2007 in review

2007 was a year of incredible reporting from Michael, his first full year with CNN. There are 225 posts in the 'Iraq 2007' section, another 52 from the RWC in October. I compiled 313 total video clips this year.

Here is a list of some highlights... and it's a long list!

  • January 23 - Michael returns from holiday to give commentary on the State of the Union address
  • January 30 - 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 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

And now he's off on holiday again. Hopefully he'll be back in time for the SotU on January 28th and the start of another amazing year of coverage. Happy New Year, everyone!