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奥巴马电视讲话
美国总统奥巴马于昨日在白宫发表了面向全国的电视讲话,宣布基地组织1号人物奥萨马•本•拉登在上周被美军击毙。
他还透露,此次行动中美军无人受伤,而且他们成功获取了本•拉登的尸体。
奥巴马在讲话中谴责了十年前基地组织对美国发起“9•11”恐怖袭击事件,并称拉登之死是美国反恐事业的“重大成就”。
TheWhiteHouse
OfficeofthePressSecretary
ForImmediateReleaseMay02,2011
THEPRESIDENT:
Goodevening.Tonight,IcanreporttotheAmericanpeopleandtotheworldthattheUnitedStateshasconductedanoperationthatkilledOsamabinLaden,theleaderofalQaeda,andaterroristwho’sresponsibleforthemurderofthousandsofinnocentmen,women,andchildren.
Itwasnearly10yearsagothatabrightSeptemberdaywasdarkenedbytheworstattackontheAmericanpeopleinourhistory.Theimagesof9/11aresearedintoournationalmemory--hijackedplanescuttingthroughacloudlessSeptembersky;theTwinTowerscollapsingtotheground;blacksmokebillowingupfromthePentagon;thewreckageofFlight93inShanksville,Pennsylvania,wheretheactionsofheroiccitizenssavedevenmoreheartbreakanddestruction.
Andyetweknowthattheworstimagesarethosethatwereunseentotheworld.Theemptyseatatthedinnertable.Childrenwhowereforcedtogrowupwithouttheirmotherortheirfather.Parentswhowouldneverknowthefeelingoftheirchild’sembrace.Nearly3,000citizenstakenfromus,leavingagapingholeinourhearts.
OnSeptember11,2001,inourtimeofgrief,theAmericanpeoplecametogether.Weofferedourneighborsahand,andweofferedthewoundedourblood.Wereaffirmedourtiestoeachother,andourloveofcommunityandcountry.Onthatday,nomatterwherewecamefrom,whatGodweprayedto,orwhatraceorethnicitywewere,wewereunitedasoneAmericanfamily.
Wewerealsounitedinourresolvetoprotectournationandtobringthosewhocommittedthisviciousattacktojustice.Wequicklylearnedthatthe9/11attackswerecarriedoutbyalQaeda--anorganizationheadedbyOsamabinLaden,whichhadopenlydeclaredwarontheUnitedStatesandwascommittedtokillinginnocentsinourcountryandaroundtheglobe.AndsowewenttowaragainstalQaedatoprotectourcitizens,ourfriends,andourallies.
Overthelast10years,thankstothetirelessandheroicworkofourmilitaryandourcounterterrorismprofessionals,we’vemadegreatstridesinthateffort.We’vedisruptedterroristattacksandstrengthenedourhomelanddefense.InAfghanistan,weremovedtheTaliban塔利班government,whichhadgivenbinLadenandalQaedasafehaven港口andsupport.Andaroundtheglobe,weworkedwithourfriendsandalliestocaptureorkillscoresofalQaedaterrorists,includingseveralwhowereapartofthe9/11plot.
YetOsamabinLadenavoidedcaptureandescapedacrosstheAfghanborderintoPakistan.Meanwhile,alQaedacontinuedtooperatefromalongthatborderandoperatethroughitsaffiliates附属企业;分支机构;acrosstheworld.
Andsoshortlyaftertakingoffice,IdirectedLeonPanetta,thedirectoroftheCIA,tomakethekillingorcaptureofbinLadenthetoppriorityofourwaragainstalQaeda,evenaswecontinuedourbroadereffortstodisrupt,dismantle废除,anddefeathisnetwork.
Then,lastAugust,afteryearsofpainstakingworkbyourintelligencecommunity,IwasbriefedonapossibleleadtobinLaden.Itwasfarfromcertain,andittookmanymonthstorunthisthreadtoground.ImetrepeatedlywithmynationalsecurityteamaswedevelopedmoreinformationaboutthepossibilitythatwehadlocatedbinLadenhidingwithinacompounddeepinsideofPakistan.Andfinally,lastweek,Ideterminedthatwehadenoughintelligencetotakeaction,andauthorizedanoperationtogetOsamabinLadenandbringhimtojustice.
Today,atmydirection,theUnitedStateslaunchedatargetedoperationagainstthatcompoundinAbbottabad,Pakistan.AsmallteamofAmericanscarriedouttheoperationwithextraordinarycourageandcapability.NoAmericanswereharmed.Theytookcaretoavoidciviliancasualties.Afterafirefight,theykilledOsamabinLadenandtookcustodyofhisbody.
