the pentagon says there's no connection between mefloquine and the murders.ortedly suffered traumatic brain injuries while serving in iraq in 2010. mark benjamin is the reporter who broke this story. tell us what you found. >> what i found is the army is looking into some very troubling circumstances. the military wide is looking at troubling circumstances. they're looking -- the military has discovered and seems to be violating its own rules. in 2009, the military announced this drug called mefloquine is very dangerous, which is what i've been reporting on for many years. basically said, let's only use the strike in very limited circumstances in places like afghanistan, and definitely not give it to people who have any brain problems. the reason is because this is a relatively unusual drug that goes into the blood brain barrier and goes into the human brain. in certain brands, can do serious damage. the military announced should not be given to people who have traumatic brain injuries. with the military has discovered is on the battlefield, those rules are n

the army nearly dropped the drug known as mefloquine or lariam. it has the various side effects.he drug has been complicated in numerous suicides and homicides. and comes day after robert bales allegedly massacred 17 afghan civilians, including women and children. the wife of robert bales spoke out today in an interview on the nbc "today" show and said she had seen no indication there was anything wrong with her husband and doesn't believe he could have done the horrific acts he is accused of. listen. >> he loves children. he's like a big kid himself. >> and he is accused of killing nine children. >> right. >> innocent children. >> it's unbelievable to me. i have no idea what happened, but he would not -- he loves children and he would not do that. >> the u.s. government, by the way, paid out $860,000 to the families of those afghan victims over the weekend. that's according to afghan officials. $50,000 for each of the dead. and $10,000 apiece for the wounded. >>> also new this morning. north korea has moved a long-range rocket to a launch pad apparently getting ready to test-fir