2009 * 2008 * 2007 * 2006 * 2005 * 2004 * 2003 * 2002


Looking for something specific but not sure exactly when it happened? Interested in checking out
Michael's work but unsure where to begin? This page will hopefully give you a starting point.

I have compiled a list of Michael's biggest reports and most interesting bits of insight.
In many cases, I have listed only one of several clips airing on one day.

Each calendar year is self-contained within the list,
and the dates above anchor to the start of that section.



2009

  • February 8 - appears on Fareed Zakaria GPS as part of a panel discussing Iraq
  • February 10 - quoted in Thomas Ricks' book The Gamble
  • February 20 - first report from Mexico, his new 'beat'
  • February 26 - prepared piece on the cartel war in Mexico
  • May 21 - AC360 special, "Extreme Challenges: The Next 100 Days"
  • June 23 - International's BackStory airs a multi-part interview * Part 2 * Part 3 * Part 4 *
  • June 29 - Sovereignty Day in Iraq
  • June 30 - a look at one of the handover ceremonies * BackStory report *
  • July 1 - discussion on Afghanistan and Iraq
  • July 4 - spends Fourth of July at FOB Hammer * more * BackStory report *
  • July 9 - a look at the release of Iranians held by US forces prior to the handover
  • July 9 - exclusive report from Pakistan regarding an offer to bring the Taliban to the table for negotiations
  • July 13 - the first international football game since 2003 * BackStory report *
  • July 15 - a series of bombings targets Christian churches in Baghdad
  • July 24 - talks about the American soldier held hostage by the Taliban
  • July 30 - transcript of his talk in Los Angeles * my interview *
  • July 30 - Witness to War
  • July 31 - appears on Real Time with Bill Maher
  • August 5 - a report on the Mexican drug cartel known as Los Zetas
  • August 6 - a profile of the head of the Sinaloa cartel, "El Chapo" Guzman
  • August 10 - a BackStory interview about the situation in Iraq
  • August 10 - a look at how the Mexican cartels are diversifying into other 'businesses'
  • August 12 - discusses the Afghan elections * also August 18 * and August 19 *
  • September 2-13 - reports from Afghanistan
  • December 1 - uses the Magic Map to show where American troops are in Afghanistan
  • December 2 - some blunt talk on what it will take to get out of Afghanistan
  • December 10 - back in Juarez, reporting on a bloody night of murder
  • December 17 - profiles Roy Hallums, an American held captive in Iraq for almost a year
  • December 18 - final appearance of 2009, discussing the death of a cartel boss

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2008

  • February 12-18 - in Pakistan to cover the parliamentary elections
  • February 16 - hosts a 30-minute special for CNN/International, Pakistan's Vital Vote
  • February 26 - appears on AC360 and sums up the impossibility of a troop withdrawal from Iraq, no matter who wins the election
  • March 3 - looks back on the 2-day visit by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
  • March 20 - AC360 special "Shock & Awe: Five Years Later" airs
  • March 21 - another appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher
  • March 25 - in London, comments on Basra battles; birthday
  • April 2 - speaks at Center for American Progress in DC
  • April 3 - speaks at the Middle East Institute in DC
  • April 7 - Iraq: Inside the Surge airs, his second special for International
  • April 8 - covers the Petraeus/Crocker hearings on Capitol Hill
  • April 10 - interviews General Petraeus
  • May 13 - gains exclusive access to Sadr City during the siege
  • May 17 - reports on an American soldier who used a Holy Quran for target practice
  • May 29 - challenges the presidential front-runners to give him 20 minutes to give them a real picture of what is happening in Iraq
  • June 12 - exclusive coverage of a treasure-trove of documents detailing the inner workings of al Qaeda in Iraq
  • June 13 - a new wrinkle in the Status of Forces Agreement negotiations: Iraq may decide to "go it alone"
  • June 15 - part of a panel discussion on Fareed Zakaria GPS regarding the current status of Iraq and what is to come
  • August 14-22 - reports from the Republic of Georgia after Russia invades
  • September 27 - discusses what the presidential candidates are not saying about Iraq
  • September 27 - what challenges will the next president face?
  • October 25 - MTV/IAVA Concert for Vets, "Back From the Battle" special
  • November 5 - morning-after reaction to the US presidential election
  • November 15 - some honest answers to what it's like to live/work in Baghdad
  • November 17 - "Memo to the President" on Iraq
  • November 28 - AC360 special "Extreme Challenges: President Obama" airs
  • December 4 - contract workers imprisoned in Baghdad
  • December 12 - interview in Men's Journal magazine
  • December 15 - Iraqi journalist throws his shoes at President Bush in Baghdad
  • December 16 - Obama's War in Iraq

