Leon Panetta On Us Soldier

• New military photo scandal: Panetta apologises

  Defence Secretary Leon Panetta apologized on Wednesday for gruesome, newly revealed photographs that show US soldiers posing with the bloodied remains of dead insurgents in Afghanistan. He said war can lead young troops to "foolish decisions" and expressed concern the photos could incite fresh violence against Americans. The White House called the...

• US soldier to be charged with 17 Afghan murders

  A US soldier will be charged with 17 counts of murder stemming from the killings of civilians in a rampage in southern Afghanistan, a US official said on Thursday.

• No sudden changes in Afghan withdrawal: Obama

  President Barack Obama on Wednesday said that there would be no "sudden" changes to the pace of troop draw downs in Afghanistan, and told a weary US public the war was making "real progress."

• Obama seeks to calm Afghan massacre fallout

  President Barack Obama has sought to calm outrage over a shooting massacre by a US soldier in Afghanistan, saying he took the tragedy as seriously as if Americans had been slaughtered.

• US soldier who killed 16 Afghan civilians could get death

  The US soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians in a shooting rampage could face the death penalty if convicted, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Monday.

• NATO attack: US vows full probe into death of Pak soldiers

  The Obama administration on Saturday pledged a full investigation into a NATO attack that allegedly killed 24 Pakistani troops. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in a joint statement offered their "deepest condolences" for the loss of life in the cross-border incident in Pakistan. Clinton and Panetta also ...