| 歌曲 | Intelligence Gathering, Leaks Dominate US News |
| 歌手 | 英语听力 |
| 专辑 | VOA慢速英语：时事报道 |
| [00:00.10] | From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. |
| [00:08.83] | This week, a U.S. military judge |
| [00:12.68] | ruled in the case of Army Private Bradley Manning. |
| [00:17.01] | The soldier was found guilty of espionage |
| [00:22.04] | for providing secrets |
| [00:23.33] | to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. |
| [00:27.21] | The court also found him guilty of |
| [00:30.80] | several other charges. |
| [00:32.93] | The punishment for these crimes |
| [00:35.28] | could add up to more than 100 years in prison. |
| [00:39.59] | The Oklahoma native was found |
| [00:42.64] | not guilty of aiding the enemy. |
| [00:45.62] | That charge could have resulted in a life prison sentence. |
| [00:50.70] | Manning had admitted to what is called |
| [00:54.39] | the largest leak of secret U.S. documents in history. |
| [00:59.66] | The documents included secret diplomatic messages |
| [01:04.72] | and military reports |
| [01:06.85] | about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| [01:10.89] | The case was tried at Fort Meade, Maryland, |
| [01:15.42] | close to the grounds of the National Security Agency. |
| [01:19.73] | That is where intelligence contractor |
| [01:23.54] | Edward Snowden once worked. |
| [01:26.17] | He recently leaked secret documents |
| [01:29.87] | on government efforts to collect information |
| [01:33.47] | about American citizens. |
| [01:35.71] | On Wednesday, members of Congress |
| [01:39.54] | met with intelligence and law enforcement officials. |
| [01:44.43] | The officials said |
| [01:46.24] | the U.S. government's information gathering |
| [01:49.84] | does not violate the privacy of citizens. |
| [01:53.80] | And they said these activities |
| [01:57.04] | help to identify and defeat terrorist threats. |
| [02:01.74] | The officials spoke after the Obama administration |
| [02:06.65] | released documents |
| [02:08.64] | that described the government's telephone data collection programs. |
| [02:14.18] | Patrick Leahy is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. |
| [02:19.33] | "The patience of the American people is beginning to wear thin. |
| [02:23.33] | But what has to be of more concern |
| [02:25.85] | in a democracy is, the trust of the American people is wearing thin." |
| [02:30.46] | On Wednesday, the administration released |
| [02:33.15] | what once were secret documents |
| [02:35.80] | about the government's collection of telephone records. |
| [02:39.64] | Deputy Attorney General James Cole |
| [02:43.39] | spoke to the Senate committee. |
| [02:45.74] | "These are telephone records maintained by the phone companies. |
| [02:49.59] | They include the number the call was dialed from, |
| [02:53.07] | the number the call was dialed to, |
| [02:55.11] | the date and time of the call and the length of the call. |
| [02:58.51] | The records do not include the names |
| [03:01.53] | or other personal identifying information. |
| [03:03.91] | They do not include cell site or other location information, |
| [03:08.26] | and they do not include the content of any phone calls." |
| [03:12.36] | The government must have special court approval |
| [03:16.31] | to get names or addresses linked to phone numbers. |
| [03:20.65] | It also needs a court order to listen to phone calls. |
| [03:25.58] | Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse |
| [03:29.10] | questioned the lack of voluntary public disclosure by the government. |
| [03:34.91] | "We have a lot of good information |
| [03:36.89] | out there that helps the American public understand these programs. |
| [03:39.87] | But it all came out late. |
| [03:43.71]It all came out in response to a leaker [Edward Snowden] | . |
| [03:46.40] | There was no organized plan for |
| [03:49.33] | how we rationally declassify this, |
| [03:52.45] | so that the American people can participate in the debate." |
| [03:55.23] | The American Civil Liberties Union, |
| [03:57.81] | an organization that supports individual rights, |
| [04:01.34] | has criticized the government |
| [04:03.85] | for collecting so much information. |
| [04:06.93] | The group says this will change the way people act |
| [04:12.15] | and prevent them from enjoying their freedoms |
| [04:15.94] | under the U.S. Constitution. |
| [04:18.42] | The top lawyer |
| [04:20.46] | for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, |
| [04:24.13] | Robert Litt, told lawmakers he disagrees. |
| [04:28.07] | "Collection of this kind of telephone metadata |
| [04:30.92] | from the telephone companies is not a violation |
| [04:33.19] | of anyone's constitutional rights." |
| [04:34.72] | Mr. Litt told the Senate committee that |
| [04:37.59] | public disclosure of the programs |
| [04:40.02] | has damaged the government's ability to protect the nation. |
| [04:44.97] | And that's In the News from VOA Learning English. I'm Steve Ember. |
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