afghanistan to tell you about. general john allen, the is now strongly condemning some photos that will be appearing in the los angeles times at 8:00 a.m. eastern time and those photos depict u.s. troops posing with the bodies of suicide bombers in afghanistan. the incident which took place back in 2010 represents a serious error in judgment by several soldiers who acted out of ignorance and unfamiliarity with u.s. army values. nick, we haven t seen the photos yet. what exactly are they supposed to show us? apologizing for the contents of these pictures ahead of their publication by los angeles times expected later on today. they issued a statement in which they condemn the images which apparently show the bodies of dead afghan insurgents who died in suicide attacks. i mean apparently taken, according to issa a in 2010 but only now being leaked to the press. let me read to soyou some of th statement. the action of the photographs do not represent the policies and the
the u.s. military asked the times not to publish the photos, but the paper s editor defends the move saying, quote, after careful consideration, we decided that publishing a small but representative selection of the photos would fulfill our obligation to readers to report vigorously and impartially on all aspects of the american mission in afghanistan, including the allegation that the images reflect a breakdown in unit discipline that was endangering u.s. troops. chris lawrence, who is joining us live from the pentagon. chris, first of all, how are the military reacting at this point? reporter: strongly, suzanne, in a word. defense secretary leon panetta thought this was serious enough to have to address it during a nato meeting overseas. he said bluntly, this is war. it is very violent. young people caught up in the moment will make foolish decisions. he also again strongly condemned the paper for releasing the photo saying that the military had urged them not to. he said
timing is life i spoke with the commanding general i want nathsnal security forces in afghanistan. he is the u.s. commander of all of our forces in afghanistan. it is general john s. let s sit down and talk. right. you have had an interesting few months here? i have. it will be nine months shortly. i have had a chance to serve with some of the finest groups i had ever seen. there is overwhelming of troops who are magnificent doing their duties and fighting taking their fight and marines urinating on dead taliban with the korans being accidentally
timing is life i spoke with the commanding general i want nathsnal security forces in afghanistan. he is the u.s. commander of all of our forces in afghanistan. it is general john s. let s sit down and talk. right. you have had an interesting few months here? i have. it will be nine months shortly. i have had a chance to serve with some of the finest groups i had ever seen. there is overwhelming of troops who are magnificent doing their duties and fighting taking their fight and marines urinating on dead taliban with the korans being accidentally
timing is life i spoke with the commanding general i want nathsnal security forces in afghanistan. he is the u.s. commander of all of our forces in afghanistan. it is general john s. let s sit down and talk. right. you have had an interesting few months here? i have. it will be nine months shortly. i have had a chance to serve with some of the finest groups i had ever seen. there is overwhelming of troops who are magnificent doing their duties and fighting taking their fight and marines urinating on dead taliban with the korans being accidentally