Tony Blair’s Speech On September 12,2001.docVIP

Tony Blair’s Speech On September 12,2001 First of all, I would like to give you an update on this morning’s meeting of the civil contingencies committee. 首先，我向大家传达一下今早召开的紧急事务委员会上的最新内容。 We have agreed to keep in place the additional security measures that I announced yesterday, at least for the rest of the day. This is a purely precautionary measure but wise in the circumstances, and I hope those who are suffering the disruption understand why we believe this to be necessary. 我们已经同意继续保持我昨天会议上提出的附加保安措施，至少在今天之内要继续保持。这仅仅是一个预防措施，但在这种情况下是很明智的做法，我希望那些经历这场灾难的人能理解为什么这是很必要的。 Most of the city and business throughout the country is functioning as normal. 全国大多数的城市和商业都运行正常。 We also discussed what practical help and expertise we can offer America in dealing with the immediate aftermath of this tragedy. 我们也讨论了一下我们能为美国灾后问题处理上提供哪些实用而专业的帮助。 I will chair a further meeting of this committee later today and in addition, there will be a special meeting of the cabinet tomorrow. 过一会儿我还要主持进一步召开的会议，此外，明天还将召开一个特殊的内阁会议。 Also, I should tell you that the government has requested that parliament be recalled and the speaker has agreed to this. 还有，我要告诉你们政府请求召回国会，发言人已经同意了。 I have consulted the leader of the Opposition and the leader of The Liberal Democrats, and other parties, and propose that parliament be recalled for this Friday, 14 september, when I will make a statement to the House, and the foreign secretary will then open a full debate on the issues that arise from yesterday’s atrocity. 我也请教过反对党领袖和自由民主党领袖，以及其它党派，计划本周五，即9月14日召回国会，届时我会向众议院声明此事，外交大臣将对昨天的暴行所提出的问题展开充分讨论。 I believe parliament should be recalled both because of the sheer magnitude of the event, and its implications, but also because this was an attack not just on a number of buildings, but on the very nation of democracy. It is therefore all the more important that democratic voices are heard and in our country, parlisment is the place for that to happen. I have also spoken to several world leaders, including the presidents of France