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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) and Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari (right) discuss issues of mutual interest in the Prime Minister's office in Baghdad on Dec. 23, 2005. Rumsfeld is in Iraq visiting troops and thanking them for their service.

Secretary Rumsfeld and Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari discuss issues of mutual interest.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld (left) and Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari (right) discuss issues of mutual interest in the Prime Minister's office in Baghdad on Dec. 23, 2005. Rumsfeld is in Iraq visiting troops and thanking them for their service.

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