美国有线新闻 CNN 2012-10-05

 Hey, I抦 Anderson Cooper. Thanks forwatching the podcast. New details in the Libyan investigation¹, why the WhiteHouse story, so doesn抰 fill out the facts, also ridiculous. Let抯 get start. 

We have breaking news tonight in the wakeof the Libya tragedy. Late word tonight from the U.S. State Department they arepulling more staffers out of the embassy in Tripoli because of securityconcerns. Also tonight, and also security related, new details. They抮e comingin reaction to our exclusive reporting last night on how quickly officialsactually suspected that the killing² of our Americans in Benghazi was an act ofterror, and how troubled the subsequent investigation into that deadly assaultwas turning out to be. Today, 16 days after the attack, Defense³ Secretary LeonPanetta stated plainly what was obvious to many, including Senator John McCainjoins us shortly almost from the beginning. 

As we determined⁴ that details of what tookplace there and how that attack took place, that it became clear that therewere terrorists who had planned that attack. 

Well, the best we can tell, this is thefirst time any administration officials has uttered the word planned todescribe what happened. Asked how long it took to reach his conclusion,Secretary Panetta said quote 揑t took awhile?once information from Benghazicame back. But Keeping them Honest multiple sources now tell 360 that officialsknew this was a terror attack almost from the get-go within 24 hours. At leastintelligence officials, yet this is what they were saying for more than a weekpublicly after the killing. 

It抯 important to know that there is an FBIinvestigation that has begun, and will take some time to be completed. Thatwill tell us with certainty what transpired⁵, but our current best assessment,based on the information that we have at present is that in fact what thisbegan as was a spontaneous not a premeditated response to what had transpiredin Cairo. 

Now there are many possible explanationsfor why the administration took so long, so long to budge⁶ from that line,everything from an excess of caution to the fog of war to incompetence⁷ ordomestic politics. We don抰 have the answer nailed down on that. What we dohave though is a collection of inconsistencies between the administration lineand our own understanding of the facts. Now recall our exclusive reporting lastnight based on several sources that not one single FBI investigator⁸ has yet toeven set foot at the crime scene in Benghazi. That remains⁹ true tonight. Yetwhen asked to comment, an American official told us that FBI investigators¹⁰ onthe ground are not experiencing any roadblocks and are working well with Libyanofficials. That same official attributed the FBI抯 absence from Benghazi tosecurity concerns. 

Keeping them honest, though, Libya抯 newlyelected prime minister told CNN抯 Arwa Damon a full week ago that investigatorshad been invited into Libya and that the Libyans would provide any neededprotection. Whether or not the Libyan government could have delivered on thatpromise, we will never know. What we do know is that no FBI agents are inBenghazi, according to our reporting. The crime scene remains unprotected andsomehow the official line seems to be that everything is going fine with theLibyan government and the FBI investigation. As we said, new details tonight,CNN抯 Fran, national security analyst¹¹ Fran Townsend got some of them. So didCNN contributor Bob Baer. Fran, of course, is the former White House homelandsecurity advisor¹², a current member of the CIA抯 External Advisory¹³ Board. Sherecently traveled to Libya with her employer, MacAndrews & Forbes. Bob is aformer CIA officer with deep experience in the Middle East and the Arab world.Also on the phone from Tripoli, CNN抯 Jomana Karadsheh. I guess I抦 just alittle surprised, Fran, how they can say that, I mean how they are paintingthat what抯 happening on the ground in Libya, especially based on what you arehearing from your sources. 

Look, look, Anderson, you know, there, wehave not, this is not the first international terrorism investigationregrettably going back to the East Africa embassy bombings in the late 90s, theUSS Cole in 2000. This is we understand how to do these. The FBI抯 got protocols¹⁴ about what does itlooks like when you have to deploy¹⁵ investigators and forensic¹⁶ folks to collectevidence overseas. So this is not the first time they抳e done it. Theyunderstand that in order to do that effectively, you have to have protection onthe ground. You抳e got to have somebody who can do a perimeter¹⁷. You ask in thefirst instance the host government to do that. If for some reason the Libyanprime minister suggested to Arwa that they thought they could provide thatprotection safely, but even if U.S. officials had security concerns where theydidn抰 think that was enough, the next step is to ask the United Statesmilitary, can they, will they and can they provide protection and to get,request permission from the host government to allow them to come in, the U.S.forces, solely¹⁸ to protect the perimeter of the scene and the investigatorswhile they are there. And best we can tell, we don抰 know if that抯 everhappened.

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

5 transpired   

（事实，秘密等）被人知道( transpire的过去式和过去分词 )； 泄露； 显露； 发生

参考例句：

• It transpired that the gang had had a contact inside the bank. 据报这伙歹徒在银行里有内应。
• It later transpired that he hadn't been telling the truth. 他当时没说真话，这在后来显露出来了。

6 budge   

v.移动一点儿；改变立场

参考例句：

• We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来，但它连动都没动一下。
• She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。

7 incompetence   

n.不胜任，不称职

参考例句：

• He was dismissed for incompetence. 他因不称职而被解雇。
• She felt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss's incompetence. 她觉得，本是老板无能，但她却成了替罪羊。

8 investigator   

n.研究者，调查者，审查者

参考例句：

• He was a special investigator for the FBI.他是联邦调查局的特别调查员。
• The investigator was able to deduce the crime and find the criminal.调查者能够推出犯罪过程并锁定罪犯。

9 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

10 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

12 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

13 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

14 protocols   

n.礼仪( protocol的名词复数 )；（外交条约的）草案；（数据传递的）协议；科学实验报告（或计划）

参考例句：

• There are also protocols on the testing of nuclear weapons. 也有关于核武器试验的协议。 来自辞典例句
• Hardware components and software design of network transport protocols are separately introduced. 介绍系统硬件组成及网络传输协议的软件设计。 来自互联网

15 deploy   

v.（军）散开成战斗队形，布置，展开

参考例句：

• The infantry began to deploy at dawn.步兵黎明时开始进入战斗位置。
• The president said he had no intention of deploying ground troops.总统称并不打算部署地面部队。

16 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

17 perimeter   

n.周边，周长，周界

参考例句：

• The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.这条河标示我们的土地东面的边界。
• Drinks in hands,they wandered around the perimeter of the ball field.他们手里拿着饮料在球场周围漫不经心地遛跶。

18 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。