中东—伊拉克电台：庭萨达姆，证据“充分”

Iraqi FM: There is 'Abundance' of

Evidence against Saddam

伊拉克电台：庭萨达姆，证据“充分”

 

Iraq's foreign minister says his government is ready to put former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on trial. Hoshyar Zebari also backed up the U.S. warning to Iraq's neighbors not to provide aid to insurgent¹ leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

 

More than one year after Saddam Hussein was captured by coalition² forces in Iraq, authorities there say they are ready to try him.

 

Hoshyar Zebari: He (Saddam) would be eligible³ to all the benefits for a free trial. He will be eligible to have his own people, let's say, who could defend him in court. We will give him the same justice he has denied us for many years.

 

That was Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, whose interview with CNN's "Late Edition" was broadcast Sunday.

 

Hoshyar Zebari: We are not afraid, or we are not hesitant, that Saddam will expose certain things. I think we have abundance of evidence to try him, or prosecute⁴ him, and the final judgment⁵ would be for the Iraqi justice.

 

Officials say there will be a total of 12 charges filed against Saddam Hussein, compiled from a list of 500 criminal counts. These charges are expected to include references to the 1988 chemical attack on Halabja, the 1990 invasion of Kuwait and the deadly suppression of Shi'ite Muslims.

 

Mr. Zebari says he thinks the trial of Saddam will also, in his words, "impact the security situation," and, he says, the sooner the trial starts, the better.

 

Violence has been on the rise in Iraq, with a recent wave of car bombings resulting in widespread civilian⁶ casualties.

 

In response to questions about Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who is believed to have been wounded by coalition forces, the Iraqi official repeated Defense⁷ Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's calls to neighboring countries not to help the Jordanian leader of the al-Qaida network in Iraq.

 

Hoshyar Zebari: It would be a hostile act, not only (toward) the United States, but for us, for the Iraqi government, too, because he is one of the most wanted people.

 

Meanwhile, the Iraqi foreign minister said his government hopes to, in his words, "re-engage" the international community in helping⁸ Iraq at an upcoming conference in Brussels.

 

Hoshyar Zebari: We think the international community can do more. The good thing, there is a positive change in the attitude of many of the countries, even the United Nations. So, we want to build on this positive change to ensure more support and more assistance to the Iraqi government.

 

The Brussels meeting is set for June 22. The co-hosts are the United States and the European Union.

 

Stephanie Ho, VOA news, Washington.

 

注释：

insurgent [in5sE:dVEnt] adj. 起义的，反抗的

try [trai] v. 考验，审问

hesitant [5hezitEnt] adj. 犹豫的

casualties [5kAVjuEltis] n. 人员伤亡

1 insurgent   

adj.叛乱的，起事的；n.叛乱分子

参考例句：

• Faruk says they are threatened both by insurgent and government forces.法鲁克说，他们受到暴乱分子和政府军队的双重威胁。
• The insurgent mob assembled at the gate of the city park.叛变的暴徒聚在市立公园的门口。

2 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

3 eligible   

adj.有条件被选中的；(尤指婚姻等)合适(意)的

参考例句：

• He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
• Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。

4 prosecute   

vt.告发；进行；vi.告发，起诉，作检察官

参考例句：

• I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
• Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据？

5 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

6 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

7 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。

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。