Casey J Porter

American Legend

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:02:04 -0800

Just me and my Canon.

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:50:19 -0700

American Legend Preview

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:02:07 -0700

The Resistors is online NOW!

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:10:35 -0700

The Resistors is a new film made for Under The Hood Cafe. Now I know how I spelled "Resistors". But I did spell it that way for a reason. "...produces a voltage across its terminals that is proportional to the electric current..." They provide balance to the system. See how these Soldiers and civilians work together to create that balance and support each other were the Army fails.

The Resistors from Casey J Porter on Vimeo.

This film is not available on YouTube. The best picture and sound can be found on the Vimeo link. Vimeo HD: http://www.vimeo.com/5901045 LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e61_1249262653 Virb: http://virb.com/caseyjporter/videos/4065736 DailyMotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/CaseyJPorter/video/xa1qcf_the-resistors_news Casey J Porter

FIRE MISSION is online NOW!

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:15:09 -0700

Yes, FIRE MISSION is online now! The events told in this film took place in 2008, and the interviews taken in 2009 near the end of the same deployment. I ask that when you watch, do not think of them as "the people over there" or as "just Iraqis". But imagine them as if it was your neighborhood that was hit, your family members that where killed.

Fire Mission from Casey J Porter on Vimeo.

Vimeo has the best, highest resolution, but on some computers it locks up a bit. So if you have a really good computer, I suggest Vimeo. YouTube is still good and gives you the option to view it in Standard Definition and High Definition that shouldn't lock up any ones computer. The rest are easy to view Standard Def channels. Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/5649409 YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxdkgtNs1dY LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=516_1248051146 Dailymotion: http://www.dailymotion.com/user/CaseyJPorter/video/x9wwkw_fire-mission_news Virb: http://virb.com/caseyjporter/videos/3824547 LiveVideo: http://www.livevideo.com/video/4A2DC33EE326424FB9A619CBF30D5129/fire-mission.aspx Please share this latest film with everyone. Thank You, Casey J Porter

Fire Mission

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:09:32 -0700

The events told in this film took place in 2008, and the interviews taken in 2009 near the end of the same deployment. I ask that when you watch, do not think of them as "the people over there" or as "just Iraqis". But imagine them as if it was your neighborhood that was hit, your family members that where killed.

The Staging Game

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:25:21 -0700

Soldiers staging in Kuwait for a year long tour in Iraq.

Fire Mission Trailer #2

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:17:50 -0700

The 2nd look at FIRE MISSION online July 20th!

Fire Mission Trailer #1

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:14:40 -0700

The first look at the new deployment film FIRE MISSION. Online everywhere July 20th!

New clip online! Future of my films...

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:48:24 -0700

Here it is - the new clip of things to come! Some of you who attended Winter Soldier will recognize this trailer. However, some things have changed… First, it is now viewable in High-Definition. Second, for those of you who have seen all of my films, you will notice that there is footage that you have not seen in any of my films. Those are clips of future films to come, including a clip at the very end where you will see a Soldier talking that you have not seen in any of my films before. That is a scene from Fire Mission, due out July 20th. I urge you to please share these films with everyone you know. No one else to my knowledge is doing anything like it. If you really want to show people what’s happening over there, you can start by sharing my films everywhere. Thank you to everyone who has shown their continued support for me and the films I’ve been producing. Downrange: The Deployment Films of Casey J Porter trailer:

Downrange: The Deployment Films of Casey J Porter from Casey J Porter on Vimeo.

