A look back at 2009
Thursday, December 31, 2009
I put
together a slide show of the screengrabs from 2009
for a bit of a look back at the year.
2009 was a year of changes for Michael. He moved his
residence from Baghdad to Brooklyn, and moved his CNN
affiliation from International to Domestic. He
returned to Afghanistan for the first time since
heading to Iraq for the 2003 invasion, and added
coverage of the drug war in Mexico to his CV. For the
first time in almost a decade he spent more time out
of a warzone than in one, as he wrestled with the
personal toll his profession has taken... and with
trying to crystallize what he witnessed during six
years of living in Baghdad into book form.
I have no doubt that in 2010 we will see him doing
more stellar reporting and analysis of the wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the much different
war in Mexico. And whatever new ventures he may take
on, we look forward to watching him.
Length: 9:26
LARGE (200.9 MB)
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MEDIUM (83.7 MB)
(Because
a "small" version is nearly unwatchable, I did a
"medium" one instead
although the size may still be prohibitive. But this
is just for fun, nothing new to watch.)