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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Israeli Defense Force Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, chief of the general staff, address the media in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 27, 2010.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Israeli Defense Force Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, chief of the general staff, address the media in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 27, 2010.

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