CNN Reporter Quits After Network Denies Him Time Off To Deal With Post-Traumatic Stress

Businessinsider.com ^ | Apr. 28, 2010 | Joe Pompeo

[Wilderness Conservative]

Big loss for CNN: Foreign correspondent Michael Ware, famous for his coverage of the Iraq war, has left the network.

All Things CNN, an independent blog covering the network, writes that Ware has been on leave working on a book and struggling with PTSD from his years of war reporting. He needed more time off, but his request was denied, and now he's not coming back, the blog reports.

A CNN spokesperson confirmed to The Huffington Post that Ware has been on leave but declined to comment further than that.

Ware discussed his PTSD in a disturbing December 2008 Men's Journal piece. “I am not the same f**king person," reads the lede.

It's unclear exactly how long he's been on leave, but the last update on his personal website was on Dec. 18, 2009.

Ware is a successful and well-loved correspondent, and fans have been getting curious about his absence.

Indeed, All Things CNN writes:

[Wilderness Conservative]

I seem to recall this toad was one of the biggest US Military's detractors and enemy's champions.

[ConorMacNessa]

PTSD from reporting on a war? Puhleeze!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[TChris]

I believe liberal situational morality would make the hell of war even worse.

It must have been really hard on the guy, if he didn't believe that our side are the Good Guys.

[cripplecreek]

I need time off after watching Geraldo Rivera report on wars.

[Rebelbase]

He’s no Ernie Pyle.

[a fool in paradise]

Probably wants the time off to work on his book

[Carley]

Dirtbag. He’s probably signed up with the taliban.

[icwhatudo]

Is this the broken nose guy?

[Berlin_Freeper]

We will see him on Al Jazeera.

[Berlin_Freeper]

He slept on his face too much.

[a fool in paradise]

Ware discussed his PTSD in a disturbing December 2008 Men's Journal piece. “I am not the same f**king person," reads the lede.

News Babe's 'Iraqi Tryst' (Free Republic credited for breaking story in Dec) (New York Post ^ | 6-26-08 | Todd Venezia)

Sexy CBS siren Lara Logan spent her days covering the heat of the Iraq war - but that was nothing compared to the heat of her nights.

The "60 Minutes" reporter and former swimsuit model apparently courted two beaus while she was in Baghdad, and has been labeled a homewrecker for allegedly destroying the marriage of a civilian contractor there, sources said.

Passions got so hot in the combat zone that one of her lovers, Joe Burkett, brawled in a Baghdad "safe house" with her other paramour, CNN war reporter Michael Ware, a source said.

...As for the other claims, pals admitted that Logan had a one-time fling with CNN reporter Ware - but denied that there was any sort of fight between him and Burkett in Baghdad.

[clintonh8r]

I got a big sack of boo-freakin’-hoo right here....

[swarthyguy]

Read the Book House to House by David Bellavia about the Battle for Falluja, Part 2.

Bellavia explicity thanks Ware and cites him as one reason for his squad’s operation success in the warzone.

Ware provided intel to Bellavia that HQ didn’t have a clue about and was instrumental in keeping the fatalities down when the fighting surged.

[a fool in paradise]

Time Magazine's Michael Ware from Baghdad (has embeded himself with al-Qaeda in Iraq) (Radio Blogger ^ | March 28 2006, Hugh Hewitt interview with Ware)

[a fool in paradise]

Did Ernie Pyle ever go to report on the war hanging out with the Nazis?

[Oldpuppymax]

He’s probably just depressed that the US won.

[martin_fierro]

War is Hell.

[Ann Archy]

ANTI-USA CREEP and Hater of our Military!!

[Ann Archy]

LOL!!!!