And we begin tonight with a mystery that has been unfolding for weeks: an Israeli air strike deep inside of Syria. It happened last month but has been cloaked in extraordinary secrecy. The Israelis wouldn’t say exactly what they attacked and the White House wasn’t talking either. ABC News can now report that the target was a suspected nuclear reactor partly constructed and based on a North Korean design.
That is a development with potentially enormous implications. And so we go to our chief White House correspondent Martha Raddatz, who’s been covering this story for weeks. "Martha, you have plenty of experience covering Washington. Have you ever seen a military strike cloaked in this level of secrecy?"
"Well, just as you said Dan, it has been an extraordinarily secret operation. Some people in the administration knew, but very, very few what the Israelis were up to. And they have known about it since last summer when Israel came to the administration, showing them some very strong evidence, satellite evidence of the existence of this facility."
"But why so secret?" “I…I think the secrecy is because of the uh…suspected connection to North Korea. And there were also many divisions within the administration. Vice President Cheney thought the intelligence was very strong. Secretary Robert Gates…Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Condoleezza Rice were worried about the Israelis going after the site, somewhat worried about the intelligence and the implications for the region.
And of course, you have to remember Iraq and how flawed that intelligence was. But this intelligence was apparently very, very strong, Dan.” "Well let’s drill down on this link to North Korea. If the Syrians are working with the North Koreans, what does that mean as the US tries to negotiate a deal with the North Koreans so they…they would stop their nuclear program?
“Uh…well, they’ve continued to negotiate with North Korea, despite knowing about this suspected facility for months. So they are going the diplomatic route. But right now, there are many in the administration who think they should force North Korea’s hand, that they should really confront them about this. And this was one thing that Secretary Gates and Condoleezza wanted to do before the Israelis’ attack: confront rather than attack, but the Israelis went ahead with this attack anyway, despite some protests from the US." Martha Raddatz, in Washington tonight. Martha, thank you.
unfold : ( 접은 물건 등을 ) 펴다 , ( 잎 꽃 봉오리 등이 ) 펴 [ 펼쳐 ] 지다 , ( 경치 . 이야기 등이 ) 펼쳐지다 , 전개되다 ex. The plot of the novel unfolds in a very natural way. 그 소설의 줄거리 는 아주 자연스럽게 전개된다 air strike : 공습 cloak : 망토, 가리는 것, 덮개, 망토 를 입다, (~을) 뒤덮다, (~을) 덮어 감추다, 가리다 ex. under the cloak of darkness 야음을 타고 secrecy : 비밀/a situation in which you keep something secret, or the process of keeping something secret * secret : 비밀의, 비밀 ( a piece of information that is known by only a small number of people ) ex. promise secrecy 비밀 엄수를 약속하다 ex. Discussions took place in total secrecy. * cloaked/shrouded/veiled in secrecy: The Iraqi contract was shrouded in secrecy for months. nuclear reactor : 원자로 based on ~ : ~ 에 근거하여 , ~ 에 기반하여 * base : ( 에 ) 의 기지 [ 본거지 ] 를 두다 , ~ 을 주둔시키다 development : 1. (새로운) 사실[사정], 사태, 상황의 