U.S. Prepares For 'Violent Backlash' In Afghanistan After Photos Of American Soldiers Posing Iith Bodies Of Suicide Bombers Sparks Outrage -- Daily Mail
* Soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division released pictures
* Fears backlash could endanger the lives of troops
* The Obama administration says it is disappointed with the LA Times for publishing the images
* U.S. officials say full investigation is underway
* Defence secretary Leon Panetta says soldiers at war do 'foolish things'
Nato forces in Afghanistan are braced for a violent backlash after pictures emerged of U.S. soldiers posing with the mangled bodies of enemy bombers.
In one photograph, grinning soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division are shown holding up the severed legs of a suicide bomber whose remains they were sent to identify.
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