Forovertwodecades,binLadenhasbeenalQaeda’sleaderandsymbol,andhascontinuedtoplotattacksagainstourcountryandourfriendsandallies.ThedeathofbinLadenmarksthemostsignificantachievementtodateinournation’sefforttodefeatalQaeda.
Yethisdeathdoesnotmarktheendofoureffort.There’snodoubtthatalQaedawillcontinuetopursueattacksagainstus.Wemust–-andwewill--remainvigilantathomeandabroad.
Aswedo,wemustalsoreaffirmthattheUnitedStatesisnot–-andneverwillbe-–atwarwithIslam.I’vemadeclear,justasPresidentBushdidshortlyafter9/11,thatourwarisnotagainstIslam.BinLadenwasnotaMuslimleader;hewasamassmurdererofMuslims.Indeed,alQaedahasslaughteredscoresofMuslimsinmanycountries,includingourown.Sohisdemise死亡shouldbewelcomedbyallwhobelieveinpeaceandhumandignity.
Overtheyears,I’verepeatedlymadeclearthatwewouldtakeactionwithinPakistanifweknewwherebinLadenwas.Thatiswhatwe’vedone.Butit’simportanttonotethatourcounterterrorismcooperationwithPakistanhelpedleadustobinLadenandthecompoundwherehewashiding.Indeed,binLadenhaddeclaredwaragainstPakistanaswell,andorderedattacksagainstthePakistanipeople.
Tonight,IcalledPresidentZardari,andmyteamhasalsospokenwiththeirPakistanicounterparts.Theyagreethatthisisagoodandhistoricdayforbothofournations.Andgoingforward,itisessentialthatPakistancontinuetojoinusinthefightagainstalQaedaanditsaffiliates.
TheAmericanpeopledidnotchoosethisfight.Itcametoourshores,andstartedwiththesenselessslaughterofourcitizens.Afternearly10yearsofservice,struggle,andsacrifice,weknowwellthecostsofwar.Theseeffortsweighonme重压于everytimeI,asCommander-in-Chief,havetosignalettertoafamilythathaslostalovedone,orlookintotheeyesofaservicememberwho’sbeengravelywounded.
SoAmericansunderstandthecostsofwar.Yetasacountry,wewillnevertolerateoursecuritybeingthreatened,norstandidlybywhenourpeoplehavebeenkilled.Wewillberelentlessindefenseofourcitizensandourfriendsandallies.Wewillbetruetothevaluesthatmakeuswhoweare.Andonnightslikethisone,wecansaytothosefamilieswhohavelostlovedonestoalQaeda’sterror:
Justicehasbeendone.
Tonight,wegivethankstothecountlessintelligenceandcounterterrorismprofessionalswho’veworkedtirelesslytoachievethisoutcome.TheAmericanpeopledonotseetheirwork,norknowtheirnames.Buttonight,theyfeelthesatisfactionoftheirworkandtheresultoftheirpursuitofjustice.
Wegivethanksforthemenwhocarriedoutthisoperation,fortheyexemplifytheprofessionalism,patriotism,andunparalleledcourageofthosewhoserveourcountry.AndtheyarepartofagenerationthathasbornetheheaviestshareoftheburdensincethatSeptemberday.
Finally,letmesaytothefamilieswholostlovedoneson9/11thatwehaveneverforgottenyourloss,norwavered动摇inourcommitmenttoseethatwedowhateverittakestopreventanotherattackonourshores.
Andtonight,letusthinkbacktothesenseofunitythatprevailedon9/11.Iknowthatithas,attimes,frayed.Yettoday’sachievementisatestamenttothegreatnessofourcountryandthedeterminationoftheAmericanpeople.
Thecauseofsecuringourcountryisnotcomplete.Buttonight,weareonceagainremindedthatAmericacandowhateverwesetourmindto.Thatisthestoryofourhistory,whetherit’sthepursuitofprosperityforourpeople,orthestruggleforequalityforallourcitizens;ourcommitmenttostandupforourvaluesabroad,andoursacrificestomaketheworldasaferplace.
Letusrememberthatwecandothesethingsnotjustbecauseofwealthorpower,butbecauseofwhoweare:
onenation,underGod,indivisible,withlibertyandjusticeforall.
Thankyou.MayGodblessyou.AndmayGodblesstheUnitedStatesofAmerica.
CentralIntelligenceAgency(中央情报局,美国