Bush ‘condones criminal conduct’: Democrats布什縱容犯罪行為' ：民主派
TOP US Democrats condemned as “disgraceful” and a “betrayal” President George W. Bush’s decision today to commute the jail term of former senior White House aide Lewis “Scooter” Libby.美國民主黨譴責為“可恥”和“背叛”布什總統的決定，今天通勤監獄任期的前白宮高級助手劉易斯“踏板車”利比。
“The President’s commutation of Scooter Libby’s prison sentence does not serve justice, condones criminal conduct, and is a betrayal of trust of the American people,” Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, said in a statement. “總統的整流的踏板車利比的監獄服刑，並不服務正義，縱容犯罪行為，是一種背叛的信任，美國人民， ”佩洛西，民主黨領袖在美國國會眾議院在一份聲明中說。
Mr Bush commuted the 30-month jail term imposed on Libby for lying to federal investigators in a case over an outed spy which highlighted doubts about the administration’s case for the war in Iraq.布什commuted 30個月的刑期，對利比撒謊，美國聯邦調查人員在一宗案件超過1 outed間諜，突出強調了懷疑，政府當局的情況下，為在伊拉克的戰爭。
Ms Pelosi’s condemnation echoed that of the other top Democrat in Congress, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid.佩洛西女士的譴責表示贊同，認為對其他民主黨在國會，參議院民主黨領袖里德。
“The President’s decision to commute Mr Libby’s sentence is disgraceful,” Mr Reid said. “總統的決定，以通勤議員利比的一句是可恥的， ”瑞德說。
“Libby’s conviction was the one faint glimmer of accountability for White House efforts to manipulate intelligence and silence critics of the Iraq war. “利比的信念是一個微弱的一線希望，問責制，白宮的努力，操縱情報，並保持沉默的批評伊拉克戰爭。
“Now, even that small bit of justice has been undone,” Mr Reid said in a statement. “現在，即使是小一點的正義已撤消， ”里德在一份聲明中說。
“The Constitution gives President Bush the power to commute sentences, but history will judge him harshly for using that power to benefit his own Vice-President’s chief of staff who was convicted of such a serious violation of law.” “憲法賦予美國總統布什的權力，減刑，但歷史將嚴厲的法官，他使用的權力，以有利於他自己的副總統的參謀長誰而被定罪，這種嚴重違反了國際法” 。
Announcing his decision to commute the term, Mr Bush said in a statement: “I respect the jury’s verdict.宣布他的決定，通勤的任期，布什在一份聲明中說： “我尊重陪審團的裁決。 But I have concluded that the prison sentence given to Mr Libby is excessive.”但我已得出結論認為，在監獄服刑給予議員利比是過度“ 。
Vice-President Dick Cheney’s office issued a short statement saying he “supports the President’s decision”.美國副總統切尼的辦公室發表一份簡短的聲明中說，他“支持總統的決定” 。
Libby was found guilty of lying to federal investigators in a case probing whether White House officials had leaked the name of CIA officer Valerie Plame, but not of actually leaking her name to the press in July 2003.利比被裁定有罪，說謊，美國聯邦調查人員在一宗案件中，探索是否白宮官員洩漏的名稱，美國中央情報局人員（ Valerie普拉姆，但不實際漏水，以她的名義向新聞界在2003年7月。
It was alleged that Ms Plame’s cover as a CIA agent was blown to avenge criticism of the White House’s decision to go to war by her husband, ex-diplomat Joseph Wilson, who argued the case for the March 2003 invasion of Iraq was flawed.據指稱，普拉姆女士的封面作為一個中央情報局特工被炸毀報仇的批評，白宮的決定，到戰爭的丈夫，前外交官約瑟夫威爾遜，誰辯稱，案件為2003年3月入侵伊拉克。是有缺陷的。
Mr Wilson said the Bush administration was “painting this almost as a compromise here, saying the President could have pardoned Scooter Libby, but rather he commuted the sentence.韋敬輝說，布什政府是“繪畫，這幾乎是作為一種妥協在這裡說，總統可以赦免踏板車利比，而是他commuted句子。
“I would remind people that this is the president who was governor of Texas (and) refused to commute the first death sentence of a female prisoner, even after the Pope pleaded for clemency,” he said. “我想提醒人們，這是主席誰是總督德克薩斯州（和）拒絕通勤第一判處死刑的女犯人，甚至後，教宗，請求寬大處理， ”他說。
Senator John Edwards, a Democratic presidential hopeful, said the “cause of equal justice in America took a serious blow today.參議員愛德華茲，一個充滿希望的民主黨總統說， “事業的平等正義在美國採取了嚴重的打擊。
“George Bush and his cronies think they are above the law and the rest of us live with the consequences.” “喬治布什和他的朋黨們認為他們是凌駕於法律之上，和我們生活在一起的後果” 。
Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, said “accountability has been in short supply in this Bush administration, and this commutation fits that pattern”.民主黨參議員帕特里克萊希，誰擔任美國參議院司法委員會說， “問責制已在供應短缺在這方面，布什政府，這整流適合這一模式” 。
Yet another Democratic Senator, Charles Schumer, weighed in to criticise Mr Bush’s decision, citing principles of US justice ahead of the nation’s July 4 anniversary of independence.又一民主黨參議員，查爾斯舒默，體重在批評布什的決定，引用的原則，美國司法部今後該國的7月4週年的獨立性。
“One of the principles our forefathers fought for was equal justice under the law. “的原則之一，我們的祖先是爭取平等的正義根據法律規定。 This commutation completely tramples on that principle,” he said.這整流完全踐踏這一原則， “他說。
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