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Gone on and maybe there are more cell phones and maybe now everybody is more attuned to it and theyre looking for these things and some soldier decided to send something like this in. secretary panetta said it very well, its inconsistent with our core values. its against regulations. we know were not allowed to do this. and i think the united states armed forces is just as strong and capable as its ever been in terms of leadership and more capable in terms of its combat experience at this stage....

>> that behavior that was depicted in those photos absolutely violates both our regulations and, more importantly, our core values. this is not who we are. >> the papers editor said in a web chat yesterday, quote, our job is to publish information that our readers need to make informed decisions. we have a particular duty to report vigorously and impartially on all aspects of the american mission in afghanistan, end quote. adding to the uproar, a new scandal a month. in january, alleged video su...

Posing with the body parts of dead afghan insurgents, suicide bombers, the only picture that the managers have decided well be running, according to the "los angeles times" it shows soldiers from the second airborne division posing with the mangled corpse of a suicide bomber. the defense secretary reacted like this. >> i strongly condemned what we see in the photos as has the general. that behavior that was depicted in the photos absolutely violates both our regulations and, more importantly, ou...

the u.s. military asked the times not to publish the photos, but the papers 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...

Diego. the u.s. army is charging for hazing. some of it caught on tape. peter has the story from washington. >> after being battered aboard the ship following initiation the sailor went to an on board doctor the doctor told the captain someone got beat up now 8 have been discharged from the navy. there was punching and kicking and horsing around. the man blacked out after being choked and ended up bruised. he also said when an incident like this happens it has to be taken care of. it goes contra...

Diego. the u.s. army is charging for hazing. some of it caught on tape. peter has the story from washington. >> after being battered aboard the ship following initiation the sailor went to an on board doctor the doctor told the captain someone got beat up now 8 have been discharged from the navy. there was punching and kicking and horsing around. the man blacked out after being choked and ended up bruised. he also said when an incident like this happens it has to be taken care of. it goes contra...

Diego. the u.s. army is charging for hazing. some of it caught on tape. peter has the story from washington. >> after being battered aboard the ship following initiation the sailor went to an on board doctor the doctor told the captain someone got beat up now 8 have been discharged from the navy. there was punching and kicking and horsing around. the man blacked out after being choked and ended up bruised. he also said when an incident like this happens it has to be taken care of. it goes contra...

January 17th, down in the birthing area of the ship and went to his superior areas and filed a report and as a result the 8 sailors were discharged. lieutenant commander david mccain says when an incident like this happens, it has to be taken care of, it goes contrary to our core values. and the sailor who filed the report did get treatment for injuries but were told they were not serious. and, it is worth pointing out, none of the 8 sailors discharged have appealed the captains decision. >> eri...

New concerns are mount that go the fighting will erupt in a a bloody civil war. over 5400 people have been killed in the to-month uprising. >> eight soldiers kicked out of the navy following allegations of hazing. that incident taking aboard a san diego ship. man accused of choking a sailor during an initiation rite. >> after being battered aboard the ship following an initiation a young sailor went to a doctor. he told the captain someone got beat up. eight have been discharged from the navy. t...

Care of. it goes contrary to our core values. and there is a videotape of the incident that the navy did not end up seeing until after their investigation because the sailor who shot it kept it to himself. i have seen it, the sailor who was injured does not appear to pass out at any time although the navy says he blacked out and this news comes just days after democratic congress woman judy chu kicked off a campaign to end hazing in the military to try to curb military suicide. she says too many...