mexico. officials there have freed the son of joaquin el chapo guzman after cartel gunmen turned the city where he was captured into this urban war zone. look at these picture ss. he s wanted on his own behalf in the united states on drug trafficking charges. when word of his capture began to spread, these cartel people began torching cars and buses. cnn s matt rivers is live in mexico city with the latest developments. so now he s walking free? yeah, that s exactly right, john. what happened when el chapo guzman was extradited to the united states a few years ago, the u.s. government says at least two of his sons, in part, picked up the slack in the family business. that is why guzman was a top target for the mexican and u.s. authorities. and what happened yesterday, according to the mexican government, was on a routine patrol, they came under fire from a house in the city. upon entering that hour, they found and took into custody
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