2006年VOA标准英语-Leading Terrorist Detainees Transferred to Guan

By Al Pessin
Pentagon
06 September 2006
 
The U.S. government has transferred 14 alleged¹ terrorist leaders to the detention² facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the first new arrivals at the controversial facility in two years.  The men are some of the most highly valued detainees captured in the global war on terrorism.

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		Naval3 Base, Cuba" src="/upimg/allimg/070418/1045520.jpg" width="210" border="0" /> 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

The detainees who arrived at Guantanamo on Monday include famous terrorist leaders like alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, his alleged fellow-plotter Ramzi Bin⁴ Al-Shibh and two infamous⁵ members of Indonesia's Jamaah Islamiya known as Hambali and Zubair.  There are also lesser-known operatives who were allegedly involved in forgery⁶, financing, communications and other duties for al-Qaida and Jamaah Islamiya.

The two organizations are responsible for attacks around the world, including the strike on the USS Cole in Yemen and a series of attacks in Indonesia.

The men have been captured in several locations at various times in recent years, and President Bush said Wednesday they had been held at secret prisons run by  the Central Intelligence Agency.  According to the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, they hail from 10 countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and range in age from about 25 to 42, among those for whom ages were provided.

Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman says their interrogations may continue at Guantanamo, but only under new rules issued Wednesday that protect all U.S. military detainees from abuse.

"They will be available for questioning, as are other detainees in DoD [Department of Defense] custody⁷ at Guantanamo," said Mr. Whitman.  "It could include questioning by other agencies.  Any questioning that's conducted will be done using the current army field manual on interrogations and required by law through the Detainee Treatment Act."

Whitman would not say where the men were held before or which part of Guantanamo's facility will be their new home. 

The newest buildings at the detention center are modern prisons with small private cells that keep the detainees separated from each other unless they are allowed to be together during exercise periods in a fenced area outside.  Those buildings are for non-cooperative and high-value detainees.  The 455 men held at Guantanamo are generally allowed to earn their way to more comfortable communal⁸ living quarters through good behavior and cooperation with interrogators.

Whitman said Wednesday that the Guantanamo detainees continue to be important in providing information about terrorist networks, even though many of them have been held for several years.  He found the timing⁹ of Monday's transfers noteworthy.

"I think as we approach the five-year anniversary here, it's only appropriate that some of these most vicious individuals are facing justice at Guantanamo," he added.

Whitman says that like all detainees at Guantanamo, the new arrivals will be provided with materials for practicing their religion, and will have access to mail, health care, reading materials and exercise.  He says they will also be available to be visited by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who routinely visit the base and have access to all its detainees.

1 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

2 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。

3 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。

4 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。

5 infamous   

adj.声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的，邪恶的

参考例句：

• He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
• I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。

6 forgery   

n.伪造的文件等，赝品，伪造（行为）

参考例句：

• The painting was a forgery.这张画是赝品。
• He was sent to prison for forgery.他因伪造罪而被关进监狱。

7 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

8 communal   

adj.公有的，公共的，公社的，公社制的

参考例句：

• There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats.在楼梯平台上有一处公共卫生间供4套公寓使用。
• The toilets and other communal facilities were in a shocking state.厕所及其他公共设施的状况极其糟糕。

9 timing   

n.时间安排，时间选择

参考例句：

• The timing of the meeting is not convenient.会议的时间安排不合适。
• The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。