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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives a tour of the King Hussein bin Talal Mosque in Amman, Jordan, April 16, 2007. The mosque, which opened last year, is named for His Majesty King Hussein bin Talal, the father of modern Jordan.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives a tour of the King Hussein bin Talal Mosque in Amman, Jordan, April 16, 2007. The mosque, which opened last year, is named for His Majesty King Hussein bin Talal, the father of modern Jordan.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates receives a tour of the King Hussein bin Talal Mosque in Amman, Jordan, April 16, 2007. The mosque, which opened last year, is named for His Majesty King Hussein bin Talal, the father of modern Jordan.

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