Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz (left) hosts a Pentagon meeting with Yemen's Minister of Foreign Affairs Abu Bakr al-Qirbi (foreground) on Feb. 4, 2004. A range of bilateral security issues, including those relating to the global war on terrorism, were expected to be discussed. Among those participating in the talks is U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks (center), who is deputy director for the war on terrorism, on the Joint Staff.