CNN 2012-08-03

 And we begin tonight "Keeping Them Honest" with new developments concerning the unproven allegations by five Republican members of Congress that the U.S. government is being infiltrated¹ and subverted² (颠覆) by radical³ jihadists（圣战者）, members of the Muslim Brotherhood⁴.

 

 

 

Now, we've reported on this numerous times over the last couple weeks. And because we have, I have already had some people and some groups start to point fingers at me and say I'm, at best, ignorant or naive⁵ and, at worst, aiding and abetting（教唆犯） Islamic extremists.

 

 

 

Now, for the record, unlike many of those who are making these accusations⁶, I have actually interviewed members of the Muslim Brotherhood. I have seen radical Islamists up close in Afghanistan and Bosnia, Egypt, Somalia, Iraq and elsewhere.

 

 

 

I have seen the horrible things they have done overseas and in this country as well. In fact, later in the broadcast, we're going to look at the role foreign jihadists are playing in Syria right now.

 

 

 

I'm not defending radical jihadists, nor am I naive to their intentions or beliefs. But what I am focusing on tonight is sitting members of Congress, people in important positions of power, who are pointing fingers at individuals working in the government, making allegations or spreading innuendoes(暗讽、隐喻) about them without any direct evidence. They're dragging people's names and reputations through the mud.

 

 

 

These are the five members of Congress who we're talking about Michele Bachmann, Trent Franks, Louie Gohmert, Thomas Rooney and Lynn Westmoreland. And over the weekend they got a new and powerful ally, it seems, Newt Gingrich.

 

 

 

In an op-ed written for Politico, he refers to Congresswoman Bachmann and the others as the "national security five." He blames American elites⁷ for being blinded by political correctness(政治正确)to the threat.

 

 

 

"The level of self-deception（自欺） necessary to misunderstand the Muslim Brotherhood," Newt Gingrich writes, "verges⁸ on（接近） a psychosis(精神错乱).”He goes on, "The national security five are doing their duty in asking difficult questions designed to make America safer." "Asking the difficult questions," he says. Now, remember that phrase. He says that critics of the five represent, in his words, the kind of willful blindness that puts America at risk.

 

 

 

"Keeping Them Honest," though, we think you deserve a look at the people they have been targeting and the tactics they have been using. Now, they have named these two in letters asking federal inspectors⁹ general to investigate Muslim Brotherhood infiltration¹⁰.

 

 

 

On the left is a man named Mohamed Elibiary, a member of President Obama's Homeland Security Advisory¹¹ Council. On the right is Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

 

 

 

Now, we learned late last week that both have received threats since being named. Now, some top Republicans have risen to Miss Abedin's defense¹².

 

 

 

These allegations about Huma Abedin and the report from which they are drawn¹³ are nothing less than an unwarranted and unfounded attack on an honorable citizen, a dedicated¹⁴ American and a loyal public servant.

 

 

 

Now the Bachmann Five cite a Web site that claims to connect Miss Abedin to the Muslim Brotherhood in the following very convoluted(旋转的、费解的) way, through an organization her late father started decades ago which have allegedly had the support of another guy who had another organization that might have had the support of another organization the Muslim Brotherhood. The Web site also makes allegations against her brother and mother.

 

 

 

Now as a top aide to the Secretary of State, Miss Abedin has a security clearance（安全调查） and as such has undergone extensive background checks. Mr. Elibiary was extensively investigated and cleared by Homeland Security Officials when the allegations against him first surfaced months ago.

 

 

 

Now, last fall, the FBI gave Elibiary an award for quote "his extraordinary contributions to specific cases in support of the FBI's counterterrorism（反恐主义） mission." And Homeland Security denies any Muslim Brotherhood penetration¹⁵ of their department.

 

 

 

“We have looked into it. The FBI looked into it. We have found no credible¹⁶ evidence that such infiltration is going on.”

 

 

 

Again, neither Congresswoman Bachmann nor her four colleagues have actually provided credible evidence, just insinuations(暗示、暗讽). Today, all five again refused to come on this program and backed up（support） their allegations. We've asked them, five times and each time they have all refused. Instead of evidence what they keep saying is they're not really making allegations at all, just asking questions. Remember, Newt Gingrich also said so in his Politico piece and said so again today.

 

 

 

“I think all they asked for was an investigation¹⁷. Who's offering this advice to Secretary Clinton? I think it's totally legitimate¹⁸ to ask that question.”

 

 

 

See, no one is alleging¹⁹ anything, only asking questions. Here's Mitt²⁰ Romney's adviser²¹, John Bolton.

 

 

 

“What I think these members of Congress have done is simply raise the question.”

 

 

 

Just raising questions, when asked by CBS' Charlie Rose on Friday whether he thought Congresswoman Bachmann was out of line, House majority leader Eric Cantor said no.

 

 

 

“If you read some of the reports that have covered the story, I think that her concern was about the security of the country.”

1 infiltrated   

adj.[医]浸润的v.（使）渗透，（指思想）渗入人的心中( infiltrate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The headquarters had been infiltrated by enemy spies. 总部混入了敌方特务。
• Many Chinese idioms have infiltrated into the Japanese language. 许多中国成语浸透到日语中。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 subverted   

v.颠覆，破坏（政治制度、宗教信仰等）( subvert的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某人）道德败坏或不忠

参考例句：

• Their wills could be subverted only by death. 只有死神才能使他们放弃他们的意志。 来自教父部分
• Indiana State laws deliberately subverted the intent of the constitutions 14th Amendment. 印第安纳州的法律有意歪曲联邦宪法第十四条修正案的愿意。 来自辞典例句

3 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

4 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

5 naive   

adj.幼稚的，轻信的；天真的

参考例句：

• It's naive of you to believe he'll do what he says.相信他会言行一致，你未免太单纯了。
• Don't be naive.The matter is not so simple.你别傻乎乎的。事情没有那么简单。

6 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

7 elites   

精华( elite的名词复数 )； 精锐； 上层集团； （统称）掌权人物

参考例句：

• The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。
• Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。

8 verges   

边，边缘，界线( verge的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The small stream verges to the north. 这条小河向北延伸。
• The results ob-tained agree well with those given by Verges using random Bethe lattice model. 所得结果与Verges用非晶的Bethe晶格模型的计算结果相符。

9 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 infiltration   

n.渗透；下渗；渗滤；入渗

参考例句：

• The police tried to prevent infiltration by drug traffickers. 警方尽力阻止毒品走私分子的潜入。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A loss in volume will occur if infiltration takes place. 如果发生了渗润作用，水量就会减少。 来自辞典例句

11 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。

12 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。

13 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

14 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

15 penetration   

n.穿透，穿人，渗透

参考例句：

• He is a man of penetration.他是一个富有洞察力的人。
• Our aim is to achieve greater market penetration.我们的目标是进一步打入市场。

16 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

17 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。

18 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

19 alleging   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
• This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。

20 mitt   

n.棒球手套，拳击手套，无指手套；vt.铐住，握手

参考例句：

• I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日，我送给他一只棒球手套。
• Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。

21 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。