This is so pathetic.

Of course, according to the article itself, the only way we know that “hundreds” of soldiers have signed this petition is that the petitions organizers say that they have.  Apparently nobody has actually seen the signatures.

What’s also sad is that this petition is being described like this in the article:

The campaign’s website, http://www.appealforredress.org, says the petition is sponsored by active duty service members based in the Norfolk, Virginia area and by a sponsoring committee of veterans and military family members.

The committee includes Iraq Veterans against the War (IVAW), Veterans for Peace (VFP) and Military Families Speak Out.

“Many active duty, reserve, and guard service members are concerned about the war in Iraq and support the withdrawal of US troops,” the website says.

“The Appeal for Redress provides a way in which individual service members can appeal to their congressional representative and US senators to urge an end to the US military occupation,” it says.

While the petition may be sponsored by active duty military members and military families, in reality it’s the brain child of a group of far-left, anti-war socialists groups who keep the fact that they’re responsible for this petition carefully hidden from the public.

You can read all about it here.

The fact that this group gets unquestioning, slobbering coverage from the media disgusts me.  Remember when journalism was about informing the public?  Investigating matters?  Asking questions?  I guess some journalists still do that, but only when they’re investigating the military or the President. 

When it comes to far-left anti-war groups they just print what the group’s PR agent tells them to.