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Krakauer, himself once a big financial supporter of alleged Afghan hero Greg Mortenson, presents another view that shows Mortenson's collection of hundreds of thousands of dollars in the name of building schools for Afghan children to be a sham. (Also reported on 60 minutes, March 17, 2011.) This has all been known for some time in country. It's frustrating that our celebrity cult places such trust and funds in the hands of self-aggrandizers like Mortenson; that so much of what we know about Afghanistan is filtered through their salacious stories. Mortenson isn't alone. Also on every talk show, etc this month is Jere Van Dyke, a journalist abducted by the Taliban and who was honored this week by the University of Oregon's School of Journalism during a day of celebrating ethics. What would the truly honorable journalist Robert Ruhl, for whom the lecture is named, have to say about honoring this particular journalist? Sure, he has a good story to tell but what exactly has Mr Van Dyke contributed to the Afghan dilemma besides a compelling story of abduction? In the end the story is all about him. What happened to the Afghans?
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