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Discussion & Reception: The Middle East - A View from Behind the Frontline with Michael Ware

Wednesday 21-Mar-12 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT

We were unable to register you for this event as the online event registration has closed. Please contact debbie.chappel@aaanyc.org / 212 338 6860 x 203 or 646 716 2945 for late attendance.

Region: NY & Global

Sidley Austin LLP

787 Seventh Avenue
New York NY 10019
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Speaker Michael Ware

Position: Former Correspondent
Company: CNN & Time Magazine

Event Description

The Middle East: A View from Behind the Frontline

Discussion and Reception with Michael Ware
Former Correspondent for CNN and Time Magazine

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

Sidley Austin LLP

787 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Registration: 6:00 pm

Discussion: 6:30pm

Reception to follow at 7:30pm

Members: $15 / Non Members: $25

For security reasons and building access, prior event registration is mandatory.

Discussion Topics

Join Michael and hear his insights and analysis on a wide range of topics including:

the reality of war, exploring the role media and government organization's play in shaping public perception and opinion on war, what's not reported and why;
the impact of troop withdrawal from Iraq, prospects for the future - Iraq, Iran and the Middle East; the rise of Iran and its nuclear ambition;
personal reflections of war, reintegration; living with PTSD; and
What's next for Michael Ware?

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Discussion & Reception: The Middle East - A View from Behind the Frontline with Michael Ware

Wednesday 21-Mar-12 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM EDT

Speaker Michael Ware

Position: Former Correspondent
Company: CNN & Time Magazine

Biography

About Michael Ware ...

Having lived and worked in Iraq - reporting from the front line for over 7 consecutive years - there are few people who experienced or understand the war on terror with greater intimacy than Michael Ware. Michael was one of only a handful of reporters to cover the war perspective from both sides. Early on, he established contacts with Iraqi and Kurdish insurgents and travelled to their camps and became the recipient of many controversial video tapes of attacks on U.S. soldiers. Michael also embedded with U.S. and British troops on numerous occasions and joined many penetrating missions where he recorded live combat footage of U.S. troops at war. Michael was kidnapped by insurgents on more than one occasion... Michael is recently retired from CNN and is now writing a book and working on a feature length documentary on Iraq titled “Walking with Ghosts”.