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Some soldiers in photo scandal back in Afghanistan
April 19, 2012
April 19, 2012
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(CBS News) THE PENTAGON - Military leaders are in clean-up mode after pictures surfaced of soldiers posing with dead suicide attackers in Afghanistan.
The government is worried that the photos will spark new attacks on U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
The photos show American paratroopers mugging for the camera over the dismembered remains of enemy suicide bombers.
The White House called them "reprehensible."
Army officials still don't know the identity of the soldier who gave the photos to the Los Angeles Times.
It is a violation of orders to either take or possess photos of the dead, so he could be
The government is worried that the photos will spark new attacks on U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
The photos show American paratroopers mugging for the camera over the dismembered remains of enemy suicide bombers.
The White House called them "reprehensible."
Army officials still don't know the identity of the soldier who gave the photos to the Los Angeles Times.
It is a violation of orders to either take or possess photos of the dead, so he could be
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