Time for a slight update on one of the Iraq Veterans Against the War members covered earlier this month (read Stop the Loss Austin for more on their situation.)

Casey Porter is now back in Iraq, and his videos of his experiences are still on-line. Most of the documentaries can be found at his YouTube channel, but for his latest, The Deployment Game: Livin’ FOBulous, you’ll have to go to LiveVideo. Or you could just watch it here.


Considering that most western media outlets are closing their Iraq bureaus, videos like these soon may be the only news source left for the region.

This article appears in December 26 • 2008.

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The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.