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Dutch Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop, right, introduces U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, to members of his delegation during a bilateral meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 24, 2007. Gates is in Netherlands to attend a NATO Defense Ministers conference.

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Dutch Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop, right, introduces U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, to members of his delegation during a bilateral meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 24, 2007. Gates is in Netherlands to attend a NATO Defense Ministers conference.

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