美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-12-31

The way for American's trapped by violence in a fresh country now teetering on the edge of all civil war. They are stuck in South Sudan, targeted along with the rest of the civilian population, some 40000 men women and children now taking refugee in

VOA慢速英语2010年-IN THE NEWS - WikiLeaks, the Pentagon

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, the website WikiLeaks published more than seventy-five thousand American military documents on the war in Afghanistan. These documents from the Army and Marine Corps included secret reports from

访谈录 2008-09-23&09-24 美军方 VS 黑客

Get ready to run. In the thriller Live Free or Die Hard, Bruce Willis takes on an Internet-based terrorist organization, trying to shut down the United States, starting with traffic signals. It's a scenario that the US military worries someday may b

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-10-28

This is AP News Minute. Bowing to pressure from Congress, Defense Secretary Ash Carter ordered the Pentagon Wednesday to stop seeking repayments of enlistment bonuses given to thousands of California National Guard members who served in Iraq and Afgh

VOA标准英语2012--For Pentagon, Soldier Suicides a Frustrating Problem

For Pentagon, Soldier Suicides a Frustrating Problem It was not the bombs in Iraq but coming home that resulted in the death of Josh Lipstein. The 23-year-old committed suicide last year, after returning from his second deployment in Iraq. His father

布什等领导出席9/11事件悼念仪式(2008-09-11)

President Bush Attends Dedication of 9/11 Pentagon Memorial THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Mr. Vice President; Secretary Gates; Madam Speaker; Justices of the Supreme Court; members of my Cabinet and administration; members of Congress; Admiral Mulle

VOA常速英语2008年-US Lawmakers to Question Pentagon Officials Abo

By Dan Robinson Washington 06 February 2008 In appearances before Congress on Wednesday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and a top military official are expected to underscore decreased violence in Iraq. But as VOA's Dan Robinson reports, they are lik

2007年VOA标准英语-Military Official Reports Second US Air Strike

By Al Pessin Pentagon 24 January 2007 A U.S. military official has confirmed to VOA that U.S. military forces made a second air strike on al-Qaida targets in Somalia this week. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. AC-130 (File photo) The offic

VOA标准英语2008年-US Wants Pakistan to Do More Than Deploy Troops

The Pentagon says just the presence of regular Pakistani army troops in the country's tribal areas, along the Afghanistan border, helps reduce the flow of militant fighters in the region, even though the United States would like the Pakistani troops

VOA标准英语2012--Pentagon's Electromagnetic Gun Awaits Use

Pentagon's Electromagnetic Gun Awaits Use Marines stage a scene that has become more frequent for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The mock protesters are harmlessly dispersed with a high-tech device. It is called the Active Denial System. Using an electr

VOA标准英语2012--Cash-Strapped Pentagon to Boost Latin American Partnerships

Cash-Strapped Pentagon to Boost Latin American Partnerships Defense Secretary Leon Panetta stopped first in Colombia, where U.S. trained commandos welcomed him with a hostage rescue demonstration and other maneuvers at a base two hours from Bogota. C

VOA标准英语2010年-Major US Military Command Closure Caus

On August 9, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the elimination of a major U.S. combat command as a cost-cutting measure. The Joint Forces Command employs about 6,000 people around (the US southern city of) Norfolk, Virginia. People who li

VOA标准英语2011--Memorial Service in New York Honors Vict

Memorial Service in New York Honors Victims of 9/11 Attacks Ten years ago, the United States homeland came under attack. Islamic terrorists flew hijacked passenger planes into the two World Trade Center towers in New York and another into the Pentago

VOA标准英语2009年-Pentagon Says Operations to Clear Taliban

A U.S. Defense Department spokesman says there will be more operations like the one launched in southern Afghanistan to secure a Taliban-controlled district in Helmand Province, and that coalition and Afghan forces will hold such areas after they dr

美国国家公共电台 NPR Pentagon Says It's Staying In Syria, Even Though ISIS Appears Defeated

DAVID GREENE, HOST: There may still be terrorist attacks carried out in its name, but the state of Islamic State is really no more. ISIS is down to a handful of enclaves, but there are still hundreds of U.S. forces fighting ISIS in Syria. And the Pen

美国国家公共电台 NPR Is The Pentagon Modifying Viruses To Save Crops — Or To Wage Biological Warfare?

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Pentagon is funding some new research on insects and plant viruses. It says the goal is to protect agricultural crops. Some critics say it looks more like an attempt to make biological weapons. Here's NPR's Dan Charles. DAN C

Training of Iraqi Security Force Seen as Key to January Elec

By Nick Simeone Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is holding firm to his plans for the country's first free elections to happen in January. But U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says he doubts

2007年VOA标准英语-Pentagon Chief Says Al-Qaida Expanding in N. Af

By Al Pessin Pentagon 13 July 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the al-Qaida terrorist network is expanding in North Africa, through a loose network of groups that share its ideology. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. Robert Gate

VOA常速英语2008年-US Reveals Capture of Another Senior al-Qaida O

By Al Pessin Pentagon 14 March 2008 The U.S. Defense Department announced Friday that it has taken custody of a senior al-Qaida official, who is now being held at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon

VOA常速英语2007年-Watchdog Group Challenges US Military Over Reli

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 10 December 2007 The U.S. Constitution guarantees religious freedom and prevents government support of religion. The provisions apply to those in the military, as well as civilians. Mike O'Sullivan reports, an organizat