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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates conducts a television interview with Hisham Melhem, Washington Bureau Chief of Al Arabiya News Channel, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on March 12, 2010.

Secretary Gates conducts a television interview with Hisham Melhem.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates conducts a television interview with Hisham Melhem, Washington Bureau Chief of Al Arabiya News Channel, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on March 12, 2010.

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