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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-25-06 07:37 PM
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OUTRAGE at how the San Jose Mercury News belittles the pleas of our troops
As if the troops' plea for help is just so much partisan politics, dismissable, inconsequential, and not of their own volition.
Iraqi war critics turn to active-duty troops

118 SIGN ELECTRONIC GRIEVANCES IN RARE APPEAL
By Anne Plummer Flaherty

WASHINGTON - Anti-war groups are trying to rally active troops to speak out against the war in Iraq -- a political tactic they hope will sway voters Nov. 7.

A small group of active-duty members opposed to the war created a Web site last month intended to collect thousands of signatures of other service members. People can submit their name, rank and duty station if they support statements denouncing the U.S. invasion.Text

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/nation/15842837.htm

Please join me in sending them feedback here: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/contact_us/feedback/
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