Powell to Join Friday UN Meeting for 1)Crucial Inspectors' R

Broadcast: Feb 12, 2003`

 

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell will join in a crucial meeting of the U.N. Security Council Friday at which chief U.N. weapons inspector¹ Hans Blix will give an updated report on Iraqi compliance² with ²⁾disarmament demands.

Mr. Powell says it is already clear Iraq has failed the disarmament test posed by the Security Council, and aides to the Secretary say one reason for attending Friday's meeting will be to lobby against an expected move by France and Germany to expand and extend the mission of U.N. inspectors⁴ in Iraq.

Appearing Wednesday at a Congressional hearing, Mr. Powell said a failure by the council to force Iraq to comply with its November disarmament resolution would put its political credibility at grave risk. He said he will confront his French and German colleagues over their motives⁵ in seeking further delay.

"France and Germany are resisting. They believe that more inspections⁶, more time - the question I'd put to them is why more inspectors? And how much more time? Or are you just delaying for the sake of delaying in order to get Saddam Hussein off the hook, and no disarmament? That's the challenge that I will put to them again this Friday, and next week as debate continues on this issue," he said.

France has been circulating a proposal at the United Nations to double, and eventually triple, the number of U.N. inspectors in Iraq and to make the inspections process essentially⁷ open-ended.

In his testimony⁸, Mr. Powell said there can be no dispute about Iraq's failure to cooperate with the November 8 resolution and said the Security Council is nearing a "moment of truth." He ³⁾reiterated the United States' readiness to use force if necessary to get Iraq to disarm³.

"I don't like war. I've been in war. I've sent men into war. I've seen friends die in war. Nobody wants war, but sometimes it's necessary when you need it to maintain international order," he said. "And the United States is prepared to lead a coalition⁹, either under U.N. ⁴⁾auspices¹⁰, or if the U.N. will not act and demonstrates its ⁵⁾irrelevance¹¹, then the United States is prepared with a coalition of the willing, to act," he said.

France, Germany and Russia, the key holdouts in the Security Council against an early use of force against Iraq, are also expected to send their foreign ministers to Friday's meeting. It will be Mr. Powell's second appearance there in as many weeks after giving the council a multi-media briefing on Iraqi weapons violations¹² February 5.

David Gollust VOA news, state department.

 

1)    Crucial [5kru:FiEl]adj.至关紧要的

2)    disarmament [dis5B:mEmEnt]n.裁军

3)    reiterate[ri:5itEreit]vt.反复地说, 重申, 重做

4)    auspices [5C:spIsIz]n.由...主办及赞助

5)    irrelevance [I`relEvEns]n.枝节问题

1 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

2 compliance   

n.顺从；服从；附和；屈从

参考例句：

• I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
• She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。

3 disarm   

v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和

参考例句：

• The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
• He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。

4 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 motives   

n.动机，目的( motive的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• to impeach sb's motives 怀疑某人的动机
• His motives are unclear. 他的用意不明。

6 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

8 testimony   

n.证词；见证，证明

参考例句：

• The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
• He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。

9 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。

10 auspices   

n.资助，赞助

参考例句：

• The association is under the auspices of Word Bank.这个组织是在世界银行的赞助下办的。
• The examination was held under the auspices of the government.这次考试是由政府主办的。

11 irrelevance   

n.无关紧要；不相关；不相关的事物

参考例句：

• the irrelevance of the curriculum to children's daily life 课程与孩子们日常生活的脱节
• A President who identifies leadership with public opinion polls dooms himself to irrelevance. 一位总统如果把他的领导和民意测验投票结果等同起来，那么他注定将成为一个可有可无的人物。 来自辞典例句

12 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。