9/11 Suspects Could Face Death Penalty
英语课
The cases of the five suspected al-Qaida militants 1 believed to have planned the September 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States have been formally referred to a military tribunal.
The self-proclaimed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and his four alleged 2 co-conspirators, could face the death penalty if a U.S. military commission finds them guilty for the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.
In a statement Wednesday, the Defense 3 Department said the defendants 4 are due to appear in court for arraignment 5 proceedings 6 within 30 days. The trial will be held at the U.S. naval 7 base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the United States has special military commissions set up to try terror suspects.
The five face a litany of charges, including terrorism, hijacking 8 aircraft, conspiracy 9, attacking civilians 11, murder and destruction of property in violation 12 of the law of war.
Pentagon officials say they have provided the defendants, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 13 Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, each, in addition to their detailed 14 defense council, attorneys with specialized 15 knowledge and experience in death penalty cases in order to assist in their defense.
Despite these considerations, human rights groups again criticized the use of military tribunals as opposed to civilian 10 courts. Laura Pitter is a lawyer and counterterrorism adviser 16 for Human Rights Watch.
"Coerced 17 evidence is still allowed in certain circumstances," said Pitter. "Torture can seep 18 in to some of the evidence that will be admissible. [The system in] Guantanamo is not in line with any fair trial justice standards, so it will taint 19 any verdict that's arrived there."
Pitter says she believes this is unfortunate, considering there is a viable 20 option in the U.S. federal court system.
"Part of what Americans really believe in is that even the worst of the worst are to be tried in a fair system," she said. "They need to be tried in a system that's recognized as fair by international standards and U.S. domestic standards. So to do so in a different system really does not make any sense."
U.S. President Barack Obama initially 21 had pledged to try the accused in a civilian court, but he reversed course a year ago after U.S. lawmakers passed restrictions 22 prohibiting the transfer of terror detainees to the United States.
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
- 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
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
被告( defendant的名词复数 )
- 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
n.提问，传讯，责难
- 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
n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报
- 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
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
- 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。
n.阴谋，密谋，共谋
- 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。
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
- 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。
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
- 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。
n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯
- He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
- He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
- 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。
adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的
- He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
- A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
adj.专门的，专业化的
- There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
- These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。
n.劝告者，顾问
- They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
- Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
v.迫使做( coerce的过去式和过去分词 )；强迫；（以武力、惩罚、威胁等手段）控制；支配
- They were coerced into negotiating a settlement. 他们被迫通过谈判解决。
- He was coerced into making a confession. 他被迫招供。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.渗出，渗漏；n.渗漏，小泉，水（油）坑
- My anger began to seep away.我的怒火开始消下去了。
- If meteoric water does not evaporate or run overland,it may seep directly into the ground.如果雨水不从陆地蒸发和流走的话，就可能直接渗入地下。
n.污点；感染；腐坏；v.使感染；污染
- Everything possible should be done to free them from the economic taint.应尽可能把他们从经济的腐蚀中解脱出来。
- Moral taint has spread among young people.道德的败坏在年轻人之间蔓延。
adj.可行的，切实可行的，能活下去的
- The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
- The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。
adv.最初，开始
- The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
- Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）
- I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
- a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制
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