Soldiers just letting off steam, says Howard

"They've been labelled cowboys, rogue soldiers and a disgrace to the uniform.

"Australia's military chief says there's no place for them in the country's army.

"But Prime Minister John Howard has said today that the Australian troops who took video and photographs of pranks involving guns and at least one colleague dressed as an Arab, were just letting off steam."
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