mˈaɪkəl dʒˈeɪmz tˈɑːʔn̩ bˈɔːɹn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ɪz ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɹˈaɪɾɚ hˌuː hɐz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd fɹʌmðə mˈɪdəl ˈiːst, ˈæfɹɪkə, ðə bˈɔːlkənz, kjˈuːbə, vˌiːətnˈɑːm, ænd ðə kˈɔːkæsəs.
Michael James Totten (born September 1970) is an American writer who has reported from the Middle East, Africa, the Balkans, Cuba, Vietnam, and the Caucasus.