欧洲－基地恐怖组织嫌疑犯在英国候审

 

Suspected Al-Qaida Terrorists Await Trial in

Great Britain

 

Deputy Attorney General James Comey identify the terror suspects.

 

James Comey: The four-count indictment¹ which was unsealed earlier today names three British nationals. Dhiren Barot, Nadeem Tarmohamed and Qaisar Shaffi.  Those three men are charged with engaging in terrorist plots against the United States. The indictment specifically alleges² the three men entered the United States in 2000 and 2001, and conducted surveillance of the International Monetary³ Fund headquarters and the World Bank headquarters here in Washington DC, the Prudential corporate⁴ plaza⁵ and world headquarters building in Newark, New Jersey⁶ and the New York Stock Exchange and Citigroup Centers in New Your City.

 

In August 2004, U.S. officials raised the terrorist threat level around those buildings -- citing credible⁷ evidence that al-Qaida linked terrorist could be plotting an attack.

 

Now, eight months later, U.S. officials are providing more details about the surveillance.

 

The indictment charges the three men with conspiracy⁸ to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiracy to support terrorists, conspiracy to conceal⁹ support for terrorists and conspiracy to damage or destroy buildings used in foreign commerce.

 

Authorities say the three men left the United States after scouting¹¹ the buildings. They were picked up by British authorities in August, 2004 during a raid on suspected terrorists, and the U.S. surveillance was found.

 

James Comey: The three of them are currently in custody¹² in the United Kingdom. And the United States will seek their extradition¹³ after the conclusion of their prosecution¹⁴ in the UK.

 

President Bush told U.S. soldiers stationed in Fort Hood¹⁵ Texas, that taking the fight to terrorists in Iraq and elsewhere is also making the United States more secure.

 

President Bush: The establishment of a free Iraq at the heart of the Middle East will be a crushing defeat to the forces of tyranny and terror, and a watershed¹⁶ event in the global democratic revolution.  In the last two years you've accomplished¹⁷ much.  Yet your work isn't over.  Freedom still faces dangerous adversaries¹⁸. Terrorists still want to attack our people, but they are losing.

 

The president visited Fort Hood exactly two years after Baghdad fell to U.S.-led forces.

 

President Bush: The toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue in Baghdad will be recorded along as the fall of the Berlin Wall as one of the great moments in the history of liberty.

 

Mr. Bush said Iraq is making strides towards freedom and security--though violence there has not been eliminated.

 

Victoria Cavaliere, VOA news.

 

注释：

indictment [in5daitmEnt] n. 控告

surveillance [sE:5veilEns] n. 监视，监督

conspiracy [kEn5spirEsi] n. 共谋，阴谋

scout¹⁰ [skaut] n. 侦察，搜索

tyranny [5tirEni] n. 暴政，专治

eliminate [i5limineit] v. 排除，消除

1 indictment   

n.起诉；诉状

参考例句：

• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
• They issued an indictment against them.他们起诉了他们。

2 alleges   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The newspaper article alleges that the mayor is corrupt. 报纸上断言该市长腐败。
• Steven was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late. 史提芬今天早上迟到的说词是公车误点了。

3 monetary   

adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的

参考例句：

• The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

4 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

5 plaza   

n.广场，市场

参考例句：

• They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
• The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。

6 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

7 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？

8 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

9 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

10 scout   

n.童子军，侦察员；v.侦察，搜索

参考例句：

• He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵，受了重伤。
• The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。

11 scouting   

守候活动，童子军的活动

参考例句：

• I have people scouting the hills already. 我已经让人搜过那些山了。
• Perhaps also from the Gospel it passed into the tradition of scouting. 也许又从《福音书》传入守望的传统。 来自演讲部分

12 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

13 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

14 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

15 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

16 watershed   

n.转折点，分水岭，分界线

参考例句：

• Our marriage was at a watershed.我们的婚姻到了一个转折关头。
• It forms the watershed between the two rivers.它成了两条河流的分水岭。

17 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

18 adversaries   

n.对手，敌手( adversary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• That would cause potential adversaries to recoil from a challenge. 这会迫使潜在的敌人在挑战面前退缩。 来自辞典例句
• Every adversaries are more comfortable with a predictable, coherent America. 就连敌人也会因有可以预料的，始终一致的美国而感到舒服得多。 来自辞典例句