VOA慢速英语 2007 0120
时间：2019-01-11 作者：英语课 分类：VOA慢速英语2007年（一）月
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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.
This week -- new developments in two stories we reported on last year.
In August, a federal judge tried to stop what the Bush administration calls the Terrorist Surveillance Program. A presidential order let the National Security Agency read e-mails and listen to calls to or from al-Qaida suspects in the United States without a court order.
The judge in Detroit said the program violated rights of free speech and privacy. She ruled it unconstitutional and in violation 1 of a federal intelligence law.
In October, an appeals court said the government could continue the program while it appealed the ruling.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee
But this week the administration said it has ended the use of surveillance without court approval. It says the program now operates under rules prepared by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Democrats 2, newly in control of Congress, praised the move but said it should have happened sooner. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont said there are still questions about exactly how the program will work.
The Senate Judiciary Committee questioned Attorney General Alberto Gonzales this week. He says officials do not want to release too many details, for security reasons.
President Bush secretly approved the surveillance program after the September eleventh, two thousand one, attacks on the United States. After the attacks, Congress gave him the power to use all necessary force against those responsible.
The New York Times reported the existence of the program at the end of two thousand five.
Last June, we reported on the situation in Somalia. The Islamic Courts movement had just captured Mogadishu, the capital. Last month, Ethiopian troops entered Somalia. They helped its temporary government to force Islamist fighters from Mogadishu and other parts of the country.
But this week there was a political move that American and European officials say could hurt efforts to unite Somalis. The Somali parliament voted its pro-Islamist speaker, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, out of his job.
Last year, Mister Aden tried to negotiate peace with the Islamic movement. President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi rejected his efforts. At that time, the movement controlled Mogadishu.
Ethiopian troops are expected to leave the country soon. There are worries of renewed anarchy 3 and civil war.
Eight thousand troops are needed for a proposed African peacekeeping force. Uganda was the first to offer any. On Friday, an official of Uganda's ruling party told VOA that the party supports deploying 4 one thousand five hundred soldiers.
Somalia has lacked an effective central government since the overthrow 5 of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in nineteen ninety-one.
Last week, the United States launched an air strike in an area of southern Somalia believed to be a hiding place for members of al-Qaida.
IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English was written by Brianna Blake. I'm Steve Ember.
This week -- new developments in two stories we reported on last year.
In August, a federal judge tried to stop what the Bush administration calls the Terrorist Surveillance Program. A presidential order let the National Security Agency read e-mails and listen to calls to or from al-Qaida suspects in the United States without a court order.
The judge in Detroit said the program violated rights of free speech and privacy. She ruled it unconstitutional and in violation 1 of a federal intelligence law.
In October, an appeals court said the government could continue the program while it appealed the ruling.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee
But this week the administration said it has ended the use of surveillance without court approval. It says the program now operates under rules prepared by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Democrats 2, newly in control of Congress, praised the move but said it should have happened sooner. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont said there are still questions about exactly how the program will work.
The Senate Judiciary Committee questioned Attorney General Alberto Gonzales this week. He says officials do not want to release too many details, for security reasons.
President Bush secretly approved the surveillance program after the September eleventh, two thousand one, attacks on the United States. After the attacks, Congress gave him the power to use all necessary force against those responsible.
The New York Times reported the existence of the program at the end of two thousand five.
Last June, we reported on the situation in Somalia. The Islamic Courts movement had just captured Mogadishu, the capital. Last month, Ethiopian troops entered Somalia. They helped its temporary government to force Islamist fighters from Mogadishu and other parts of the country.
But this week there was a political move that American and European officials say could hurt efforts to unite Somalis. The Somali parliament voted its pro-Islamist speaker, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, out of his job.
Last year, Mister Aden tried to negotiate peace with the Islamic movement. President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi rejected his efforts. At that time, the movement controlled Mogadishu.
Ethiopian troops are expected to leave the country soon. There are worries of renewed anarchy 3 and civil war.
Eight thousand troops are needed for a proposed African peacekeeping force. Uganda was the first to offer any. On Friday, an official of Uganda's ruling party told VOA that the party supports deploying 4 one thousand five hundred soldiers.
Somalia has lacked an effective central government since the overthrow 5 of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in nineteen ninety-one.
Last week, the United States launched an air strike in an area of southern Somalia believed to be a hiding place for members of al-Qaida.
IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English was written by Brianna Blake. I'm Steve Ember.
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.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.无政府状态；社会秩序混乱，无秩序
- There would be anarchy if we had no police.要是没有警察，社会就会无法无天。
- The country was thrown into a state of anarchy.这国家那时一下子陷入无政府状态。
（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的现在分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用
- Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications. 为开发和部署基于组件的分布式应用程序提供支持。
- Advertisement, publishing, repair, and install-on-demand are all available when deploying your application. 在部署应用程序时提供公布、发布、修复和即需即装功能。