In High-Definition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JedoAs_QNd8 http://vimeo.com/5159093 In Standard-Definition: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=916_1245027592 http://www.dailymotion.com/user/CaseyJPorter/video/x9l4lv_downrange-the-deployment-films-of-c_news http://virb.com/caseyjporter/videos/3341551 Now what is going to happen to the rest of my films? Well, some of the originals were taken down for various reasons. However, the original films that are online are staying put. Deconstructed, A.O., The First Days, etc etc. So that means most of the content on YouTube will stay in place. But what I did is go back over all of my films and re-mastered them in HD and in many cases added in more footage. I also uploaded them on to many more video sites to give the viewers more options where they can watch. My favorite is Vimeo because it has the best clarity out there. I suggest that site over any other for the best quality. I urge all of you to take a look at the new versions of my original deployment films. The first deployment film, and one of the least watched, was Leaving Home. This one didn’t reach the audience we had hoped for when we made it. But at the time we were not that well known yet. I went back and added much more footage of what it is like to leave again and again for a war you do not believe in and more footage of Soldiers speaking their minds. Leaving Home: In High-Definition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWiMVMIsTpU http://vimeo.com/5142245 In Standard-Definition: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f31_1244906485 http://www.livevideo.com/video/93B6FD0797644F2BB4DB9BB94D353CF2/leaving-home.aspx http://www.dailymotion.com/user/CaseyJPorter/video/x9koma_leaving-home_news http://virb.com/caseyjporter/videos/3341078 The second film was The Staging Game. This film did much better than the first one. However, at the time there was so much more I wanted to put into it. So, out of all the films this one is the most different. There are all the scenes everyone loves, like going into the car dealership in Kuwait, but now there is more footage of what we do there, including home invasion training and more on civilian contractors. The Staging Game: In High-Definition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEDHXD-bgTc http://vimeo.com/5120851 In Standard-Definition: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f6a_1244901145 http://www.livevideo.com/video/639FFE44B96C4A789F9360BBE9BD41F6/the-staging-game.aspx http://www.dailymotion.com/user/CaseyJPorter/video/x9k4km_the-staging-game_news http://virb.com/caseyjporter/videos/3341445 The next film was The First Days. This film follows Soldiers from leaving Kuwait and flying into Baghdad. This also contains new footage not seen in the original. From a Hospital that was taken over by U.S. forces and turned into a black-market paradise to incoming rocket fire, this one has plenty to see. The First Days: In High-Definition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuQm-P1VglE http://vimeo.com/5113030 In Standard-Definition: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=578_1244799501 http://www.livevideo.com/video/6E8116A7B1E3478EA696EF681E356D14/the-first-days.aspx http://www.dailymotion.com/user/CaseyJPorter/video/x9k3jy_the-first-days_news http://virb.com/caseyjporter/videos/3319268 Day of The Mechanic was probably one of most controversial and misunderstood films that was made. With laughs and some humor in it, many people where thrown off by that. This new version contains more footage of the incoming rocket fire and new battle damage footage. Not available on YouTube. Day of The Mechanic: In High-Definition: http://vimeo.com/5110503 In Standard-Definition: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=613_1244772724 http://www.livevideo.com/video/5ED9DB1799DF4C8ABAD650EA7E6AF5F6/day-of-the-mechanic.aspx http://www.dailymotion.com/user/CaseyJPorter/video/x9jupe_day-of-the-mechanic http://virb.com/caseyjporter/videos/3290263 A.O. – Area of Operations was the first film that skyrocketed in views. With footage of a weapon used by insurgents called a Lob-Bomb, incoming rocket fire, and a Hell-Fire missile strike, this film shows more of life outside the wire. Oh, and the orange color look in the beginning is not video effects, it is what a sand storm looks like. Most people think I did something to the footage to get it to look that way. A.O. – Area of Operations: In High-Definition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeFs4R64ktE http://vimeo.com/5105382 In Standard-Definition: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c9b_1244342201 http://www.livevideo.com/video/2BEFC1B4E866449D90F4198137E55D2E/a-o-area-of-operations.aspx http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9j6vz_ao-area-of-operations_news http://virb.com/caseyjporter/videos/3288805 The next and biggest hit I’ve ever had was Deconstructed. This film went all over the place on more websites and blogs than any other film. I changed a couple of minor things in this film, but other than that it remains the same. Deconstructed: In High-Definition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niPxMvAIB6o http://vimeo.com/5103777 In Standard-Definition: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=55e_1244731404 http://www.livevideo.com/video/24C8DDDAFFF6414FA1A473D0F51262A9/deconstructed.aspx http://www.dailymotion.com/user/CaseyJPorter/video/x9j0c8_deconstructed_news http://virb.com/caseyjporter/videos/3246910 The last film released was a sequel to The Staging Game titled The Deployment Game: Livin’ FOBulous. All though this one had its ups and downs, what with getting taken down online over and over again, it still managed to reach several thousand views. A great look not only into the fleecing of Soldiers by the Army while deployed, but also the horrible living conditions. Not available on YouTube. The Deployment Game: Livin’ FOBulous: In High-Definition: http://vimeo.com/5067165 In Standard-Definition: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4be_1244653960 http://www.livevideo.com/video/6529CCD09A994838A4DE61BEC8D9FA67/the-deployment-game-livin-fo.aspx http://www.dailymotion.com/user/CaseyJPorter/video/x9iv2d_the-deployment-game-livin-fobulous_news http://virb.com/caseyjporter/videos/3255197 So there they all are! Re-edited and re-mastered in High Definition. Keep your eyes open for a sneak peak at Fire Mission before it comes out on July 20th. Casey J Porter

Downrange: The Deployment Films of Casey J Porter

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:30:54 -0700

A look at the films I've made, and the films to come.