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2007

  • January 23 - Michael returns from holiday to give commentary on the State of the Union address
  • January 30 - AC360 special "Iraq: The Hidden Wars" airs
  • January 31 - back in Baghdad and interviewing Prime Minister al-Maliki
  • February 5 - revealing the terrorist in parliament
  • February 21 - a harrowing look at daily life in Baghdad
  • March 6 - trying to shut the CIA out of Iraq
  • March 29 - after a trip to Anbar, the first mention of tribal leaders again rising up against al Qaeda
  • April 2 - reaction to the asinine internet rumor
  • April 5 - a report on the Mujahedeen-e-khalq
  • April 9 - on the fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, Muqtada calls for a 'Day of Unity'
  • April 25 - in NYC, first mention of the possibility of settling for less than democracy in Iraq
  • April 26 - why setting a date for withdrawal is a bad idea
  • May 1 - podcast (with Tommy Evans) about working in Baghdad
  • May 21 - in Brisbane, a discussion of media war coverage
  • June 20 - back in Baghdad, reporting during World Refugee Day
  • June 28 - interviewed by Hala Gorani in Baghdad about the surge
  • July 1 - exclusive report about a Hezbollah bomb-maker caught in Iraq
  • July 9 - the Iraqi government will not meet the benchmarks set by the US
  • July 19 - footage from Anbar about the Sunni uprising
  • July 24 - the president says "al Qaeda" 95 times in a speech
  • July 31 - back in Diyala for another embed
  • August 15 - footage from the Diyala River Valley embed
  • August 15 - massive truck bomb in northern Iraq kills more than 500 people
  • September 12 - exclusive interview with the Iranian ambassador to Iraq
  • September 13 - reaction to the president's speech; burying the dead
  • September 14 - from the Green Zone; final day of AC360 week in Iraq
  • October 30 - speaking to the Middle East Institute in Washington DC
  • November 10 - "It truly is a blessing, the Iraq that I've returned to."
  • December 7 - the Shia have their own 'uprising' in Baghdad

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2006

  • February 21 - appears on Frontline episode re the insurgency
  • March 12 - appears on 60 Minutes to discuss Battle of Tal'Afar
  • April 4 - again discusses insurgents' willingness to host American bases "akin to Germany and Japan"
  • May 1 - Australian magazine publishes his gritty, grim reflection of reporting in Iraq
  • May 21 - Time cover story, embedded with Marines in Ramadi; video shot during this will be shown in September 27 CNN report
  • June 8 - just one week after joining CNN, is interviewed from Brisbane on Zarqawi's death; reports continue on TSR, PZN, and AC360
  • July 31 - reports on al Qaeda in Lebanon
  • August 1 - Lebanese people running out of day-to-day supplies
  • August 2 - video of his trip to Baalbeck in the Bekaa Valley
  • August 2 - after 48-hour ceasefire, bombing resumes while he is on-air
  • August 7 - a look at where the bombs fell
  • August 9 - reports from Zahle, Lebanon, in the Bekaa Valley
  • August 11 - UN-escorted convoy of civilians leaves Marjayoun, Lebanon
  • September 20 - interviews al Qaeda in Iraq commanders; also first mention of oil sales being used to fund AQI
  • October 18 - highly controversial airing of the sniper video
  • November 28 - shows tailfin of Iranian-made mortar fired from Sadr City last week
  • December 29 - from Brisbane, comments on Saddam's execution

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2005

  • January 26 - bombing of Australian embassy across the street from al-Hamra Hotel (& Time house)
  • February 28 - first mention of negotiations between US and insurgents, as well as willingness of insurgents to host American bases in Iraq
  • August 22 - first in-depth article re Iran's influence -- shaped-charges, etc
  • November 28 - "they are clearly lying, whether they know it or not"
  • December 5 - thoughts on rolling back de-Baathification
  • December 12 - the Sunnis offer a deal to stop AQI/Zarqawi

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2004

  • July 5 - first long profile on Zarqawi; insurgents turning fundamentalist
  • July 6 - Brent Sadler's report on Michael receiving videotape from insurgents -- Michael's own write-up is here
  • August 30 - Haifa Street becomes a killzone
  • September 27 - article about being grabbed by Zarqawi's men on Haifa Street
  • November 22 - report on the second Battle of Fallujah [Time cover story]
  • November 24 - 33-minute radio interview conducted two weeks after Fallujah

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2003

  • August 30 - Courier-Mail article re life in Baghdad
  • October 20 - details of how we infiltrated Saddam's networks

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2002

  • March 23 - crosses into Pakistan to meet Taliban
  • March 25 - al Qaeda and Taliban fighters slip away to fight again
  • May 18 - interviewed at Sydney Fashion Week, reflects on cultural differences