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Omani Defense Affairs Minister Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during the secretary's arrival in Muscat, Oman, Dec. 5, 2010.

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Omani Defense Affairs Minister Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates during the secretary's arrival in Muscat, Oman, Dec. 5, 2010.

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