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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (fourth from left) meets with Chief of Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Fahad Ahmad al-Amir, (fourth from right) in Kuwait on Dec. 6, 2004. Rumsfeld is meeting with the Kuwaiti leadership to thank them for their support in the global war on terror and Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait Richard LeBaron joined Rumsfeld for the meeting.

Secretary Rumsfeld meets with Chief of Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Fahad Ahmad al-Amir.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (fourth from left) meets with Chief of Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Fahad Ahmad al-Amir, (fourth from right) in Kuwait on Dec. 6, 2004. Rumsfeld is meeting with the Kuwaiti leadership to thank them for their support in the global war on terror and Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Ambassador to Kuwait Richard LeBaron joined Rumsfeld for the meeting.

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