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Colombian Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera, left, meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right foreground, for bilateral security discussions at the Pentagon, Feb. 3, 2011. Yaneth Giha, center, vice minister of defense for strategy and planning, accompanied Rivera.

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Colombian Defense Minister Rodrigo Rivera, left, meets with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, right foreground, for bilateral security discussions at the Pentagon, Feb. 3, 2011. Yaneth Giha, center, vice minister of defense for strategy and planning, accompanied Rivera.

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