2007年VOA标准英语-FBI Director Says Anti-Terror Cooperation With

By Lisa Bryant
Paris
21 September 2007

FBI Director Robert Mueller says transatlantic cooperation against terrorism is improving - and is vital for Europe and the United States to be able to successfully counter threats. Mueller is on a tour of Europe that includes a stop in Paris. Lisa Bryant has more from the French capital.

Speaking to reporters Friday, FBI Director Mueller pointed¹ to the case of Germany - where officials recently dismantled² an alleged³ bombing plot - as just one example of why transatlantic cooperation is critical.

"We work closely with our German counterparts to address the threats within Germany," he said. "But the arrests in Germany are yet another indication for us all to be vigilant⁴, because terrorism, like so many crimes, crosses borders easily, it's the exchange of information and the development of relationships that will enable us to be successful against those who present a threat within our borders."

Also vital, Mueller said, was sharing intelligence - so long as national judicial⁵ traditions and laws are respected.

"In this world today it's absolutely essential that you have the free exchange of information. So we have to do it within our different judicial frameworks," he said.

Mueller spoke⁶ following a morning meeting with French Justice Minister Rachida Dati. He later met with France's interior minister and other top officials. He described counter-terrorism cooperation with France as historically good and improving under the country's new president, Nicolas Sarkozy. He pointed to exchange programs involving French and American judges as one example of cooperation.

Like the United States, the fight against terrorism is a top political issue in Europe, which has witnessed two major terrorist attacks - in Madrid and London - since the September 2001 strikes in Washington and New York.

Mueller arrived here from Austria, where he met with Austrian officials to discuss recent arrests in Vienna of two suspected members of the al Qaida terrorist group - and to assess the chances of terrorism during a Euro soccer tournament scheduled there next year. He heads next to the Baltics.

1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 dismantled   

拆开( dismantle的过去式和过去分词 )； 拆卸； 废除； 取消

参考例句：

• The plant was dismantled of all its equipment and furniture. 这家工厂的设备和家具全被拆除了。
• The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled. 日本帝国很快被打垮了。

3 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

4 vigilant   

adj.警觉的，警戒的，警惕的

参考例句：

• He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
• The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。

5 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。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。