Reporters, stenographers, propagandists...?

When this is the sum of your report...

Iraqi, U.S. Troops About to Punch Into Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi troops and U.S. Marines prepared on Tuesday to thrust further into the rebel- held city of Falluja as part of an offensive to crush insurgents and foreign Muslim militants.

"The Iraqi army and Marines will soon push into Falluja," Marine Lieutenant-Colonel John Morris told Reuters in Falluja.

...then why even bother to make a story out of it? I've seen two "articles" like this today, and it's absolutely fucking ridiculous of the wires to publish "articles" that blatantly lack information.