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Pentagon Officials Work to Stop Leaks

时间：2012-07-21 05:33:02

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 U.S. Defense1 Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered top military officials to monitor major U.S. news media for leaks of classified information, in an effort to stop the unauthorized release of government secrets to the public.

The Pentagon made the announcement following a closed-door hearing Thursday in which top military officers, including Panetta, testified before the powerful House Armed Services Committee.
Officials say the Pentagon has put into place a series of steps designed to limit leaks. The steps include better training on handling classified information, instructions on what constitutes a leak and what to do if one may have taken place. They are designed to complement2 the department's existing policies, which require Pentagon employees to report potential classified disclosures up the chain of command
In a news conference following Thursday's hearing, Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck3 McKeon told reporters that he did not believe the Pentagon was responsible for recent national security leaks. Those leaks include U.S. President Barack Obama's alleged4 push for cyber attacks on computer systems that run Iran's nuclear facilities, and procedures for targeting and killing5 militants6 overseas.
Some Republican members of Congress have suggested the leaks were made by the Obama administration to improve Obama's prospects7 of reelection by portraying8 him as tough on terrorism.
McKeon, a Republican, did not address those allegations directly. He said more than four million people have classified security clearance9, and added that keeping sensitive data secret is nearly impossible in the digital age.

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1 defense AxbxB     
n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩
参考例句：
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
2 complement ZbTyZ     
n.补足物，船上的定员；补语；vt.补充，补足
参考例句：
  • The two suggestions complement each other.这两条建议相互补充。
  • They oppose each other also complement each other.它们相辅相成。
3 buck ESky8     
n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃
参考例句：
  • The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
  • The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。
4 alleged gzaz3i     
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
5 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
6 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子，好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
7 prospects fkVzpY     
n.希望，前途(恒为复数)
参考例句：
  • There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
  • They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。
8 portraying e079474ea9239695e7dc3dd2bd0e7067     
v.画像( portray的现在分词 )；描述；描绘；描画
参考例句：
  • The artist has succeeded in portraying my father to the life. 那位画家把我的父亲画得惟妙惟肖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Ding Ling was good at portraying figures through careful and refined description of human psychology. 《莎菲女士的日记》是丁玲的成名作，曾引起强烈的社会反响。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
9 clearance swFzGa     
n.净空；许可(证)；清算；清除，清理
参考例句：
  • There was a clearance of only ten centimetres between the two walls.两堵墙之间只有十厘米的空隙。
  • The ship sailed as soon as it got clearance. 那艘船一办好离港手续立刻启航了。

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