MoveOn.org ad controversy

The MoveOn.org ad controversy began when the U.S. anti-war liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org published a full-page ad in The New York Times on September 10, 2007, accusing General David H. Petraeus of "cooking the books for the White House". The ad also labeled him "General Betray Us".^[1] The organization created the ad in response to Petraeus' Report to Congress on the Situation in Iraq. MoveOn hosted pages on its website about the ad and their reasons behind it from 2007 to June 23, 2010. On June 23, 2010, after President Obama nominated General Petraeus to be the new top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan (taking over the position from retiring General Stanley McChrystal), MoveOn erased these webpages and any reference to them from its website.^[2]

^ "ABC News: Ad Against Petraeus Strikes a Nerve". ABC News. Archived from the original on September 24, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
^ Bershad, Jon (June 24, 2010). "MoveOn.org Removes "General Betray Us" Ad In Response To Petraeus Appointment". Mediaite. Retrieved June 28, 2010.

[autogenerated1-1] "ABC News: Ad Against Petraeus Strikes a Nerve". ABC News. Archived from the original on September 24, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2007.

[removes-2] Bershad, Jon (June 24, 2010). "MoveOn.org Removes "General Betray Us" Ad In Response To Petraeus Appointment". Mediaite. Retrieved June 28, 2010.

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