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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Colombian President Alvaro and Colombian Minister of Defense Silva talk to the press in the Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, on April 15, 2010.

Secretary Gates, Colombian President Alvaro and Colombian Minister of Defense Silva talk to the press.

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Colombian President Alvaro and Colombian Minister of Defense Silva talk to the press in the Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, on April 15, 2010.

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