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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak emphasizes a point during a meeting with Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta at the Pentagon, Sept. 19, 2011. Israeli Maj. Gen. Gadi Shamni, the defense attache at the Israeli Embassy in Wash, D. C., Brig. Gen. Michel Ben-Baruch, military advisor, and Barak Seri, media advisor, joined Barak.

ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak emphasizes a point during a meeting with Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta at the Pentagon, Sept. 19, 2011. Israeli Maj. Gen. Gadi Shamni, the defense attache at the Israeli Embassy in Wash, D. C., Brig. Gen. Michel Ben-Baruch, military advisor, and Barak Seri, media advisor, joined Barak.

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