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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sept. 15, 2008. Saadi Othman, cultual advisor and interpreter to U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, Multinational Force Iraq commanding general, sits to the rear.

IRAQI PRIME MINISTER

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sept. 15, 2008. Saadi Othman, cultual advisor and interpreter to U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, Multinational Force Iraq commanding general, sits to the rear.

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