Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, gestures in the direction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, gestures in the direction of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen during a news conference at...

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US: May 9, 2008 WASHINGTON - Four US Navy ships steamed toward cyclone-stricken Myanmar on Thursday as the Bush administration stepped up pressure on the country's military junta to open the door...
WASHINGTON   Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday the U.S. military was moving forward with plans to mount a relief mission in Myanmar, but he said he couldn't imagine air dropping aid without permission from the closed regime. His...
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