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The AIDS Controversy

This article kind of reminded me of her controversy. [1]

That section includes her followup, but doesn't include her original comments. Did she say that or not? The article says "allegedly" but if this were a press conference, I'm sure there's a transcript. I think her actual words should be quoted and the reader allowed to decide what she said or didn't.---Gloriamarie 01:25, 29 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I wish the source would be cited so we can read the actual quote. We have nothing to work with. I still don't see how what she said could be valid regardless of the context she mentions in her semi-apology. I'd like it if others could clarify this point. Gautam ^Discuss 04:30, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I remember her saying this, and (gasp!) went to google. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200410/s1216687.htm http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2004/10/12/wangari_maathai_nobel_calls_aids_weapon_of_mass_destruction.htm http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/08/1444212 http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901041018-713166,00.html Wizzy…☎ 11:44, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bad translation?

The article includes the sentence:

She knew the word "mottainai" from Japanese, caught impression, and advocated with "make MOTTAINAI the word of world commonness as a keyword of environment preservation exercise" in February, 2005, when Japan had been visited due to Kyoto protocol connection event presence.

I'm totally unable to make sense of this. Anyone want to have a go? Agentsoo 12:38, 5 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I can't make head-nor-tail of it either! I've removed it from the article for now. — Matt Crypto 12:58, 5 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

"Abortion is wrong."

According to Consistent Life: December 7, 2004 Nobel Prize Winner Wangari Maathai told a Norwegian reporter, "Abortion is wrong," according to LifeSite.net. Dr. Maathai went on to say that pregnant women need more support from society, and that the law in her homeland of Kenya must be changed to make fathers responsible for any children they conceive.

OK, so what's your point? If you have sources, cite them when you add the information into the main article. Gautam ^Discuss 04:31, 17 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I dont know why you brought this up --76.28.194.221 (talk) 01:44, 12 May 2008 (UTC)--[reply]

Recent Article

Forbes has featured a recent article about by Dr. Maathai Al Gore: http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2007/10/19/nobel-prize-gore-oped-cx_hwm_1022maathai.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Artoftransformation (talk • contribs) 21:58, 22 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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