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Looking for a story but not sure exactly when it was? 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 stories and most interesting
bits of insight, arranged by year. 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.

2008

• February 16 - Michael hosts a 30-minute special for CNN/International titled "Pakistan's Vital Vote" as he covers the parliamentary elections in that country
• 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 - "Shock & Awe: Five Years Later" airs as part of AC360
• 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
• ...more to come...

2007

• January 23 - Michael returns from holiday to give commentary on the State of the Union address

• January 30 - "Iraq: The Hidden Wars" airs

• January 31 - back in Baghdad and interviewing Prime Minister al-Maliki

• February 5 - revealing the terrorist in parliament

• February 15 - what is the Quds Force?

• February 21 - a harrowing look at daily life in Baghdad

• March 6 - trying to shut the CIA out of Iraq

• March 27 - the start of Ware vs McCain

• 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 20 - back from an embed in Diyala

• 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 12 - empowering the Sunnis

• 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 13 - sectarian killings are down

• August 15 - footage from the Diyala River Valley embed

• August 15 - massive truck bomb in northern Iraq kills more than 500 people

• August 22 - no democracy for Iraq?

• September 10 - the trip to Anbar

• 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 4-20 - covering the Rugby World Cup for CNN/I

• 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."

• November 19 - the Sunni 'uprising' reaches Baghdad

• December 7 - the Shia have their own 'uprising' in Baghdad

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 24 - first report from Beirut during Israel/Lebanon war

• 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 3 - bombardment continues

• 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

• August 11 - convoy comes under attack

• 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 2 - a look inside Sadr City

• November 22 - trip to one of Baghdad's morgues

• November 23 - Sadr City explodes in violence

• November 28 - shows tailfin of Iranian-made mortar fired from Sadr City last week

• December 29 - from Brisbane, comments on Saddam's execution

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

• September 26 - Battle of Tal'Afar [cover story]

• November 28 - "they are clearly lying, whether they know it or not"

• December 5 - with the Blue Platoon in Ramadi

• December 5 - thoughts on rolling back de-Baathification

• December 12 - the Sunnis offer a deal to stop AQI/Zarqawi

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 - grabbed by Zarqawi's men on Haifa Street

• November 22 - report on the second Battle of Fallujah [cover story]

• November 24 - 33-minute radio interview conducted two weeks after Fallujah

2003

• February 26 - describes witnessing carbombing

• August 30 - Courier-Mail article re life in Baghdad

• October 20 - details of how we infiltrated Saddam's networks

• December 15 - the insurgency starts to coalesce

• December 19 - reaction to Saddam's capture

2002

• January 9 - hunting for Mullah Omar

• 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

• November 18 - Afghanistan slipping out of US control

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