Rumsfeld Urges Iraqi Soldiers to Turn Against Saddam

Broadcast: Apr 03, 2003

 

U.S. Defense¹ Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is urging Iraqi soldiers to turn against the government of President Saddam Hussein.

Mr. Rumsfeld says there is no way for Iraq's senior leadership to retain any grip on power or to escape justice.

But he says Iraqi officers and soldiers can, in his words, still do "the right thing" and survive. "They must now decide whether they want to share the fate of Saddam Hussein, or whether they will save themselves, turn on that condemned^{2 1)}dictator and help the forces of Iraq's liberation," he said.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military's Central Command says it has what it calls reliable information that Saddam supporters may be planning bombing campaigns in several Baghdad Shiite neighborhoods. A statement gives no details, but warns it may be an effort to falsely blame coalition³ forces for any such destruction for ²⁾ propaganda purposes.

Alex Belida VOA news, the Pentagon.

 

1)    dictator [dik5teitE]n.独裁者, 独裁政权执政者

2)    propaganda [7prCpE5^AndE]n.宣传,宣传行动

1 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。

2 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

3 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。