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Quote: Robert Gates on Osama bin Laden’s Death Photo
“I have gotten from friends all over the country copies of the picture that was this iconic picture taken in the Situation Room while we were watching the operation. And they have been photoshopped in every way you can
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Are Soldiers Under 21 Old Enough to Drink? They Might Be in Alaska
An Alaskan lawmaker has suggested that if soldiers under the age of 21 are entitled to risk their lives abroad, then they should be able to indulge in drinking and smoking too.
College Students’ Persons of the Year: Robert Gates and Nicki Minaj
What’s more surprising: that college students didn’t pick a reality TV star or that they know who Robert Gates is?
Quote: Robert Gates On Latest Wikileak
“The fact is, governments deal with the United States because it’s in their interest, not because they like us, not because they trust us, and not because they believe we can keep secrets.”
– ROBERT GATES, U.S. Defense …
Quotes: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on the War in Afghanistan
“If the Taliban really believe that America is heading for the exits next summer in large numbers, they’ll be deeply disappointed and surprised to find us very much in the fight,”
— ROBERT GATES, U.S. Secretary of …
Report: Defense Secretary Gates to Step Down in 2011
He’ll make it through the midterm elections, but only barely. In an interview, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he plans to resign in 2011.