VOA标准英语2010年-Jordanian Suicide Bomber, in Pre-Attac

The suicide bomber¹ who killed 7 CIA employees on a US base in eastern Afghanistan was seen, on Saturday, in a pre-attack video alongside Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud. In the video, Humam Khalil Abu Mulal al-Balawi, a Jordanian, says he will avenge² the murder of Baitullah Mehsud, the father of Hakumullah Mehsud. Baitullah Mehsud died in a US drone attack in August. Media reports say al-Balawi had been recruited by the US and Jordan to infiltrate³ al-Qaida. But in the tape, al-Balawi says he went to the "mujahadeen" and told them about the plan to infiltrate al-Qaida. Experts say the December 30 suicide bombing shows the Pakistani Taliban and al-Qaida are working more closely together than before. Ravi Khanna has a report. 

The Jordanian doctor Humam Khalil Abu Mulal al-Balawi, whose suicide bomb killed seven CIA employees in Afghanistan last month, appeared in a video aired on Al-Jazeera and a Pakistani channel. 

In the video, recorded before the attack, al-Balawi says he will avenge the murder of Baitullah Mehsud, the Pakistani Taiban leader. Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack in August.

The man sitting next to al-Balawi is Hakimullah Mehsud, the new leader of the Taliban in Pakistan.

Al-Balawi says he was offered millions of dollars by Jordanian and American intelligence to spy on the Taliban and al-Qaida. But he says he told the militants⁴ about the attempt to infiltrate them.

"I came to the mujahedeen and told them everything and we arranged together this attack," said Humam Khalil Abu Mulal al-Balawi.

The authenticity⁵ of the video has not been confirmed.

The CIA has been attacking al-Qaida and the Pakistani Taliban with unmanned drones.  Since the bombing of the CIA's forward base in Khost, the agency has stepped up those attacks.

Al-Qaida specialist Jarret Brachman says the suicide bombing shows that al-Qaida is working with the Pakistani Taliban more closely than before.

"They [al Qaida] have really moved into a facilitating role in this region," said Jarret Brachman. "So I think as al-Qaida roots itself deeper in Pakistan, we will see more al-Qaida and Pakistani Taliban related attacks." 

Media reports say Jordanian intelligence believed the doctor had been persuaded to support US operations against al-Qaida. The reports say al-Balawi was recruited to help capture or kill Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaida's number two.

Al-Balawi's widow Defne Bayrak, is Turkish. She told journalists in Istanbul that her husband could not have worked for the Americans.

" think it's impossible that he was an American agent," said Defne Bayrak. "He was too much of an enemy to work for America. He only could have used America and Jordan to reach his goals."

In the U.S., family members have been saying good bye to loved ones who were killed in the attack on the CIA base in eastern Afghanistan. 

The funerals of CIA agents have rarely been public.

In Boston, services were held for CIA agent Harold Brown.

"He was by all accounts an American hero," said Brown's widow. "He proudly and bravely wore his army uniform for nearly two decades."
 
In Washington state, services were held for CIA contractor⁶, Dane Clark Paresi.

"To my husband Dane, my world, I cannot say enough about my wonderful and fulfilling life with you," said Paresi's widow. "You were a gift from God, and I ask that you wait for me until my time."

CIA contractor Jeremy Wise was also killed in the attack. A memorial page has been established for him on the social networking site Facebook, with friends and relatives leaving comments.

 

1 bomber   

n.轰炸机，投弹手，投掷炸弹者

参考例句：

• He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
• Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。

2 avenge   

v.为...复仇，为...报仇

参考例句：

• He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
• He will avenge the people on their oppressor.他将为人民向压迫者报仇。

3 infiltrate   

vt./vi.渗入，透过；浸润

参考例句：

• The teacher tried to infiltrate her ideas into the children's minds.老师设法把她的思想渗透到孩子们的心中。
• It can infiltrate as much as 100 kilometers into enemy territory at night.可以在夜间深入敌领土100千米。

4 militants   

激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
• Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。

5 authenticity   

n.真实性

参考例句：

• There has been some debate over the authenticity of his will. 对于他的遗嘱的真实性一直有争论。
• The museum is seeking an expert opinion on the authenticity of the painting. 博物馆在请专家鉴定那幅画的真伪。

6 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。