VOA标准英语2012--9/11 Victims' Families Watch Closely as Guantanamo Hearings Begin
时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2012年(八月)
9/11 Victims' Families Watch Closely as Guantanamo Hearings Begin
The trial will happen far away - in both time and distance - from the destruction of September 11th, 2001.
Judi Jackson Reiss lost her 23-year-old son, Josh, in the World Trade Center attack. To this day, this memorial across the river in New Jersey 1 is as close as she can bring herself to the place where her son died.
For Reiss, the horrible memories are fresh. But she fears many Americans are starting to forget.
“I’ve heard people tell me they’re tired of hearing about it or it’s not going to happen, [that] ‘we’re much safer,’" she said. "But we haven’t learned from our history and that’s a bad thing.”
Reiss is watching these proceedings 2 closely.
“It is a horrible, tedious process for many, many reasons," she said. "But it needs to work to show the world that our system is good and it does work.”
The hearings will review motions ahead of the trial of self-proclaimed mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four others accused of planning the attacks. Among other things, the court will have to work to keep the case on track.
During their arraignment 3 on murder and conspiracy 4 charges in May, the suspects refused to answer the judge’s questions. One suspect undressed in front of the judge. They have called the military tribunal unfair, and allege 5 they have been tortured.
Some human rights groups say the tribunals violate the suspects' rights and that they should be tried in civilian 6 courts. The U.S. government denies those allegations. Brigadier General Mark Martins is the chief prosecutor 7 for these cases.
"The law prohibits the use of any statement obtained as the result of torture, or cruel, inhuman 8 or degrading treatment. And we will implement 9 the law," said General Martins.
Betsy Parks, who lost her brother in the attack, says their behavior showed the contempt the suspects have for the United States, which is one reason why she thinks the decision to try them offshore 10 is a good one.
“Their terrorist actions on September 11th were an act of war," she said. "They don’t deserve the privilege of the U.S. court system.”
The trial will not bring back Judi Jackson Reiss’ son and the nearly 3,000 others who perished on September 11th. What is most important for her is that justice march forward.
“This is probably one of the worst things that has ever happened, if not the worst, in this country and we need to show the world that our system works and I need justice for my son,” Reiss said.
She believes that holding the trial - even 11 years later - will keep September 11th alive in the American consciousness.
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致,都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
- He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
- to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
- She was remanded to juvenile detention at her arraignment yesterday. 她昨天被送回了对少年拘留在她的传讯。 来自互联网
- Wyatt asks the desk clerk which courthouse he is being transferred to for arraignment. 他向接待警员询问了马宏将在哪个法庭接受传讯。 来自互联网
- The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
- He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
- The newspaper reporters allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.新闻记者们宣称这个男人是被谋杀的,但他们没提出证据。
- Students occasionally allege illness as the reason for absence.学生时不时会称病缺课。
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
- We must unite the workers in fighting against inhuman conditions.我们必须使工人们团结起来反对那些难以忍受的工作条件。
- It was inhuman to refuse him permission to see his wife.不容许他去看自己的妻子是太不近人情了。
- Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划,除非你能完成这项计划。
- The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。