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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (right), of Yemen, meets with Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz (foreground) in the Pentagon on Feb. 4, 2004. A range of bilateral security issues, including some relating to the global war on terrorism, were on the table for discussion.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Abu Bakr al-Qirbi, of Yemen, meets with Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (right), of Yemen, meets with Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz (foreground) in the Pentagon on Feb. 4, 2004. A range of bilateral security issues, including some relating to the global war on terrorism, were on the table for discussion.

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