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布什几成众矢之的——世界舆论泛评新奥尔良洪灾（草译自英国BBC）
新奥尔良洪灾引发国际广泛关注，舆论普遍批评布什政府救灾不力，反映美国应对自然灾害与气候变化的不足，同时引发对全球气候议题的反思。
| “凯特琳娜”灾难惊骇世界媒体 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4211320.stm 大规模的援助现在开始抵达新奥尔良。世界各国报纸把“凯特琳娜飓风”在美国造成的混乱和灾难性后果，作为对乔治·布什总统资格的盖棺论定的时刻。 尽管许多评论家明白无误地对灾难受害者寄予同情，他们同时也不失公正地把被延迟的抢救努力怪罪于布什当局。 墨西哥的 El Universal 美国联邦紧急情况救援署所提供的迟缓服务，已经引起巨大政治紧张… 毫无疑问，在协助受灾民众方面缺乏及时反应，将使布什总统的共和党在下次联邦竞选中付出政治代价。 哥伦比亚的El Colombiano 现在的迫切之举, 就是世界各国领导必须正视自然的警告，认清全球范围内的气候已经改变的证据。相关的科学报告已经广为人知，但这些人却继续忽略它们，贬低它们的意义，或对之漠不关心。 阿根廷的Clarin “凯特琳娜”显示的力量，并不仅仅在于风和水。因为当风暴洪水消退之后，它将显露揭示一个时代的空虚；而这个时代，正是由一个乔治·W 布什总统比任何人更多地代表着的一个时代。 西班牙的El Pais 直到星期一，布什还是指挥伊拉克和9/11 战争的总统。今天，他将作为一个不知道如何防止新奥尔良遭受浩劫并对该地居民命运接连坐视不顾好几天的总统，极少受人质疑地载入史册；而最坏的情形，还在后头。 西班牙的La Razon 很显然，即使是神祗也难免一死。美国的国际形象被以前从未知道的一种形式，遭到了伤害。这个国家大概能从破坏中得以恢复，但它的自豪感已经深受创伤。 法国的Liberation 布什在当年世贸中心崩塌时，已经显示过他的迟钝。四年后，他在应付 “凯特琳娜飓风”时，并未显示有所提高。在这场21 世纪以来美国遭遇到第二个巨大震撼时刻中，他所显示的领导能力的致命性缺失，进一步加剧了美国作为世界超强今后能否应付世界混乱局面的信心危机。就象9/11发生时的情景 ，它在世界的眼里显露了它的弱点。 法国的Le Progres Katrina 表示，皇帝没有衣裳。当与自然愤怒面对之时，世界的超级大国是无力的。 瑞士的Le Temps 如果不是相关加固资金遭到削减、以加强在伊拉克战争和反恐战争的努力，新奥尔良防波堤就不会溃裂……。 如果受灾地区的部分国民警卫队没有被派遣到巴格达和喀布尔去，抢救工作就会更有成效……。 如果灾难第一次所袭击的，不是最弱势人口所集聚的“黑色”南部，乔治·布什是否就会远为迅速地离开他的假日农场? 爱尔兰的《爱尔兰时代》 这是为布什先生确切定义的片刻，就跟9/11 一样。迄今为止，他在不能适合情势要求及时坚决处理危机方面的差距和名声，已经一目了然。 沙特阿拉伯的《沙特公报》 （这次美国的）情形说明，当一个社会正常的日常活动显示其解体离心迹象，离文明的崩溃就只距几步之遥。我们全部走在深渊边缘上。 在伊朗的Al Vefagh 大约10,000 美国国民警卫队被派遣到新奥尔良，在恢复秩序的要求下，被授予开火击毙他们想要击毙之人的授权。这个决定显示了美国当局的好勇斗狠的思路与心态，甚至是对自己的公民，也认为杀人是唯一的控制方式。 Samih Sa’ab 在黎巴嫩的Al Nahar 由 Katrina 飓风造成的灾难证明，面对自然的’ 恐怖主义’ 。即使是世界一号超级大国也无能为力。 巴基斯坦的《国家报》 有人争论这一悲剧说，按照一般的预期，世界最富有国家的政府在抗击风暴的第一时刻，就会召集船只、直升机和舰队进行救援行动。而实际上几乎在三天之内，它却踌躇满志坐视其人民的悲惨境况、食物，医疗和其它基本需要，无动于衷。 香港的文汇报 这个灾害是对美国的一个沉重打击，和一个值得深刻反省的教训。[ 它] 是对布什政府的一个警告：美国必须醒悟过来，认真承担它在保护人类居住条件和自然环境方面的责任。 香港的南华早报 既使怒需要我们的金钱，至少我们应该提供道义上的支持。我们与风暴打交道的技能，也许有助于美国人防止其它这类悲剧。我们应该提供这帮助，而不是摆脱应该属于我们的人道主义义务。 肯尼亚“每日国家” 当有关在新奥尔良Katrina 飓风幸存者的电视图象通过电视频道传过来时, 我的第一反应，就是以为电视制作商一定是放错了片子。那些显而易见的贫困黑色人群在难民之中占有奇高比例的图象，很容易使人想起了当年从非洲大陆贩运黑奴集散地的场景。 ————————————————————————– BBC 驻在Caversham，英国，和其它几个海外机构的成员，从收音机、电视、新闻、通讯社和互联网和150 个国家超过70 种语言中收视选择和翻译这些新闻摘要。 Press dismay at Katrina chaos Large amounts of aid are now beginning to arrive in New Orleans Newspapers around the world see Hurricane Katrina’s chaotic aftermath as a defining moment for the presidency of George W Bush. While there is clear sympathy for the disaster’s victims, many commentators place the blame for the delayed rescue effort squarely on Mr Bush’s administration. Mexico’s El Universal The slowness with which the USA’s federal emergency services have joined the rescue operation has already generated great political tension… There is no doubt that the lack of well-timed