Soldiers asked to disarm during Leon Panetta speech - Telegraph: "Less than a week after a US staff sergeant allegedly massacred 16 civilians in Kandahar, American soldiers were banned from bringing guns into a talk by Mr Panetta at a base in Helmand province.... they're not going to want armed Marines near them. After all, O Duce's just "proud of them generally".
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."
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