Here’s a story at the Sacramento Union about a delegation of families of fallen US soldiers, on a trip to Iraq to counter the anti-war propaganda of mainstream media: Local Gold Star Families Take Secret Trip to Iraq. (Hat tip: Cindy.)

In a stunning and historic trip under the utmost secrecy, a delegation of families of fallen U.S. troops have traveled to Iraq to counter critics of the war effort, just days before the Nov. 7 midterm elections.

The delegation of “Gold Star Families” agreed to provide the Sacramento Union with an exclusive account of their trip to Iraq based on the assurance that news of their mission would not be published until they had safely left Amman, Jordan.

So secret is their trip that even members of the Bush Administration were kept in the dark about their planned activities.

They’ve come to Iraq from cities throughout America as part of a 12-person delegation in a history-making effort – no other coordinated group of “Gold Star Families” has ever traveled to Iraq, and they come with a message that is sure to ignite a firestorm of debate.

“The American people are shown a skewed picture of the situation in Iraq day after day by the international news media. We felt it was time to allow the families of U.S. troops who died in Iraq to come see the progress being made in Iraq and report it back to America,” said Melanie Morgan, Chairman of Move America Forward.

The Sacramento Union allows reader comments on their articles, and the anti-war crowd immediately showed up. I wish I could say I’m surprised by the ugliness of these people, but I’ve seen so much of this leftist hatred all I feel at this point is a sort of weary disgust.

“psst…it ain’t a secret anymore. i’m posting this article on every islamist and anti-coalition message board i can find.”

-> Posted by jar jar / Nov 04, 2006

“it would be such an ironic tragedy if these hacks died on their trip…hahaa”

-> Posted by jar jar / Nov 04, 2006