The longest section of
the interview we've seen so far (although still far
from the "full" interview we were promised all day)
has General Petraeus discussing timetables, militias,
and sectarian violence. Michael then discusses the
shift in the Democrat's view on ending the war and
what the consequences of withdrawing too
precipitously would be.
Length: 9:53
Michael talks to Campbell
Brown about the fact that the war isn't going to be
able to be wrapped up any time soon... and what might
ensue after American troops leave.
Length: 4:31
Michael is in The Sit
Room and talks to Wolf about the Iranian "agents of
influence" in the Iraqi government.
Length: 3:58
Michael asks General
Petraeus about Iranian "agents of influence" within
the Iraqi government.
Length: 5:58
Michael intros a clip
from his interview with General Petraeus, concerning
Iranian influence in Iraq.
Length: 5:25
Hala Gorani talks to
Michael about his interview with General Petraeus.
Length: 5:26
Brianna Keiler shows a
clip from Michael's interview with General David
Petraeus, which was being conducted at the time.
Length: 3:25
Michael has a new VO for
the section of "Inside the Surge" that detailed the
deal made with insurgents (and the death of Abu
Fahad) and then talks a bit about the hearings.
Length: 7:24
Campbell Brown talks with
both Michael and Candy Crowley about the politics of
the hearings. Michael also shows part of an interview
he did last week with Senator John Kerry (and despite
what Campbell says, it was conducted last Wednesday).
Length: 5:41 / 3:45
Michael visits The
Situation Room and talks to Wolf about the realities
of Iranian influence in Iraq.
Length: 3:36
Campbell Brown speaks
with Michael, Nic Robertson, Candy Crowley, and David
Gergen to get perspectives on the testimony today.
Length: 6:13 / 7:23
Campbell Brown speaks
with Michael and Nic Robertson about today's
testimony. "Reality check" is certainly needed in
DC...!
Length: 5:09
In the hour after TSR,
Michael spoke with Hugh Riminton rather than Lou
Dobbs (smart man!) about the testimony and the
"political theater" we were treated to yesterday.
This includes his first direct comments about the
presidential candidates, by the way. (Hint: check the
title quote.)
Length: 3:49
Wolf talks to Candy
Crowley and Michael for reactions to today's
testimony. (Yes, after a few hours on Capitol Hill, I
imagine heading back to Baghdad would definitely seem
preferable...)
Length: 2:51
Michael is on Capitol
Hill, covering the Petraeus/Crocker testimony and
also gives an outsider's view on the process that
allows something this vital to be turned into a
campaign moment. In the second clip, Wolf asks him
what questions he wished had been asked... now how
can we get Michael up on the House committee dais
tomorrow?
Length: 5:05 / 3:00
Michael's second special
for CNN/International explains the surge and how the
different aspects of it have lowered the levels of
violence, and the costs (both military and social) of
how we achieved them.
Length: 8:42 / 11:18 / 4:50
Campbell Brown speaks
with Michael (in the NY studio), Candy Crowley (in
DC), and Nic Robertson (in Baghdad) and previews
tomorrow's testimony from General David Petraeus and
Ambassador Ryan Crocker.
Length: 8:24
Wolf shows Nic
Robertson's piece from an embed with American and
Iraqi troops, and then talks to Michael for a reality
check: who owns the streets of Baghdad, Nuri al
Maliki or Muqtada al Sadr?
Length: 6:33
Suzanne Malveaux talks to
Michael about the surge, the realities on the ground,
and what may be mentioned next week during the
hearings.
(Big thanks to BA over at ATA for pulling this clip
for me!)
Length: 3:46