Michael Ware

Journalist

May 2011

ABC AUS: The Drum [UPDATED with hi-res video version]



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Courier Mail: Death will rally faithful

Death will rally faithful


    FAMILIAR TERRITORY: Journalist Michael Ware covering the conflict in Iraq. Source: Supplied


    BARACK Obama and his agency chiefs could not have scripted the killing of Osama bin Laden better if they had tried.

    In a daring, breathtaking and clinically lethal operation they cut him down right where he lived.

    The raid makes the passing of a long, bloody decade of war since 9/11. It comes as the great price of treasure and blood - around 6000 US combat deaths and hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths - continues to be paid.

    But in August last year US intelligence finally unearthed the lead they had been so desperately seeking. It allowed them to track and hunt down the masterfully elusive al-Qa'ida leader in a plush Pakistani mansion.


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    Triple M Radio: on-air intervew

    Here is the interview that aired live yesterday:


    The Grill Team --- 3:40

    ABC News transcript excerpt

    Hunting for Osama bin Laden
    By Sarah Collerton
    Two journalists close to the story of the hunt for Osama bin Laden are Michael Ware and Nick Bryant.
    Former CNN and Time journalist Ware is the only Westerner kidnapped by Al Qaeda to be released alive. The Brisbane-born reporter spent several years in Afghanistan and Iraq.
    BBC journalist Bryant was the broadcaster's Washington correspondent during the 9/11 attacks. He was embedded with US troops in Afghanistan in 2003 and also spent time in Pakistan.
    Here they share their thoughts about bin Laden's death and the nearly decade-long manhunt for the Al Qaeda leader.
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    Triple M Radio: The Grill Team podcast

    A radio interview from yesterday. (This is not the same interview that Triple M aired live, this is from their podcast.)

    The Grill Team --- 6:24

    Channel 7: How will al Qaeda respond?



    Michael was back on Channel 7 news this morning to discuss the affect that OBL’s death would mean to al Qaeda:


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    Herald Sun: Al-Qa'ida's story is far from over following Osama bin Laden's death

    Al-Qa'ida's story is far from over following Osama bin Laden's death

    Michael Ware
    From: Herald Sun
    May 03, 2011 12:00AM

    THEY couldn't have done it better - the killing of Osama bin Laden.

    In a daring, breathtaking and clinically lethal operation they cut him down right where he lived.

    The raid makes the passing of a long, bloody decade of war since 9/11 - about 6000 US combat deaths and hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths.



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    Michael on TodayTonight program



    Another Aussie program, many thanks to Morpium for supplying the video!


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    OBL dead, Michael on Brisbane TV


    Michael was on Channel 7 in Brisbane to discuss the news of Osama Bin Laden’s death. (Sorry about the advert, haven’t been able to do a direct download yet, this is an embed from Ch7’s site.):


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