I'd like to see the frames around it. AND you know we have better views than that.
No, our government doesn't have to 'splain the photographs that are classified.
It wasn't released it was leaked:
See here: http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=134420
IMO after it was leaked the gov had to come up with a story. (Note they tried to pull it first.) It may be they changed the date to cover the boots still in the area.