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1.Noweaponsofmassdestruction---Britain’skeyjustificationforwarhavebeenfound.ThePentagonacknowledgedlastweekthatareviewofmorethan600,000capturedIraqidocumentsshowed“noevidencethatSaddamHussein’sregimehadanyoperationallinkswithOsamabinLaden’sal-Qaidaterroristnetwork”.(基地恐怖组织）英国出兵伊拉克的主要理由---大规模杀伤性武器，并未被找到。五角大楼上周承认检查所缴获的60万份文件后未发现证据表明萨达姆政权和本拉登的基地恐怖组织有任何联系。ThePentagon:thehugefive-sidedbuildinginArlington,Va.Asasymbolofmilitary,itisoftenmetonymicallytorefertotheDefenseDepartmentofUSA.(美国国防部）ratherthanthebuildingitself.2.TheUSinsiststhatTehranretainsnuclearambitions,despiteitsownintelligenceestimatesthatworkonaweaponhasstopped,butitsoccupationofIraqhasgivenIranahostageitcouldneverhaveimaginedhaving.ehran(德黑兰)：referringtothegovernmentofIran(指代伊朗政府)美国政府坚持认为，德黑兰有发展核武力的野心，诚然美国从自己掌握的情报评估报告认为，伊朗的核武器研制工作已经停止，然而，美国对伊拉克的占领却给了伊朗一个做梦都没有想到的可乘之机。3.TheKremlinwantstosecureRussia’slong-termdominanceoverglobalenergymarkets.Toensurethis,RussianeedstofindnewsourcesoffuelandtheArcticseemsliketheonlyplacelefttogo.ButWashingtonseemstohaveadifferentviewandisseekingtoblocktheanticipatedRussianbid.Kremlin:克里姆林宫（俄罗斯政府）Washington:华盛顿（美国政府）克里姆林宫想确保俄罗斯对全球能源市场的长期控制地位，对此，俄罗斯需要找到新的燃料来源，而北极似乎是唯一的可去之地。但华盛顿似乎持不同看法，试图阻止俄对开采北极申请。4.ItisobviousthatMoscowwouldtrytoresistthisU.S.intrusionandwouldviewanyU.S.effortstoblockRussia’sclaimtoitsArcticsectorasunfriendlyandovertlyprovocative.Furthermore,suchapolicywouldactuallyhelptheKremlinjustifyitshard-lineposition.(FromGlobalResearch,July17,2007)显然莫斯科试图抵制美国染指北极，把美国阻止其声称对北极地区拥有主权看作是不友好的，明显的挑衅行为。而美国的举措实际上也为克里姆林宫采取强硬立场提供了理由。（俄罗斯）///////USMarines，launchingadaylighthelicopteroperationfromshipsoffshore，rescued59AmericansonSundayfromtheLiberiancapitalofMonroviatoprotectthemfromwhattheWhiteHousesaidwasimminentdangerinthatwartornnation．———InternationalHeraldTribune2......LONDON—GuardianeditorAlanRusbridgeronTuesdayvigorouslydefendedhisdecisiontopublishaseriesofarticlesbasedonthesecretfilesleakedbyformerNationalSecurityAgencycontractorEdwardSnowden,tellingaparliamentarycommitteethattherighttocontinuepursuingthestorygoestotheheartofpressfreedomsanddemocracyinBritain.(5Ws&1H?)Who:GuardianeditorAlanRubridgerWhat:defendedhisdecisiontopublishaseriesofarticlesWhen:onTuesdayWhy:becausethosearticlesarebasedonthesecretfilesleakedbyformerNSAcontractorEdwardSnowdenWhere:How:bytellingaparliamentarycommitteethattherighttopursuethestorygoestotheheartofpressfreedomsanddemocracy3......3.TheIsraeliDefenseMinisterMosheYa'alonhasexpressedregretforthedeathofaPalestiniangovernmentministerZiadAbuEinfollowingaconfrontationwithIsraeliforces.MrYa'alonsaidtheincidentintheWestBankhasbeeninvestigated.PicturesshowanIsraeliborderpolicemanholdingtheministerbythethroat.MrAbuEinspoketoreportersthemomentbeforehecollapsed.2014-12-12(fromBBC)Sydneycafesiegeends;3dead,includinggunmanSource:AP|December16,2014,Thedeadlysiegebeganinthemostincongruousofways,onasunnyMondaymorninginsideacheerfulcafeintheheartofAustralia'slargestcity.AnIranian-borngunmanburstin,took17peoplehostage,andforcedsometoholdaflagwithanIslamicdeclarationoffaithabovetheshopwindow'sfestiveinscriptionofMerryChristmas.(thelead)Thebloodysiegeofanelitearmyhighschoolleftatleast141studentsandteachersdead(fromWashingtonpostDecember16at7:11PMISLAMABAD,Pakistan—ThebloodysiegeofanelitearmyhighschoolTuesdaybyTalibangunmen,whichkilledatleast141studentsandteachers,wasanapparentretaliation（报复）foramajorrecentarmyoperationafteryearsofambivalent（矛盾的）policiestowardthehomegrownIslamistmilitants.(5Ws&1H?)WASHINGTON—OsamabinLaden,themastermindofthemostdevastatingattackonAmericansoilinmoderntimesandthemosthuntedmanintheworld,waskilledinafirefightwithUnitedStatesforcesinPakistan,PresidentObamaannouncedonSunday.(5Ws&1H?)Who---OsamaBinLadenWhat---waskilledWhere---inPakistanWhen---Why---HeisthemastermindofthemostdevastatingattackonAmericansoilinmoderntimesandthemosthuntedmanintheworldHow---inafirefightwithUnitedStatesforcessuicidebombersattackamosqueandahospitalinIraqicityBAGHDAD—violenceeruptednorthofBaghdadonFridayasasuicidebomberattackedatamosque,andthenseveralhourslateranothersuicidebomberattackedthehospitalwherethewoundedwerebeingtreaded.What:ViolenceeruptedWhen:onFridayWhere:northofBaghdadHow:Suicidebombersattackedamosqueandahospital本星期五在巴格达的北部突发了暴力事件，一名自杀性炸弹袭击了一座清真寺。数小时之后，另名自杀性炸弹袭击了伤者正在被救治的医院