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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with Dr. John Chipman, chief executive officer of the International Institute for Stategic Studies, during the opening of the Fifth Manama Dialogue in Bahrain Dec. 13, 2008.

BAHRAIN CONVERSATION

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks with Dr. John Chipman, chief executive officer of the International Institute for Stategic Studies, during the opening of the Fifth Manama Dialogue in Bahrain Dec. 13, 2008.

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