NBC rejects Freedom’s Watch ad

NBC has rejected a TV ad by Freedom’s Watch, a conservative group that supports administration policy in Iraq, which asks viewers to remember and thank U.S. troops during the holidays. NBC said it declined to air the ad because it refers to the group’s website, which the network said was too political, not because of the ad’s message.

“Anybody in the world who would look at this ad would come away with nothing other than we should be thankful for their service,” said Brad Blakeman, president of Freedom’s Watch.

The spot was to be part of a seven-figure campaign that includes newspaper ads and television commercials. The ads are to run on CNN and Fox News Channel and in newspapers.