2006年VOA标准英语-US Officials Meet Iraqi PM Over Abuse Alle

By Scott Stearns
Washington
02 June 2006

U.S. officials have assured Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that he will be kept fully¹ informed about investigations³ into reports that U.S. Marines killed unarmed civilians⁴.

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Nouri al-Maliki
  

White House Spokesman Tony Snow says U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and Multinational⁵ Force Commander General George Casey met with Prime Minister Maliki to discuss investigations under way into allegations that U.S. Marines last year killed as many as 24 unarmed civilians in the town of Haditha.

Senior officials in Iraq's new government say they want American commanders to turn over information on the Haditha incident, so Iraq can conduct its own inquiry⁶.

Snow says Mr. Maliki will be fully informed of the results, once the investigation² is complete.

"I am sure that the prime minister is every bit as troubled by the allegations as the President of the United States is. And he got the full assurances from General Casey that he will be given all the evidence and all the materials available, so he will know what is going on," he said.

Snow says there are currently three investigations into possible U.S. misconduct in Iraq, including last November's incident in Haditha, the death of an unarmed man in Hamandiya, west of Baghdad in April and the killing⁷ of 11 civilians in Ishaqi north of the capital in March.

President Bush says, if there is evidence of wrong-doing on the part of U.S. troops, those responsible will be held to account. While the president says he is troubled by the allegations, Snow says the commander-in-chief will not comment more specifically, so as to preserve the independence of the judicial⁸ process.

"You are not going to be able to get specific reaction to specific charges for the simple reason that it could, in fact, get in the way of any necessary prosecution⁹, should it become necessary. And, we are not going to get ourselves embroiled¹⁰ in the legal process," he said.

Following these allegations, the Pentagon has ordered American commanders to conduct additional core values training on legal, moral and ethical battlefield standards

1 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

4 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

5 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

6 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

7 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

8 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

9 prosecution   

n.起诉，告发，检举，执行，经营

参考例句：

• The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
• He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。

10 embroiled   

adj.卷入的；纠缠不清的

参考例句：

• He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。
• John and Peter were quarrelling, but Mary refused to get embroiled. 约翰和彼得在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入。 来自《简明英汉词典》