Michael Ware

Journalist


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.

2010 * 2009 * 2008 * 2007 * 2006 * 2005 * 2004 * 2003 * 2002


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.




2010

  • April 27 - announcement that he is leaving CNN in order to deal with his PTSD
  • April 30 - CNN offers a one-year medical leave of absence
  • May 13 - speaks to journalism students at Queensland University of Technology
  • May 31 - interview on ABC Radio in Brisbane
  • September 13 - part one of Australian Story doc about Michael
  • September 20 - part two of Australian Story


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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 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 29 - the Sunni 'uprising' reaches Baghdad
  • 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 24-August 11 - covers the Israel/Lebanon war from the Lebanese side
  • 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


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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
  • September 26 - Battle of Tal'Afar [Time 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


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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



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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