Former US Inspector Criticizes Faulty Intelligence

Former US Inspector¹ Criticizes Faulty Intelligence

in Iraq Weapons Search

 

Deborah Tate

Former chief U.S. weapons inspector David Kay is blaming faulty intelligence for the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Mr. Kay testified before Congress Wednesday.

Mr. Kay, who resigned as top U.S. arms inspector after six months on the job, says he has found no weapons of mass destruction, even though he and a number of governments, including the United States, believed they existed.

"It is highly unlikely that there were large stockpiles of deployed³ militarized chemical and biological weapons there."

The Bush administration had cited intelligence saying Iraq had such weapons as a key reason for going to war.

Appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mr. Kay denied suggestions from Democrats⁵ that intelligence analysts⁷ were pressured by the administration to shape intelligence to support a case for war. "Not in a single case was the explanation 'I was pressured to do this'."

Mr. Kay said that even though weapons have not been found, evidence has been discovered that Iraq was involved in weapons programs banned by United Nations resolutions. He said it is still possible that small weapons stockpiles could be found.

Although many Democrats, including those seeking their party's nomination⁸ for president this year, believe the war in Iraq was not justified⁹ because no weapons have been discovered, Mr. Kay argues otherwise. He says the world is safer with former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein out of power, because he could have developed weapons that would pose a threat to global security.

 

注释：

intelligence [in5telidVEns] n. 情报

weapons of mass destruction  大规模杀伤性武器

testify [5testifai] v. 作证，表明

resign [ri5zain] v. 辞去，辞职

arms inspector  武器核查员

stockpile [5stCkpail] n. 积蓄，库存

deploy² [di5plCi] v. 配置

militarize [5militEraiz] v. 军事化

the Senate Armed Services Committee  参议院武装部队委员会

Democrat⁴ [5demEkrAt] n. 民主党人

analyst⁶ [5AnElist] n. 分析家

shape [Feip] vt. 影响，使……成形

resolution [7rezE5lju:FEn] n. 决议

nomination [nRmI5neIF(E)n] n. 提名，任命

justify¹⁰ [5dVQstifai] v. 证明……是正当的

pose [pEuz] v. 形成，造成

1 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

2 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。

3 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

4 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

5 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 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。

7 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

8 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

9 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

10 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？