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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is greeted by an honor cordon and Bahrain's Minister of State for Defense Shaykh Muhammad bin Abdulla al-Khalifa during his arrival at Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 12, 2008. Gates is in Bahrain to attend the International Institue for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogues.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is greeted by an honor cordon and Bahrain's Minister of State for Defense Shaykh Muhammad bin Abdulla al-Khalifa during his arrival at Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 12, 2008. Gates is in Bahrain to attend the International Institue for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogues.

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