http://www.freetalklive.com/taxonomy/term/20600/0 en http://www.freetalklive.com/content/us_soldiers_disarmed_leon_panetta_speech_afghanistan <p>US soldiers were asked to disarm during a speech by Leon Panetta, the American defence secretary, in a sign of grown concern over spates of seemingly random violence in Afghanistan. Around 200 troops who had gathered in a tent at Camp Leatherneck were told "something had come to light" and asked abruptly to file outside and lay down their automatic rifles and 9mm pistols.</p> http://www