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Darren began his journalism career on the print side, writing mostly about Latin America. But as Kurt Vonnegut once wrote, "We are what we pretend to be." And in 2003, Darren pretended he knew how to shoot, picking up a camera for the first time for an undercover report on Syrian mujahideen who went to fight against the US invasion of Iraq. He has since produced stories ranging from conflict diamonds in the Brazilian Amazon to the Human Library Project in Malmo, Sweden.... more

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Chinatown, Africa

In "Chinatown, Africa", Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to Angola to investigate China's rapidly growing presence in Africa. While many welcome China's... more
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- greenlight given 1 month ago
The Great American Detour

Vanguard producer Lauren Cerre zigzags from Los Angeles to New York on bus, stopping to talk to young Americans about national issues affecting them in the lead up to the election. more
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- greenlight given 2 months ago
Time Magazine features America's Secret War

Swampland, Time magazine's political blog, featured ASW. Off The Trail: A Proxy War With Iran? more
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- added this 2 months ago
Iran says U.S. aids rebels at its borders

A series of conflicts with insurgent groups along Iran’s borders may be impelling Tehran to back its own allies in Iraq in what it regards as a proxy war with the U.S., according to security... more
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- added this 3 months ago
America's Secret War

Is the US already at war with Iran? In "America's Secret War", Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to the Iraq-Iran border to investigate claims that the United... more
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- greenlight given 3 months ago
Iran: Preparing the Battlefield

The Bush Administration steps up its secret moves against Iran. by Seymour M. Hersh more
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Vanguard: Behind the Scenes tour with Mariana Van Zeller

Current Vanguard's new season premieres tonight at 10pm E/P on Current, and I thought it would be fun to fire up the Qik cam and do a quick tour of the office in LA. See where they work!... more
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- was credited in this 3 months ago
Documents Say Iran Aids Militias From Iraq

WASHINGTON: They wake before dawn, with time to exercise, eat and pray before the first class of the day in firing Kalashnikov rifles. Over the next eight hours, they practice using bazookas or... more
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HuffingtonPost: America's Secret War

There's been a lot of talk about whether the U.S. and Iran are going to war. But the real question may be whether the U.S. and Iran are already at war... a war through proxies. The Bush... more
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America's Secret War - Trailer

The new season of the "Vanguard" weekly series begins on Oct. 22 with this little question: Is the US already at war with Iran? View the full piece: ... more
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- responded 3 months ago
The full episode will be available online starting Oct. 22 at about 10 p.m. (ie same time it premiers on the telly). You can see all Vanguard episodes here: ... more

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