Stop The Loss - Casey Porter And Iraq Veterans Against The War (IVAW)
Casey Porter has been "stop-lossed", the U.S. Army's way of keeping soldiers enlisted longer than their contracted time of service. Eight months into his second Iraq deployment, Casey Porter, like many more soldiers and veterans, no longer believes in the justification of the Iraq war. Now he makes videos about the reality of life in Iraq for our military personnel.
This page shows his films of one soldier talking to other soldiers about their experiences in this war. Without sensationalism or fancy editing tricks, these war videos speak for themselves - about a "reality" overlooked too often by our mainstream media.
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The Contents Of This Page...
- IVAW Member Casey Porter On The "Early Show"
- Stop-Loss Policy On Wikipedia
- Several Soldiers Speak Out On TV - "News8Austin"
- "Leaving Home"
- "The First Days"
- "The Staging Game"
- "The Story Of Two Dogs"
- "Deconstructed"
- Read The Whole Story About Casey Porter's Experience
- Important Squidoo Lenses About War And Politics
- "A.O. - Area Of Operations"
- "I Want My Money!"
- Democracy Now! Interview Part 1
- Democracy Now! Interview Part 2
- Democracy Now! Interview Part 3
- Democracy Now! Interview Part 4
- More News And Politics Lenses
- Vets Against War In The News
- Tweets On Casey Porter
- Please Donate Toward Proper Head Gear For Our Troops
- Thank You For Your Willingness To Stay Informed!
- Must-Read Blog By John Fenzel
- Follow Me On Twitter...
IVAW Member Casey Porter On The "Early Show"
Find out what "stop-loss" means to our troops...
Stop-Loss Policy On Wikipedia
Stop-loss, in the United States military, is the involuntary extension of a service member's active duty service under the enlistment contract in order to retain them beyond their initial end of term of service (ETS) date. It also applies to the cessation of a permanent change of station (PCS) move for a member still in military service. Stop-loss was used immediately before and during the first Persian Gulf War. Since then, it has been used during American military deployments to Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo and during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the subsequent War on Terror.
The policy has been legally challenged several times, however federal courts have consistently found that military service members contractually agree that their term of service may be involuntarily extended.
"Leaving Home"
"The First Days"
"The Story Of Two Dogs"
"Deconstructed"
Read The Whole Story About Casey Porter's Experience
Using a $150 off-the-shelf camcorder, a laptop, some editing software, and a YouTube account, Porter has created short documentaries to show to his viewers the raw, unvarnished truth. "There might be music, and I might have some flair in my videos, but they're not getting a government-sanctioned version," he said.
"I had some misgivings about the war, but I didn't question whether I believed in the fight. I put it on the back burner, like most Americans. But almost immediately I realized, in basic training, I had made a mistake."
"There's no reconstruction going on at the level they show you," he explained. "The soldier's mission is to survive. Not to win the fight, not to fight the enemy that is the main threat to the United States, but to simply survive. You're sent on these missions that don't make any sense, you're patrolling these roads that you don't care about, and the people on that road really don't want you there."
See the complete article: The Austin Chronicle Report
Important Squidoo Lenses About War And Politics
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Iraq War Deaths - Links and Related News
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"A.O. - Area Of Operations"
"I Want My Money!"
Democracy Now! Interview Part 1
Democracy Now! Interview Part 2
Democracy Now! Interview Part 3
Democracy Now! Interview Part 4
More News And Politics Lenses
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The Most Important Squidoo Lenses For American Politics Today - Part 1.
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Many Squidoo lensmasters have a keen sense of what is happening in America and in the world of today. Their pages are powerful documents of our reality as a nation and its citizens. American news and politics lenses might never gain the same populari...
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Operation Helmet Saves Soldiers' Lives
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The troops were sent into the Iraq and Afghanistan wars with helmets designed to protect against bullets but not against blast forces from IED's and other new types of combat dangers. Without the necessary replacement pads, our soldiers are exposed...
Vets Against War In The News
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Tweets On Casey Porter
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- christinewas
- Mr. & Mrs. Casey Porter! #goodporterwedding
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- maineBNN
- Turn Maine Blue: Fire Mission: Casey J. Porter (MySpce), veteran of the Iraq occupation and member of Iraq Veter.. http://tinyurl.com/nkmat6
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lakeerieartists wrote...
This is a really passionate and moving lens. Great job.
AdrienneJenkins wrote...
Extensive, thoughtful lens. Thanks for putting together.
papawu wrote...
It just seems like such an injustice and a gross use of power by our government. The small print is always passed on by. I hope this is something that the new administration will see fit to eradicate and give our troops and their families some sense of peace once their tour of service is up. It just doesn't seem fair to take advantage of their patriotism in that way.
mulberry wrote...
If you just keep sending the same guys back you don't have to draft anybody. If you don't go out and draft anyone then the rest of us keep quiet...it doesn't affect us directly. Their lives are being stolen from them. *****'s me off. You're right, most people don't know about the realities of war...but what really concerns me is that so many people don't APPEAR to care...as long as they are sitting comfy.
GrowWear wrote...
My prayers, love, and humble thanks go out to our soldiers. Thank you, ChefKeem, for this lens.
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