彼得雷烏斯就美駐利比亞領館遇襲在國會作證

Former CIA director David Petraeus testifies Friday before the House Intelligence Committee about the deadly September attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

星期五，前美國中央情報局長彼得雷烏斯在美國國會衆議院情報委員會就今年9月美國駐利比亞城市班加西領館遭到致命襲擊一事作證。

Both the House and Senate Intelligence Committees began closed-door hearings Thursday on the attack in which U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed. U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism officials testified Thursday.

美國參衆兩院的情報委員會星期四開始就美國駐利比亞大使史蒂文斯和其他三名美國人在那次襲擊中遇害事件舉行閉門聽證。星期四，美國情報和反恐部門的官員提供了證詞。

Many lawmakers are concerned over whether there was adequate security at the consulate, and if the Obama administration later attempted to hide information to avoid any embarrassment before the November 6 presidential election.

很多議員關注美國駐班加西領館是否得到了足夠的安全保護，以及奧巴馬政府是否事後試圖隱瞞有關信息，以避免在11月6日總統選舉之前出現尷尬局面。

Petraeus resigned his post as the leader of the Central Intelligence Agency last week following an FBI investigation that uncovered his extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. The incident raised concerns about a possible breach of national security.

上星期，美國聯邦調查局發現彼得雷烏斯與他的傳記作者布羅德維爾有婚外情後，他辭去了中央情報局長職務。這一事件使有關方面擔心國家安全可能受到威脅。

Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday that he felt "very secure" that there was no national security breach in the Petraeus scandal.

美國司法部長霍爾德星期四說，他“非常確信”彼得雷烏斯醜聞沒有對國家安全構成威脅。