2006年VOA标准英语-US Officials Meet Iraqi PM Over Abuse Alle
时间：2019-02-08 作者：英语课 分类：2006年VOA标准英语（六月）
By Scott Stearns
Washington
02 June 2006
U.S. officials have assured Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that he will be kept fully 1 informed about investigations 3 into reports that U.S. Marines killed unarmed civilians 4.
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Nouri al-Maliki
White House Spokesman Tony Snow says U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and Multinational 5 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 inquiry 6.
Snow says Mr. Maliki will be fully informed of the results, once the investigation 2 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 killing 7 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 judicial 8 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 prosecution 9, should it become necessary. And, we are not going to get ourselves embroiled 10 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
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。