진전, 발생한 일 (a new event that changes a situation) 2. (부동산)개발<불가산>, (특히 부동산업자에 의해 조성된) 주택단지나 빌딩단지<가산> ex. new political developments 새로운 정치 정세 ex. The land was sold for development. / ex. a new development on the edge of town enormous : 거대한 , 막대한 , 엄청난 ex. an enormous difference 엄청난 차이 implication : ( 뜻의 ) 포함 , 함축 , 내포 , 암시 , 언외 ( 言外 ) 의 의미 , 영향 , 결과 ([count usually plural] a possible effect or result) * imply 내포하다 , 함축하다 , 암시하다 , 넌지시 비추다 * have implications for: We believe that this will have serious implications for the environment. * implications of: We need to consider the financial implications of these changes. * implication that: I resent the implication that my work is not thorough. be up to ~ : 1. ~ 에게 달려있다 , 2. ~ 을 꾀하고 있다 , 3. ~ 을 감당 할 수 있다 ex. It's up to you. 그것은 당신에게 달렸습니다 . ex. He is up to something. 그는 어떤 일을 꾀하고 있다 /ex. What are they up to? 그들은 무슨 짓을 하려는 것인가 ? ex. You're not up to the job. 너는 그 일을 감당하지 못한다. ex. I don't think I'm up to doing a ten-mile walk. ex. She's supposed to leave the hospital tomorrow, but I don't think she's up to it. connection : ( 전화의 ) 연결 , ( 논리적 ) 관계 , ( 인간적· 사회적 ) 관계 , 연줄 , 연고 * have no connection whatever with the affair 그 사건과는 아무런 관계 도 없다 division : ( 의견 등의 ) 불일치 , 불화 , 분열 go after ~ : If you go after something, you try to get it, catch it, or hit it. / ~ 을 구하려 하다 , 얻으려 하다 , ~ 을 잡으려하다 , ~ 을 공격하려하 다 ex. We're not going after civilian targets. ex. He is always going after women. 여자 꽁무니만 따라 다닌다 . * go for~ : If you go for a particular thing or way of doing something, you choose it. ex. People tried to persuade him to go for a more gradual reform program. flaw : v. ( 보석 도자기 등의 ) 흠 , 금 , 결점 , 약점 , 결함 , 금이 가 게 하다 , 흠가게 하다 ex. The flaw in the jewel is apparent to the naked eye. 이 보석의 흠은 육안으로도 분명히 보인다 . ex. Experts say the flawed gene triggers cancer. * flawless 흠없는 , 결함없는 , 완벽한 (perfect) ex. a flawless performance apparently : ( 실제는 어떻든 ) 보기에 , 외관상으로는 (seemingly), 분명히 , 명백히 (clearly) ex. He is apparently a gentleman. 그는 보기에 분명 신사인 것 같 다 . ex. He has apparently forgotten it. 그는 분명 그것을 잊은 것 같다 drill : 송곳 , 엄격한 훈련 [ 연습 ], 반복 연습 , 구멍을 뚫다 , 반복 연습시켜 가르치다 , 반복 연습을 하다 , 맹연습을 하다 * drill someone in/on something: Trainers will be drilling new members of the cabin crew on safety procedures.(항공기의) 객실 승무원 * drill down on this link to North Korea = 북한과의 연관성 문제를 파고 들어가다 = get to the bottom of this link to North Korea link : 고리 , 결합시키는 사람 [ 것 ], 연결 , 유대 , 관련 (between), 연결하 다 ex. link the human heart with nature 인간의 마음과 자연을 이어주다 / ex. Police suspect that the two murder cases are linked. * be linked to/with something: Rock music has often been linked with the drug culture. * a link between A and B : A 와 B 사이의 관련 ( 성 ) ex. Research has established a link between smoking and lung cancer. 흡연과 폐암 사이의 관련성은 연구로 입증되었다 . go the route : (투수가) 완투하다,(일·경기 따위 를) 마지막까지 해내다 force someone's hand : 남에게 억지로 시키다[말하게 하다] confront : < 사람·사물 , 곤란 등이 > 마주보다 , 직면하다 , < 남 과 > 대면 [ 대결 ] 하다 , ~ 에 맞서다 , < 남에게 > ( 증거 등을 ) 들이 대다 ex. Many difficulties confronted him.[ ＝ He was confronted with [by] many difficulties.] 그는 많은 어려움에 직면해 있었다 . ex. confront a prisoner with the evidence 범인에게 증거를 들이대 다 . ex. He was confronted by his creditors at the gate. 그는 대문에서 채권 자들과 마주쳤다 . go ahead with ~ :( 일 등을 ) 진행 [ 추진 ] 하다 , 행하다
