2006年VOA标准英语-Russia Denies Sharing US Invasion Plans Wi

By Bill Gasperini
Moscow
25 March 2006

Saddam Hussein   
  
Russia's foreign intelligence service denies a Pentagon report that Moscow gave Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein intelligence about U.S. troop movements during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

An official with Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, SVR, says the U.S. report consists of unfounded accusations¹ that are, in his words, so wild they are not worth commenting on.

In a statement, SVR Spokesman Boris Labusov indicated that similar accusations have been made before, but said all the reports are fabrications.

The Pentagon report quotes Iraqi documents as saying the Russian ambassador in Baghdad provided Saddam with information about U.S. military plans.

The information was allegedly collected from sources inside U.S. Central Command in Doha, Qatar, and passed on by Ambassador Vladimir Titorenko.

The U.S. military says some of the intelligence was false. The report says that contributed to Iraqi leaders' miscalculations about the U.S.-led invasion. It did not say whether the false information was leaked deliberately².

Titorenko later escaped injury, when American troops inadvertently fired on a convoy³ in which he and other diplomats⁴ were traveling to neighboring Syria.

Russia long maintained cordial relations with Saddam Hussein and his government, and had strong business interests in Iraq.

Russian President Vladimir Putin took a highly public position in opposition⁵ to the war, along with French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor⁶ Gerhard Schroeder.

One intelligence unit of the Russian military was also known to be operating in Iraq at the time of the war.

1 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。

2 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

3 convoy   

vt.护送，护卫，护航；n.护送；护送队

参考例句：

• The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
• Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。

4 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

6 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。