美国防部长要求军队自检

时间：2009-11-20 02:31:26

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A review of US Army and Pentagon policies has been ordered by the defence secretary in the wake of a shooting at a military base.

胡特军事基地枪击案发生之后，国防部长下令对美国陆军和五角大楼政策进行自察。

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Thirteen people were shot dead on the Fort Hood base.

The review will include Pentagon medical and personnel programmes, and US military base security.

Defence Secretary Robert Gates appointed a former Army secretary and an ex-Navy chief to report in 45 days.

The review is in addition to others into the Fort Hood shooting in which 13 people were killed.

Army psychiatrist2（精神病医师） Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, was shot by police during the incident on 5 November, and remains3 in hospital. He has been charged with 13 counts of murder.

"The shootings at Fort Hood raise a number of troubling questions that demand complete but prompt（迅速的，敏捷的） answers," Mr Gates said at the Pentagon.

He said the review would look at ways to ensure the safety of military members and their families.

'Internal weaknesses'

It would also look at any gaps in identifying personnel who could pose threats to others.

"We do not enter this process with any preconceived（预想的，预期的） notions," he said, according to AFP news agency.

"However, it is prudent4（谨慎的） to determine immediately whether there are internal weaknesses or procedural shortcomings in the department that could make us vulnerable（易受伤害的） in the future."

Former US Army secretary Togo West and former chief of naval5 operations, Admiral Vernon Clark will oversee6（了望，督察） the review.

US President Barack Obama has already ordered a review of the way intelligence agencies handled information about the major.

US intelligence authorities revealed they knew Maj Hasan had been in contact with a cleric（牧师，教士） sympathetic（同情的，共鸣的） to al-Qaeda.

An FBI-led task force monitoring the e-mail of Yemen-based US cleric Anwar al-Awlaki said he had communicated with Maj Hasan - a US-born Muslim and army psychiatrist - on 10 to 20 occasions.

However, it was decided7 that further investigation8 was not needed, as the content of the messages did not advocate（主张，提倡） or threaten violence.


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1 hood ddwzJ     
n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖
参考例句：
  • She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
  • The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。
2 psychiatrist F0qzf     
n.精神病专家；精神病医师
参考例句：
  • He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
  • The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。
3 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
4 prudent M0Yzg     
adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的
参考例句：
  • A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
  • You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。
5 naval h1lyU     
adj.海军的，军舰的，船的
参考例句：
  • 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。
6 oversee zKMxr     
vt.监督，管理
参考例句：
  • Soldiers oversee the food handouts.士兵们看管着救济食品。
  • Use a surveyor or architect to oversee and inspect the different stages of the work.请一位房产检视员或建筑师来监督并检查不同阶段的工作。
7 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
8 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

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