2006年VOA标准英语-Top Terror Suspects Transferred to Guantanamo

By Scott Stearns
White House
06 September 2006

President Bush has for the first time acknowledged the existence of secret CIA prisons holding top terror suspects and is asking Congress to approve the creation of military commissions to put them on trial. A total of 14 terror suspects have now been transferred to the U.S. naval¹ base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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In this June 26, 2006 file photo, reviewed by US military officials, a detainee holds onto a fence as a US military guard walks past at the Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba   
  
President Bush says one of the suspects transferred to Guantanamo Bay is Khalid Sheik Mohammed, who was number three in al-Qaida's command.

Other suspects include Abu Zubaydah, who was an alleged² emissary between al-Qaida leader Osama bin³ Laden⁴ and many of his terrorist cells and Ramzi Binalshibh, who is thought to have been trained as one of the hijackers in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

Senior Bush administration officials say there are now no suspects in CIA detention⁵ though they intend to continue that parallel program as they say CIA interrogations have produced more than half of what U.S. officials know about al-Qaida.

In his first public admission of the previously-secret CIA prisons, President Bush told a gathering⁶ at the White House that the program has saved countless⁷ lives by disrupting terrorist plots.

 
President Bush delivers a speech on terrorism in the East Room of the White House
  
"This program has been and remains⁸ one of the most vital tools in our war against the terrorists," said Mr. Bush.  "It is invaluable⁹ to America and to our allies. Were it not for this program, our intelligence community believes that al-Qaida and its allies would have succeeded in launching another attack against the American homeland."

With the last of the current CIA prisoners turned over to the Defense¹⁰ Department, the president wants Congress to authorize¹¹ military commissions to put them on trial.

"We put forward a bill that ensures these commissions are established in a way that protects our national security and ensures a full and fair trial for those accused," he added.  "The procedures in the bill I am sending to Congress today reflect the reality that we are a nation at war, and it is essential that we use all reliable evidence to bring these people to justice."

The U.S. Supreme¹² Court this year ruled that military commissions are an appropriate venue¹³ for trying suspected terrorists, but they must be specifically authorized¹⁴ by Congress.

President Bush says he has notified the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) about the transfer of the CIA detainees. He says those prisoners will now have access to the Red Cross, legal counsel and medical attention and facilities for religious worship provided at Guantanamo Bay.

The announcement came as part of a series of speeches President Bush is giving about the fight against terrorism ahead of the fifth anniversary of the September 11th attacks.

Opposition¹⁵ Democrats¹⁶ say the president is politicizing that fight in hopes of helping¹⁷ members of his party running for Congress in November. White House officials say the speeches are not political and are meant to keep Americans informed about a serious threat.

1 naval   

adj.海军的，军舰的，船的

参考例句：

• He took part in a great naval battle.他参加了一次大海战。
• The harbour is an important naval base.该港是一个重要的海军基地。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

4 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

5 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

6 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

7 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

8 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

9 invaluable   

adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的

参考例句：

• A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
• This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。

10 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。

11 authorize   

v.授权，委任；批准，认可

参考例句：

• He said that he needed to get his supervisor to authorize my refund.他说必须让主管人员批准我的退款。
• Only the President could authorize the use of the atomic bomb.只有总统才能授权使用原子弹。

12 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

13 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。

14 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

15 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。

16 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》

17 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。