Leaving Home

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:37:02 -0700

Soldiers leaving for a year long tour in Iraq.

The First Days

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:13:01 -0700

The first days of a Soldiers on a year long tour in Iraq.

Day of The Mechanic

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:13:14 -0700

An honest look into how Soldiers make a living in a war zone. From fixing Army vehicles to running from incoming rocket and mortar fire, see what these Soldiers deal with day to day in Iraq

A.O. - Area of Operations

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:09:10 -0700

This is a look at the very real threats facing Soldiers in Iraq. This video deals with a new weapons system being used against Soldiers known as "Lob-Bombs". However, the Military reports any deaths from this new type of Bomb "a result of small arms fire." See the truth here in this video.

The Deployment Game: Livin' FOBulous

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:45:14 -0700

Take an inside look at the fleecing of Soldiers while they are deployed to Iraq. Every single day Soldiers are suckered out of their money by major corporations which tempt the young enlisted “Joe” to spend, spend, spend. All of these businesses are here in Iraq with permission of the U.S. Government, a willing partner in the race to make as much money as possible. See as I go undercover in Mo More..re..to these stores to give you the proof of these acts. Also see as Soldiers must bathe right next to air conditioning units and wash their hands and brush their teeth with brown water. All provided for Soldiers by those fine people at KBR. Greed, corruption, and putting Soldiers lives in harms way in this, our latest film, The Deployment Game: Livin’ FOBulous

Deconstructed

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:41:00 -0700

Deconstructed continues to show the realities of war. Featuring statements from former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Former President Bill Clinton, The O'Reily Factor host Bill O'Reily, amongst many others. This is a look into the arrogance and lies of those who promoted, and continue to promote this war interlaced with combat footage straight from Iraq. Included are scenes of Soldiers not only speaking their minds, but speaking the truth about the continued occupation of Iraq. Also featured are some of the harsh realities of combat and in the midst of that combat, good Soldiers continuing to make the best out of it by helping their "adopted" child at their combat outpost. This is an honest look into the minds of Soldiers, and an honest look into their lives during a deployment. This is Deconstructed.

Great new clip on Under The Hood Cafe!

Mon, 18 May 2009 10:03:41 -0700

The following are two testimonials written by Under the Hood patrons, both active soldiers, and endless supporters. They speak for themselves: MICHAEL KERN October 31st 2007 I made one of the biggest mistakes of my life. Though I knew it would change my life, I never expected it to change for the worse. After completing basic combat training I was shipped out to my new unit in the 4th Infantry Division 1st brigade combat team 66th Armor Regiment. After a year of training and living the army life in Ft. Hood, TX, I received deployment orders to FOB Rustamiayh, just east of Baghdad, IQ. After my arrival in Iraq, my eyes quickly opened, and I began to oppose the “mission”. While I was over there I discovered Casey Porter, a dedicated filmmaker seeking to reveal the truths of Iraq, and we became friends. I did everything I could to assist him in his work, including a video interview. My tour finally ended after months of emotional struggle and I came back to the United States empty, with nothing inside me but hopelessness and regret. After mere days of being home and “free” I began drinking heavily to forget the destruction and death I witnessed in Iraq. My life began to slowly disintegrate, and I found myself lost. Finally, Casey called and told me to come with him to Under the Hood Café. Though intoxicated at the time, I made my way down and immediately felt at home. Now two months later I feel my life is getting back on track and I have goals. I have completely quit drinking, and have remained sober for almost two months. I no long rely on alcohol to suppress my feelings. I feel that I am part of a support group who I can contact at any time, day or night. Now I can safely say that I feel better about myself, and I feel if it wasn’t for the coffee shop and the people I have met there, I feel I wouldn’t be here today. Under The Hood has saved my life and it needs to stay open for more people like me. VICTOR AGOSTO I lived a miserable existence since I turned against the war in Iraq in 2007. I have frequented Under the Hood Café since its grand opening in March of 2009. The café has become my refuge from a closed-minded and dehumanizing military culture. I have seen it bring joy to every soldier and civilian that has become a regular here. The civilian staff is dedicated to helping soldiers deal with personal and legal issues. I have attained a sense of purpose that I have never had in my life. I am now committed to the success of both Under the Hood and the anti-war movement. I have spent countless hours discussing and thinking about ways to end these wars. The support I have received from my family at Under the Hood has helped me take the liberating leap from obedient soldier to war resister. I cannot remember the last time I was this happy. Under the Hood has changed my life forever. - SPC Victor Agosto, Afghanistan War Resister To give much needed donation you can go to our website www.underthehoodcafe.org. We are non-profit and have our 501c3 statue so all donations are tax deductible. We are asking everyone for help. Please send this to as many friends, family and supports as you can. Thank you all for your support.

