U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak in Jerusalem
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates speaks during a press conference with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on July 27, 2009. Gates arrived in Israel on a US push to jump start Middle East peace talks with Washington's peace envoy George Mitchell also on whistlestop regional tour. (UPI Photo/Jack Guez/Pool)
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates has moved to block the release of photos of foreign detainees allegedly being abused in Iraq and Afghanistan by U.S. captors.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department expects tough challenges in Afghanistan as it struggles to address the threats from improvised explosives devices, officials said.
TOKYO, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has asked Japan to relax its ban on arms exports and ship advanced missile interceptors to allies, sources say.
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates went to a NATO defense ministers meeting Thursday, saying he could discuss Afghanistan without having decided a strategy.
TOKYO, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Japan should stick to its agreement to keep the functions of the Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station on Okinawa.
TOKYO, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. government's Afghan war strategy will not be impeded by the election and issues in Afghanistan.
TOKYO, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The United States is committed to realizing the defense agreement with Japan reached by the countries' previous leaders, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he will urge President Barack Obama to veto the 2010 Pentagon spending bill if it funds a new presidential helicopter.
