美国国安局被曝30天拦截1240亿通讯数据
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The National Security Agency monitored nearly 125 billion phone calls in just one month, according to a number of new reports.

西方多家新闻机构近日连续报道美国国家安全局(NSA)在全球范围内进行电话监听,称国安局在短短30天的时间里就拦截记录了超过1240亿份电话通讯数据。
 
And while the majority of calls reportedly originated in the Middle East, an estimated 3 billion of the calls originated in the U.S.
 
According to a collection of the reports and leaked classified government files, the monitored calls took place throughout the month of January 2013 and tallied1 to 124.8 billion.
 
Cryptome, a site that posts government and corporate2 documents, combined the various documents and says the largest share of calls originated in Afghanistan (21.98 billion) and Pakistan (12.76 billion). Elsewhere in the Middle East, billions of calls were monitored in Iraq (7.8 billion), Saudi Arabia (7.8 billion), Egypt (1.9 billion), Iran (1.73 billion) and Jordan (1.6 billion).
 
So, if true, how did the U.S. successfully intercept3 so many phone calls from around the world? Another document posted by Cryptome on Wednesday purports4 to show a graph released by the NSA's PRISM program. The graph explains that many "target" international calls pass through U.S. carriers because they are less expensive. "A target's phone call, email or chat will take the cheapest path, not the physically5 most direct route," the graph explains. "You can't always predict the path. Your target's communication could easily be flowing into and through the U.S."
 
On Wednesday, the White House denied claims that German Chancellor6 Angela Merkel's calls from her personal cellphone were among 361 million calls in Germany that were reportedly monitored during the same period.
 
Merkel reportedly personally "quizzed" President Barack Obama about the allegation during a recent phone conversation between the two.
 
"The President assured the Chancellor that the United States is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of Chancellor Merkel," White House press secretary Jay Carney said in response.
 
The Merkel spying allegation comes on the heels of a Sunday report from Cryptome, which says the U.S. also spied on calls made by Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto.
 
Also on Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper denied a report in Le Monde, which said the NSA has spied on 70 million phone calls originating in France.
 
"The allegation that the National Security Agency collected more than 70 million 'recordings7 of French citizens' telephone data' is false," Clapper said in a statement.
 
"While we are not going to discuss the details of our activities, we have repeatedly made it clear that the United States gathers intelligence of the type gathered by all nations. The U.S. collects intelligence to protect the nation, its interests, and its allies from, among other things, threats such as terrorism and the proliferation(增殖,扩散) of weapons of mass destruction."
 
India was the other country listed with more than a billion calls monitored (6.28 billion). In a September report, the Hindu newspaper said information provided by former NSA contractor8 Edward Snowden shows the calls were intercepted9 using the PRISM and Boundless10 Informant programs.


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1 tallied 61a1841ec60066b24767ba76be257ac1     
v.计算,清点( tally的过去式和过去分词 );加标签(或标记)于;(使)符合;(使)吻合
参考例句:
  • The girl tallied them with her eyes for a moment. 新娘用目光把这些化妆品清点了一下。 来自教父部分
  • His account of the accident tallied with hers. 他对事故的陈述和她的相吻合。 来自辞典例句
2 corporate 7olzl     
adj.共同的,全体的;公司的,企业的
参考例句:
  • This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
  • His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
3 intercept G5rx7     
vt.拦截,截住,截击
参考例句:
  • His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.他的信被特工处截获了。
  • Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport.持枪歹徒在他去机场的路上截击了他。
4 purports 20883580d88359dbb64d1290d49113af     
v.声称是…,(装得)像是…的样子( purport的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • She purports to represent the whole group. 她自称代表整个团体。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The document purports to be official but is really private. 那份文件据称是官方的,但实际上是私人的。 来自辞典例句
5 physically iNix5     
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
参考例句:
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
6 chancellor aUAyA     
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
参考例句:
  • They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
  • He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
7 recordings 22f9946cd05973582e73e4e3c0239bb7     
n.记录( recording的名词复数 );录音;录像;唱片
参考例句:
  • a boxed set of original recordings 一套盒装原声录音带
  • old jazz recordings reissued on CD 以激光唱片重新发行的老爵士乐
8 contractor GnZyO     
n.订约人,承包人,收缩肌
参考例句:
  • The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
  • The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样,有几分要看地势而定。
9 intercepted 970326ac9f606b6dc4c2550a417e081e     
拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 ); 截住; 截击; 拦阻
参考例句:
  • Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆,记者们把他拦截住了。
  • Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走,记者把他截住了。
10 boundless kt8zZ     
adj.无限的;无边无际的;巨大的
参考例句:
  • The boundless woods were sleeping in the deep repose of nature.无边无际的森林在大自然静寂的怀抱中酣睡着。
  • His gratitude and devotion to the Party was boundless.他对党无限感激、无限忠诚。
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