of thousands of children with an education is.

60 minutes is a serious news organization in the wake of its report to examine Viking plans carefully, the materials with the author. "

His best-selling memoir, three cups of tea helped to establish and attract nearly $ 60million for the CAI, which supports education - especially girls - in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Approximately $ 100,000 was from the president of his Nobel Peace Prize and the work that has now sold over four million copies, shown is required reading for soldiers heading to the region.

It will build extensively on his attempt to climb K2 in memory of his late sister, the welcome from residents of the village he Korphe, when he arrived, recorded weak and lost on the way down, and his promise, a little girl to school , "would make my life forever." the

However, 60 minutes, the claims of the mountaineer and author Jon Krakauer that was his story "a lie" - and that Mortenson will not get the village to visit a year later, in 1994.

He says that two carriers, which were confirmed with him Krakauer's version of events.

Another requirement is that he was kidnapped by the Taliban during a visit in July 1996 - including about three cups of tea, and later of stone in the schools - was said to be wrong.

Mahuud Mansur Khan, reputed as one of the "Taliban" presented the research director of an Islamabad think tank, told the program the men were not kidnappers, but protectors "This is absolutely wrong and he's lying. He was not kidnapped."

The only reason to write something would Mortenson, he said, would be "to sell his book."

The program claims to have spot checks claimed 30 of the 141 schools CAI, have built or supported, it was about half of those examined were empty, no aid had been given or made by someone else.