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全部文本:MONICALLOYD,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:ThanksforjoiningusforthestartofanewweekhereatCNNStudentNews.I'mMonicaLloyd.Anassessmentfromthecommanderinchief:PresidentBushisgettingreadytogivecongressareportonthesituationinIraq.AtapefromOsamabinLaden:TheleaderofalQaedareleasesanewvideobeforetheanniversaryofthe9/11terroristattacks.Andadilemmaforarchaeologists:Constructionnearasitethat'ssacredtoseveralworldreligionsiscausingtensioninIsrael.FirstUp:ReportonIraqLLOYD:Firstuptoday,PresidentBushisgettingreadytogiveareporttocongressonthesituationinIraq.Oneoftheissuesthat'slikelytocomeupisastrategyheannouncedbackinJanuary:sendinganadditional20,000troopstotheMiddleEastnation.Themoveiscommonlyreferredtoasthesurge.Now,whenhemadethedecision,PresidentBushsaidthemajorityofthetroopswouldbesenttoBaghdad.TheirmissionwouldbetohelpsecureneighborhoodsintheIraqicapitalandprotectthelocalpopulation.ThepresidenthassaidthatalotofhisreportwillbebasedonrecommendationsfromU.S.militaryandcivilianleadersinIraq.ButasJoshLevsexplains,theinformationiscomingdirectlyfromthecommanderinchief.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)HOUSEMINORITYLEADERJOHNBOEHNER(R-OHIO):GeneralPetraeus.HOUSESPEAKERNANCYPELOSI(D-CALIFORNIA):GeneralPetraeus.FORMERPRES.BILLCLINTON:GeneralPetraeus.JOSHLEVS,CNNREPORTER:ThepressureisonthetopU.S.commanderinIraqashepreparestotellCongresshowthingsareprogressing.Butdon'tbefooledbythetermthePetraeusReport.Lawmakerstalkaboutitinnewsreleasesandnewsconferences.SEN.MITCHMCCONNELL,MINORITYLEADER(R-KENTUCKY):ThePetraeusReportinSeptember.LEVS:Thereisn'tone.EventheDefenseDepartmentsaysthereisnosuchthing.ThegeneralwilltestifytoCongress,aswillU.S.AmbassadortoIraqRyanCrocker.Expectsomesharpquestioning.PELOSI:Thefactsareself-evidentthattheprogressisnotbeingmade.LEVS:ThewrittenreportaboutthestateofaffairsinIraqcomesfromthepresident.CongressmandatedthathesubmititbySaturday,September15th.Hesayshe'llgolargelybywhatthesetwosay.U.S.PRESIDENTGEORGEW.BUSH:ThemainingredientsinthatreportformetoreporttothecountrywillbewhatGeneralPetraeusandAmbassadorCrockerreport.LEVS:Whatcanweexpecthisreporttosay?BasedonhisremarksduringhisrecentsurprisetriptoIraq,weknowhe'llarguethetroopincreaseishelping.BUSH:ThesurgeofoperationsthatbeganinJuneisimprovingsecuritythroughoutIraq.LEVS:Asfortheideaofwithdrawingsometroops,hegavenosuggestionthatsuchastepcouldbeimminent.BUSH:WhenwebegintodrawdowntroopsfromIraq,itwillbefromapositionofstrengthandsuccess,notafromapositionoffearandfailure.LEVS:CNNhaslearnedthatPetraeuswillrecommendnotroopreductionsbeforethespring,whenthetroopincreaseisscheduledtostartphasingout.Ultimately,thatdecisionisuptoPresidentBush.TheU.S.militarywardeathtollcurrentlystandsatover3,700.JoshLevs,CNN,Atlanta.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)IsThisLegit?CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:IsThisLegit?AlQaedameansthebase.Thisistrue.AlQaedaisArabicforthebase.BinLadenTapeLLOYD:AlQaedaisalsotheterroristorganizationthatwasbehindtheattacksofSeptember11th,2001.Andtheirleaderandfounder,OsamabinLaden,isoneoftheFBI'smostwantedfugitives.U.S.officialshaveconfirmedthatavideotapereleasedlastweekfeaturesthealQaedaleader.Onit,binLadencallsthewarinIraqunjustandencouragesAmericanstoembraceIslamtoendit.BrianToddhasananalysisofthetape.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)BRIANTODD,CNNREPORTER:ThesameclothesandcalmdemeanorashisvideoinOctoberof2004.Butthistime,thebeardisblack,notstreakedwithgray.TheappearanceandbodylanguageofOsamabinLadenonthislatesttapeisthefirstthingweanalyzedwithSteveColl,PulitzerPrize-winningauthoronbinLaden.STEVECOLL,NEWAMERICAFOUNDATION:There'salongstreakofself-consciousnessandvanityinhisappearances.Heoftenre-tapessomeofhispresentationswhenhefeelshehasn'tdoneaverygoodjob.He'saperformerandamarketer.TODD:Earlyon,hecrowsaboutSeptember11th,sayingdespiteAmerica'sstatusastheworld'sgreatesteconomicandmilitarypower...OSAMABINLADEN:Nineteenyoungmenwereabletochangethedirectionofitscompass.COLL:Nowhemoreorlessconcedesthatthisishisdoingandhe'squiteproudofitinaway.SoIthinkthemoretimehaspassed,themorepridehehastakeninthatattack.TODD:Butthere'scontradiction:Healmostcondemns9/11.Inthetranscript,quote,Burninglivingbeingsisforbiddeninourreligion,eveniftheybesmallliketheant.IsheignoringtheimagesoftheWorldTradeCenteronfire?COLL:He'softencontradictedhimselfinthisway,particularlywhenhefeelsdefensive,whenhe'saccusedofviolenceagainstcivilians.TODD:Whattomakeofhimtickingthroughnewsevents,theDemocratstakingpowerinCongress,evenanapparentreferencetotheAmericanmortgagecrisis?Collsayshewantstodomorethanprovehe'sstillalive.COLL:LikeAmericannewsconsumers,heseemssometimestogetirritatedatpoliticiansandnewsmakerstalkingabouthiminawaythathedoesn'tagreewith.TODD:It'sbinLaden'sseemingconsumptionofnewsthatCollbelievesmightofferinsightintowherebinLadenis.SatelliteTV,accesstonewsoutlets,iswidelyavailableinPakistan.Collbelievesthat'sthemostlikelyplacethisvideowasmade.BrianTodd,CNN,Washington.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)ShoutoutAZUZ:TimefortheShoutout!Whichofthesewordsdescribesthestudyofancientpeopleandtheircultures?Ifyouthinkyouknowit,shoutitout!Isit:A)Angelology,B)Audiology,C)ArchaeologyorD