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'''Michael J. Totten''' is a [[blog]]ger, who writes on politics in the [[Middle East]], regularly reporting first-hand in both mainstream publications, online websites, and his blog, ''Michael J. Totten's Middle East Journal''. |
'''Michael J. Totten''' is a [[blog]]ger, who writes on politics in the [[Middle East]], regularly reporting first-hand in both mainstream publications, online websites, and his blog, ''Michael J. Totten's Middle East Journal''. |
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== Background == |
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Initially a liberal who marched against the first [[Gulf War]] and for the [[Palestinian]] cause, Totten's views changed after leaving the [[University of Oregon]] campus in [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]. |
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Totten's political views became increasingly less liberal after changing his position on the virtue of the first [[Gulf War]]. His support for the [[Palestinians]] waned with what he saw as increasingly violent and [[Antisemitism|anti-semitic]] statements he heard being promoted. He was a staunch supporter of invading Iraq in 2003. One of his major influences is{{Fact|date=April 2007}} Chrisopher Hitchens, who himself has become increasingly conservative. |
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== Career == |
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Totten has appeared as a freelance journalist in the ''[[LA Weekly]]'', ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''[[Tech Central Station]]'', ''[[TCS Daily]]'', ''[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]]'', Beirut's [[Daily Star (Lebanon)|''Daily Star'']], and [[Australia]]'s ''[[The Bulletin]]''. |
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Totten's reporting is popular amongst many bloggers, including law professor [[Glenn Reynolds]] of ''[[Instapundit]]'', [[Tim Blair]], and [[Marc Cooper]] of ''[[The Nation]]'' and the ''[[LA Weekly]]''. |
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Totten spent a month in Lebanon blogging on behalf of ''Spirit of America'' and bringing in thousands of dollars through online donations. In the fall of 2005, he relocated to the region. This was financed through donations received from his blog audience. |
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Totten's reports from [[Lebanon]] included interviews with [[Hezbollah]]. From Lebanon, Totten visited [[Israel]], the [[West Bank]], [[Egypt]], [[Cyprus]], [[Turkey]], and [[Iraq]], periodically returning to Lebanon. |
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Totten visited [[Iraqi Kurdistan]] in early 2006 and early 2007, and reports that [[Arbil|Erbil]] now strikes him as "the capital of a serious and rising new power in the Middle East."[http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/001407.html] |
Totten visited [[Iraqi Kurdistan]] in early 2006 and early 2007, and reports that [[Arbil|Erbil]] now strikes him as "the capital of a serious and rising new power in the Middle East."[http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/001407.html] |
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== Personal == |
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Totten lives in [[Portland, Oregon]] with his wife Shelly and a cat. |
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Revision as of 07:42, 17 May 2007
Michael J. Totten | |
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Totten in Lebanon | |
Born | DOB unknown |
Occupation | Journalist, Blogger |
Nationality | United States |
Subject | Middle Eastern Politics |
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http://www.michaeltotten.com/ |
Michael J. Totten is a blogger, who writes on politics in the Middle East, regularly reporting first-hand in both mainstream publications, online websites, and his blog, Michael J. Totten's Middle East Journal.
Totten visited Iraqi Kurdistan in early 2006 and early 2007, and reports that Erbil now strikes him as "the capital of a serious and rising new power in the Middle East."[1]