VOA标准英语2009年-India to Send Intelligence Officers to Chi

By Steve Herman
New Delhi
30 October 2009

India's government confirms it is cooperating with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation¹ concerning a foiled terror plot allegedly involving two Chicago residents. Meanwhile, India is denying that a famous Indian political figure was an intended target of the suspects.

U.S. and Indian government investigators³ are sharing information in the case of two men under arrest in Chicago who were allegedly plotting a terrorist attack in India.

The case has generated concern among India's security establishment, still reeling from the large terror attack on Mumbai 11 months ago.

Indian government officials say senior officers from two intelligence agencies, the Research & Analysis Wing and the Intelligence Bureau will travel to the Untied⁴ States next week to interview at least one of the suspects in custody⁵, identified as David Coleman Headley, also known as Daaud Gilani. The investigators, officials here say, want to try to determine the intended target and when the alleged² attack was to be carried out.

India's government on Friday acknowledged that Headley had apparently⁶ traveled to India several times. He was apprehended⁷ October 3 at a Chicago airport as he was preparing to begin a trip to Pakistan.

 
This image taken from video shows a courtroom artists drawing of Tahawwur Hussain Rana appears at a bond hearing before federal Magistrate⁸ Judge Nan Nolan in Chicago, 28 Oct 2009
Also arrested this month in the same case: Tahawwur Hussein Rana, a native Pakistani with Canadian citizenship⁹.

Prosecutors¹⁰ say both men attended the same military school in Pakistan.
An alleged target of the plot in India, according to an FBI affidavit¹¹, was named "Rahul."

That has set off intense speculation¹² here about the identity of the intended victim with published reports mentioning high-profile Congress Party politician Rahul Gandhi, whose father and grandmother, both prime ministers, were assassinated¹³.

India's home minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram, is trying to knock down such speculation.

"It could be a pseudonym," he said. "It could be a code name, but please be assured it's not the Rahul that you think it is."

Other reports say the target appears to have been a film actor, perhaps Bollywood super star Shahrukh Khan, who plays characters named Rahul in most of his films.

Besides India, the defendants¹⁴ allegedly also planned to carry out attacks in Denmark, where a newspaper cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad in 2005 was published, offending many Muslims.

The FBI documents indicate Headley was in repeated contact with members of the Pakistan-based terror outfit¹⁵, Lashkar-e-Taiba. The group is blamed for the late November, 2008 siege of Mumbai, which left more than 160 people dead. 

The U.S. State Department has issued a fresh travel alert for India, saying the U.S. government continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks here.

 

1 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。

2 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

3 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 untied   

松开，解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 )； 解除，使自由； 解决

参考例句：

• Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要团结起来，我们老百姓也能移山倒海。
• He untied the ropes. 他解开了绳子。

5 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。

6 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

7 apprehended   

逮捕，拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 )； 理解

参考例句：

• She apprehended the complicated law very quickly. 她很快理解了复杂的法律。
• The police apprehended the criminal. 警察逮捕了罪犯。

8 magistrate   

n.地方行政官，地方法官，治安官

参考例句：

• The magistrate committed him to prison for a month.法官判处他一个月监禁。
• John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate.约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。

9 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

10 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

11 affidavit   

n.宣誓书

参考例句：

• I gave an affidavit to the judge about the accident I witnessed.我向法官提交了一份关于我目击的事故的证词。
• The affidavit was formally read to the court.书面证词正式向出席法庭的人宣读了。

12 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

13 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

14 defendants   

被告( defendant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
• As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

15 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。