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 The organizer of the 1994 Rwandan genocide that left more than half a million people dead has been
sentenced to life in prison. The United Nations court found Theoneste Bagosora guilty on Thursday.
(유엔 재판관의 말)"Colonel Bagosora is therfore guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war
crimes." Two co-defendants also were found guilty.

 The judge said Bagosora used his position as former director of Rewand's Ministry of Defence to direct
Hutu soldiers to kill hundreds of thousands of Tutsis. (유엔 재판관의 말) "Considering the relevant
circumstances the chamber sentences Bagosora, Ntabakuze and Nsegiyumva to life imprisonment. The 100-day
slaughter was organized by the extremist Hutu government which was then in power. Government troops
went village to village butchering men, women and children.

 The violence followed the downing of the president's plane by still-unknown attackers as he returned
home from peace talks with Tutsi-led rebels. Bagosora was also found resposible for the deaths of the
former Rewandan Prime Minister and 10 Belgian peacekeepers. Human Rights Watch welcomed the United
Nations verdict.

The Associated Press

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* organizer : 주모자, 주최자, 창설자, 설립자
* genocide : (특정 인종·민족의 계획적·조직적인) 대량 살육, 집단 학살
* find :〈법률〉 (배심[재판관]이) 평결[판결]을 내리다[for, against]
* co-defendant : 공동 피고
* the Ministry of National Defense : 국방부
* Hutu, Tutsis : 부족 이름
* relevant : 관련된
* chamber : 회의장, 의회(당)
* sentence to~ : ~의 판결을 내리다
              : ~ for - ~의 이유로 형에 처하다
* imprisonment : 투옥, 유치, 금고[징역]형, 감금
               : life imprisonment - 종신형
* slaughter : 1. (소·돼지 따위의) 도살
                  2. 학살, 살육; 대량 살인[학살]
* extremist : 1. 극단적인 사람; (특히 정치상의) 극단론자, 극단주의자, 과격주의자
                   2. 극단론(과격주의) 지지자
* butcher : 학살하다, 도살하다
* follow : ~의 뒤에 이어 일어나다
* rebel : 반군, 저항자, 반역자
* Belgian : 벨기에 인의
* peacekeepers : 평화 감시자, 평화유지군, 조정자, 중재인(meditator)
* Human Rights Watch : 인권 감시 단체
* verdict : 1. 〈법률〉 (배심원의) 평결, 답신(答申)
               2. (일반적으로) 판단, 판정, 심판; 의견[on, about]

 A bomb threat mailed to a Frech news organization tipped Paris to evacuate a major department store
where they eventually found a bundle of dynamite. A group demanding that France withdraw from Afghanistan
claimed responsibility. Christmas Shoppers were evacuated from the popular tourist destination.

 Police cordoned off the area as salon clients walked out the doors with products still on their hair.
Police eventually found five dynamite sticks tied together without a detonator in a men's restroom.
The Interior Minister says there was no risk of explosion. A group calling the itself Afghan Revolutionary
Front warned that there were several bombs in the store but only one was found.

 Officials say the group is "totally unknown" to police but they're still investigaing. The group demands
that France withdraw its troops from Afghanistan before the end of February, and threaten attacks if
France refuses. France has 2,800 troops in the war-torn country. President Nicolas Sarkozy quickly
stressed he would not bend to threats vowing not to compromise with terrorists.

Dianne Kepley, The Associated Press

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* tip : ~에게 팁,정보를 주다
* evacuate : ~을 대피시키다
* cordon off : ~을 차단하다
* detonator : 기폭 장치
* The Interior Minister : 내무장관
* war-torn : 전쟁으로 파괴된[피폐한]
* vow to~ : ~할 것을 맹세하다

 This week, Americans are gethering with family and friends across the country to celebrate the blessings
of Christmas and the holiday season.

 As we celebrate this joyous time of year, our thoughts turn to the brave men and women who serve our
country far from home. Their extraordinary and selfless sacrifice is an inspiration to us all, and
part of the unbroken line of heroism that has made our freedom and prosperity possible for over two
centuries.

 Many troops are serving their second, third, or even fourth tour of duty. And we are reminded that
they are more than dedicated Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guard they are devoted fathers
and mothers; husbands and wives; sons and daughters; sisters and brothers.

 This holiday season, their family celebrate with a joy that is muted knowing that a loved one is absent,
and sometimes in danger. In towns and cities across America, there is an empty seat at the dinner table;
in distant bases and on ships at sea, our service men and women can only wonder at the look on their
child's face as they open up a gift back home.

 Our troops and millitary familys have won the respect and gratitude of their broader American family.
Michelle and I have them in our prayers this Christmas, and we must all continue to offer them our
full support in the weeks and months to come.

 These are also tough times for many Americans struggling in our sluggish economy. As we count the higher
blessings of faith and family, we know that millions of Americans don't have a job. Many more are
struggling to pay the bills and stay in their homes. From Students to seniors, the future seems uncertain.

