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Pictures to expose a leadership break down. the editor says the paper decided to publish the photos to, quote, 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 ebb dangering u.s. troops. well, the defense secretary leon panetta says the behavior the photos depict violates our regulations and furthermore our values. but he also says ...

strongly condemns what the pentagon is calling inhumane conduct and a criminal investigation is under way. the "times" says it got the photoses from a soldier who wants to highlight a breakdown in leadership and discipline that could further endanger the troops. much more on this story in a moment when i talk with wesley clark. stay tuned for that. police in fayetteville, north carolina plan to start a ground search near the bar where a missing young army private was last seen early ...

where is 23-year-old army private kelli bordeaux. were learning the agents will take lie detector tests in the secret service investigation. were live in colombia with that story. ted nugent not backing down after his controversial comments about president obama. new reaction from the rocker himself now calling obamas appointments communist czars. the most influential. "time" magazines big left of moguls, pioneers and leaders. brand you this morning. were talking to the editor. ...

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...

>> right. >> a baggy outfit or something there. i dont know. larry flint has been around constitution issues for years. he better dig into funny money or he will be paying this woman. hello again, im fredricka whitfield. its 4:00 eastern time. lets great straight to the news. the u.s. state department confirmed more than 120 americans were onboard that cruise ship that ram aground off the coast of italy. there are no reports of any americans being among the dead and injured. the capt...

so lets get to it. as you heard here, about 90 minutes ago on cnn, the president said that the federal government has gotten too big and complicated. thats not a revelation but he says he can fix it by streamlining, consolidating, simplifying. he said a leaner government would create a leaner and better national security. >> congress didnt consolidate on its side so now the department of homeland security reports to over 100 different congressional panels. thats a lot of paperwork. tha...

In the battle against the rebels. this is the first real battle of whats become a civil war in libya. theres heavy artillery coming in. we can hear the pounding like a hammer, weve had a couple of air strikes come in here today over us. big bombs going off and this is as a number of rebels are coming up saying where is the united states? where is any of our help? weve come this far, why havent we come any farther? its important, though, to understand what you just heard behind me, a couple of gu...

Access to the generals and so we shouldnt confuse that reporting in "rolling stone" with the imbed system. its a different thing. >> what did you think of that piece? did you think it was appropriate to put in the comments he put in? >> look. reality is always appropriate in journalism. god forbid. >> yes, it is! >> proof. there you go. >> mike barnicle. i love that. always appropriate. >> back to the original concept at the top of the hour that we talk about war. its not a video game. many amer...