Return of The Camaro

Mon, 04 May 2009 21:43:30 -0700

The first High-Definition film for the new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro made for 5thGen.org. This film features exclusive footage of the new Camaro and a ride along interview with Scott Settlemire. Directed by Casey J Porter

I am done with IVAW.

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:47:59 -0700

After serious and long-term consideration, I have decided to end my association with Iraq Veterans Against the War. This was not a choice I made overnight or lightly, but one I must make for many reasons. I would also like to make clear that I very much appreciate the help, support and friendship of many individuals within the membership of IVAW. My reasons for leaving IVAW are in regards to the organization as a whole. IVAW lacks the professionalism necessary to be taken seriously as a legitimate anti-war organization. Whether we like to think so or not, appearance is important in how society views an organization and it's membership. There is a time and place for t-shirts such as rallies, marches, and things like that. IVAW should be requiring it's membership to dress appropriately for TV interviews, whether it's a shirt and tie, or a uniform worn correctly. By doing so, IVAW would be taken seriously as an organization to contend with, rather than another radical activist movement. IVAW is losing its focus on the message/goal of ending the war in Iraq. The national organization for IVAW is highly ineffective and unwilling to take steps to protect the entire organization and their membership. There is a long string of people within the Anti-War Movement and IVAW who will get behind anyone willing to put their face in front of a camera without consideration as to whether that person or their story is in the best interest of the organization. I believe that the organization has too many members willing to push a different agenda, and is causing IVAW to lose focus on that goal. So much so, that people who question the policies and direction being taken over by a %u201Csocialist%u201D agenda are attacked. When I first started speaking out, the local Austin Socialist activists were very supportive, and continue to be. They put some of there other causes to the side when helping us. Then if other IVAW members want to work with them, they do. The IVAW board can not seem to understand this very basic principle. Just to be clear, it's not about the %u201Csocialist%u201D agenda, anymore than it would be about any other agenda, whether it was %u201Crepublican%u201D or %u201Ccapitalist%u201D. It's about having an organization with too many of one group of people at the helm who could steer IVAW towards their agenda, which covers many topics, rather than keeping the focus where it should be. That is, ending the war in Iraq. IVAW has shown a serious dereliction of duty in their lack of support for active duty military members. Many people have asked me what we can do to get soldiers to speak up within the military who are against the dual wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. First and foremost, they need someone to turn to, and that organization should be IVAW. However, I can tell you from my personal experience that IVAW, as an organization, does very little, if anything, to support those who stand up within the military. The most support I received from the organization was to have my films on the front page of the website for a short time. I was not looking for monetary donations, but support in the form of promotion via media contacts and also to have my videos used by IVAW to further our goal of ending the war in Iraq. I was willing to fall on my sword, Vlad the Impaler style, in order to bring proof of why the war needs to be ended on film as it happened. Instead, all of the media contacts I have, I had to develop from Iraq via a phone connection with a four second delay and night after night of sending out emails, making phone calls, and editing the films. I know people say I have a big ego and that I love attention, but the message is and has always been my top priority. The fact that IVAW did not promote my films does not hurt my ego, it hurts that they didn't see it fit to devote anytime to what I was doing other than keeping my films on their main page for no longer than a month. Another prime example of no support is Selena Coppa. She has been under immense pressure from her chain of command yet continues to fight hard and loud. When she decided to take on the Socialist element within IVAW she was crucified. The ISO has many Anti-War organizations it uses as fronts, and IVAW just might be one of them. It may not have started out that way, but it is now. These members are not concerned with ending the war in Iraq as they are much more concerned with pushing an overall Socialist agenda. Now Selena is under pressure from the very last group that should be on her case. To those on the board of IVAW that would silence Sgt. Coppa, your actions are disgraceful and you are the worst kind of people: cowards. There are other active duty soldiers that have spoken out and continue to do so. However, to the best of my knowledge, IVAW has done nothing to support them. I fear what will happen to these members, who are putting themselves out there as part of an organization, if the Army ever clamped down on them. I fear IVAW will be nowhere to be seen. I see no support from the organization, and therefore I cannot in good faith recommend joining IVAW to other active duty soldiers I know. I'm sure the Army will be happy to read that. IVAW has put itself, and its membership, into a dangerous