 That is why this season of giving should also be a time to renew a sense of common purpose and shared
citizenship. Now, more than ever, we must rededicated ourselves to the notion that we share a common
destiny as Americans that I am my brothers keeper, I am my sisters keeper. Now we must all do our part
to serve one another; to seek new ideas and new innovation; and to start a new chapter for our great
country.
 
 That is the spirit that will guide my Administration in the new year. If the American people come
together and put their shoulder to the wheel of history, then I know that we can put our people back
to work and point our country in a new direction. That is how we will see ourselves through this time
of crisis, and reach the promise of a brighter day. After all, that is what Americans have always done.

 232 years ago, when America was newly born as a nation, George Washington and his Army faced impossibe
odds as they struggled to free themselves from the grip of an empire.

 It was Christmas day, December 25th, 1776 that they fought through ice and cold to make an improbable
crossing of the Delaware River. They caught the enemy off-guard, won victories in Trenton and Princeton,
and gave new momentum to the beleaguered Army and new hope to the cause of Independence.

 Many ages have passed since that first American Christmas. We have crossed many rivers as a people.
But the lessons that have carried us through are the same lessons that we celebrate every Christmas
season, the same lessons that guide us to this very day, that hope endures, and that a new birth of
peace is always possible.

 Thank you, and have a wonderful New Year.

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* joyous : 행복한
* selfless : 이기심이 없는, 사심 없는
* unbroken : 꺾이지 않는, 약해지지 않는
* heroism : 영웅적 자질, 용기, 용맹, 대담, 용감한 행동
* prosperity : 번영, 번창
* tour of duty : (해외)복무[근무]기간  -> 오호.. 이런 뜻이..
* dedicated : 헌신적인
* Airman : 비행사, 항공병
* muted : 침묵한, (소리,어조가)약한
* gratitude : 감사하는 마음
* sluggish : 1. 게으른, 나태한. ▷INACTIVE 
                  2. (반응·움직임 따위가) 둔한, 느린; (흐름 따위가) 완만한.
* count : 간주하다
* notion : 개념, 관념, 생각
* put one's shoulder to the wheel : 열심히 노력하다, 온 힘을 다 쏟다
* odds : 가망, 공산, 가능성, 승산, 확률, 이길[성공할] 기미
* improbalbe : 일어날 것 같지 않은
* off-guard : 경계가 태만한, 부주의한
* Trenton : 트렌턴 (미국 New Jersey 주의 주도)
* Princeton : 미국 New Jersey주(州)의 학원 도시
* momentum : 탄력, 여세, 힘, 세
* beleaguer : ~을 포위하다

 Call it the shoe heard round the world. Soon after an Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at President
Bush during a news conference in Baghdad, this video was shown practically everywhere. Showing the sole
of your shoe to someone in the Arab world is a sign of extreme disrespect, and throwing your shoes is
even worse. (부시 미 대통령의 말) "I am not insulted. I don't hold it against the government. I don't
think the Iraqi press corps as a whole is terrible. And so, the guy wanted to get on TV and he did. I
didn't know what his beef is."

 The shoe thrower has been identified as Muntadhar al-Zeidi. He was kidnapped by militants last year
and was being held by Iraqi security on Monday and interrogated about whether anybody paid him to throw
his shoes. He was also being tested for alcohol and drugs. His shoes were being held as a evidence.
Al-Zeidi's family condemned his treatment. His sister says he was beaten severely after the incident.
His nephew threatened to throw his own shoes at security forces if al-Zeidi is not released. In Baghdad's
Shiite Sadr City, supporters of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for protests against Bush
and demanded the release of the reporter. An aide to al-Sadr said al-Zeidi did nothing contrary to the
law and called for his release.

 But a Kurdish member of the Iraqi parliament condemned al-Zeidi's actions and called it irresponsible
conduct. Photos of the throw have been splashed across the front pages of newspapers in the Arab world.
This resident of Cairo where al-Zeidi's television network is based said his actions were not appropriate.
He added that al-Zeidi could not hide his feelings about what is happening in Iraq. And in the U.S.
"At first I thought it was funny and then I felt a little embarrassed. That means he is our president
still." "I thought it was pretty immature, but sometimes a free press people feel a little too free I
guess" President told reporters that he didn't think al-Zeidi's actions represent a broad movement in
Iraq. 

Matt Friedman, The Associated Press

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* practically : 사실상
* sole : 구두창, 신바닥, 발바닥
* beef : 《속어》 불평, 불만; 말다툼, 싸움.
* interrogate : [남]을 심문하다
* condemn : 비난하다
* threaten : ~을 위협하다
* radical : 극단적인
* aide : 보좌관
* cleric : 성직자
* Kurdish : 쿠르드인[어]의, 쿠르드어
* splash :  (신문 따위에) 대서특필하다 [across, on, over]