教皇在美国国会的演讲2012-2013上学期演讲辩论特色班第一周“911”后美国总统布什在美国国会上的演讲2001年9月20日mr.speaker,mr.presidentprotempore,membersofcongress,andfellowamericans:inthenormalcourseofevents,presidentscometothischambertoreportonthestateoftheunion.tonight,nosuchreportisneeded.ithasalreadybeendeliveredbytheamericanpeople.wehaveseenitinthecourageofpassengers,whorushedterroriststosaveothersontheground--passengerslikeanexceptionalmannamedtoddbeamer.pleasehelpmetowelcomehiswife,lisabeamer,heretonight.wehaveseenthestateofourunionintheenduranceofrescuers,workingpastexhaustion.wehaveseentheunfurlingofflags,thelightingofcandles,thegivingofblood,thesayingofprayers--inenglish,hebrew,andarabic.wehaveseenthedecencyofalovingandgivingpeople,whohavemadethegriefofstrangerstheirown.myfellowcitizens,forthelastninedays,theentireworldhasseenforitselfthestateofourunion--anditisstrong.tonightweareacountryawakenedtodangerandcalledtodefendfreedom.ourgriefhasturnedtoanger,andangertoresolution.whetherwebringourenemiestojustice,orbringjusticetoourenemies,justicewillbedone.onseptembertheeleventh,enemiesoffreedomcommittedanactofwaragainstourcountry.americanshaveknownwars--butforthepast136years,theyhavebeenwarsonforeignsoil,exceptforonesundayin1941.americanshaveknownthecasualties第1页共9页ofwar--butnotatthecenterofagreatcityonapeacefulmorning.americanshaveknownsurpriseattacks--butneverbeforeonthousandsofcivilians.allofthiswasbroughtuponusinasingleday--andnightfellonadifferentworld,aworldwherefreedomitselfisunderattack.americanshavemanyquestionstonight.americansareasking:whoattackedourcountry。theevidencewehavegatheredallpointstoacollectionoflooselyaffiliatedterroristorganizationsknownasal-qaida.theyarethesamemurderersindictedforbombingamericanembassiesintanzaniaandkenya,andresponsibleforthebombingoftheu.s.s.cole.al-qaidaistoterrorwhatthemafiaistocrime.butitsgoalisnotmakingmoney;its1/62012-2013上学期演讲辩论特色班第一周goalisremakingtheworld--andimposingitsradicalbeliefsonpeopleeverywhere.theterroristspracticeafringeformofislamicextremismthathasbeenrejectedbymuslimscholarsandthevastmajorityofmuslimclerics--afringemovementthatpervertsthepeacefulteachingsofislam.theterrorists'directivecommandsthemtokillchristiansandjews,tokillallamericans,andmakenodistinctionsamongmilitaryandcivilians,includingwomenandchildren.thisgroupanditsleader--apersonnamedosamabinladin--arelinkedtomanyotherorganizationsindifferentcountries,includingtheegyptianislamicjihadandtheislamicmovementof第2页共9页uzbekistan.therearethousandsoftheseterroristsinmorethansixtycountries.theyarerecruitedfromtheirownnationsandneighborhoods,andbroughttocampsinplaceslikeafghanistanwheretheyaretrainedinthetacticsofterror.theyaresentbacktotheirhomesorsenttohideincountriesaroundtheworldtoplotevilanddestruction.theleadershipofal-qaidahasgreatinfluenceinafghanistan,andsupportsthetalibanregimeincontrollingmostofthatcountry.inafghanistan,weseeal-qaida'svisionfortheworld.afghanistan'speoplehavebeenbrutalized--manyarestarvingandmanyhavefled.womenarenotallowedtoattendschool.youcanbejailedforowningatelevision.religioncanbepracticedonlyastheirleadersdictate.amancanbejailedinafghanistanifhisbeardisnotlongenough.theunitedstatesrespectsthepeopleofafghanistan--afterall,wearecurrentlyitslargestsourceofhumanitarianaid--b...