legal position by retaining some %u201Cproblem children%u201D as members. For example, Carl Webb places IVAW in a very serious position through his advocacy of radical action from the safety of his keyboard. Advocating of sabotage and other such actions puts other people's lives at risk and IVAW by not condemning such rhetoric and disassociating itself from persons who advocate sabotage places all members in a compromised position. It now becomes dangerous to any active duty soldier who wants to speak out by giving the Army the ammunition it needs to paint IVAW as a radical and dangerous organization. If it went to trial, all a prosecutor would have to do is point out these posts and that alone could sway a Military Jury into believing the organization is radical and advocates sabotage. And yet, IVAW is silent on Carl Webb and his methods that place other soldiers in harm's way. There is a time for forgiveness and tolerance, but I cannot be part of an organization that will not take action when a member willfully advocates putting others in harm's way. By allowing people like Carl Webb to remain a part of IVAW, not only does IVAW have a serious legal issue, it also keeps other potential members from joining. Why doesn%u2019t the board try to remove Carl? He lashes out at other members, like me for example, and pushes for dangerous and illegal action. But guess what side he is on in IVAW? The Socialist side. IVAW treats its members with inequity and lacks credibility. While an admitted rapist, and being a party to rape on more than one occasion, Matthis Chiroux, is accorded accolades for making a big deal out of something that required no action on his part to begin with. There are also allegations that he used donated money from IVAW members and activists to pay his rent and buy drugs. But the board does not seem to be concerned with investigating or kicking him out. They even posted his %u201Cconfession%u201D on the main page of the IVAW site! Where he only brings up the rapes not out of a moral awakening but because he got called out on it. Furthermore, he blames the Army for it. The Army mindset and training made him a rapist. That is just a load of garbage and any who believes that is a fool. I also talked to the Executive Director, Alex Bacon, about this. I brought up how this is public relations nightmare and that Matthis must be dealt with. But he believes that this will not be big issue. IVAW has tried that in the past with disastrous results. I am very disappointed to see the new Director being so soft on such a volatile issue. That IVAW threw so much support behind someone like Matthis, who only had to not show up to something and would have been fine, and left active duty soldiers with little to no support, is a travesty against the many fine people involved in this organization. I read time and time again "We are made up of many different people with many different ideas and we need to be respectful of those ideas." That translates into "We don't want to hurt anyone's feelings." No matter how badly some members conduct themselves, IVAW and the "movement" seems to handle everyone with kid gloves, when they should be acting to protect the organization and it's members. It also angers me to no end how people still support Matthis. Killing someone in the heat of battle, or reflecting on past actions and coming to terms with them and speaking out is one thing. But he only came out about these crimes because he had too. Rape is nowhere near the same as taking a life in combat. I am also surprised how many women still support him. Do you ladies have any self-respect? Let%u2019s go find the women he knew were being raped, and raped himself, and let them read his letter and see if they buy his new found %u201Cwisdom%u201D. Here is the real kicker: neither Matthis Chiroux or Carl Webb have violated IVAW%u2019s ultr-loose fitting rules. That%u2019s disturbing to me and there must be some sort of accountability. To those who would marginalize the board, IVAW national, or issues dealing with Matthis and Carl you are not seeing this for what it is. Saying that we should just focus on the local level is like saying %u201CDon%u2019t pay attention to what your elected leaders in D.C. do, just focus on your local city government.%u201D IVAW national represents us all, and people must understand that. As of now, all the films I have made with %u201CIVAW Ft. Hood Presents%u201D and credits for %u201Cwww.IVAW.org%u201D will stay in place since they are reaching a large audience and I believe it is information that needs to be out there. I want my profile removed from the IVAW site. There will be more films and interviews to come regarding the war in Iraq, however they will be done as Casey J Porter the filmmaker, not as an IVAW member. The Deployment Game: Livin' FOBulous will at some point be taken down and re-edited to remove the dedication title from the beginning to remove any reference to Matthis Chiroux. I will also be contacting the producer of Winter Soldier: Austin and see what happens from there with that film. My next film, Return of the Camaro, will be out on May 4th. Fire Mission, the next film dealing with Iraq, will be out on July 20th. Considering the legal liabilities, lack of support, possible financial mismanagement, and a rapist amongst the membership, I am removing myself from this organization effective immediately. To those among you who have been and continue to be supportive of me, I thank you for all that you have done. There are many good people involved with IVAW and I wish you luck. I ask all media contacts to no longer refer to me as an IVAW member. Casey J Porter