responses to assist the population will have political costs for President Bush’s Republican Party in the next federal elections. Colombia’s El Colombiano It is now urgent that the world’s leaders take heed of nature’s warning, look at the evidence and realise that the climate, on a global scale, is changing. This is already known from scientific reports, but they continue to ignore it, to play it down, or not to care about it. Argentina’s Clarin Katrina had more than the power of the wind and water, because, now, when they have subsided, it can still reveal the emptiness of an era, one that is represented by President George W Bush more than anyone. Spain’s El Pais Up until Monday, Bush was the president of the war in Iraq and 9/11. Today there are few doubts that he will also pass into history as the president who didn’t know how to prevent the destruction of New Orleans and who abandoned its inhabitants to their fate for days. And the worst is yet to come. Spain’s La Razon Proving that even the gods are mortal, it is clear that the USA’s international image is being damaged in a way that it has never known before. The country will probably be able to recuperate from the destruction, but its pride has already been profoundly wounded. France’s Liberation Bush had already been slow to react when the World Trade Center collapsed. Four years later, he was no quicker to get the measure of Katrina - a cruel lack of leadership at a time when this second major shock for 21st century America is adding to the crisis of confidence for the world’s leading power and to international disorder. As happened with 9/11, the country is displaying its vulnerability to the eyes of the world. France’s Le Progres Katrina has shown that the emperor has no clothes. The world’s superpower is powerless when confronted with nature’s fury. Switzerland’s Le Temps The sea walls would not have burst in New Orleans if the funds meant for strengthening them had not been cut to help the war effort in Iraq and the war on terror… And rescue work would have been more effective if a section of National Guard from the areas affected had not been sent to Baghdad and Kabul… And would George Bush have left his holiday ranch more quickly if the disaster had not first struck the most disadvantaged populations of the black south? Ireland’s The Irish Times This is a defining moment for Mr Bush, just as much as 9/11 was. So far his reputation for prompt and firm crisis management has fallen far short of what is required. Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Gazette The episode illustrates that when the normal day-to-day activity of society disintegrates, the collapse of civilisation is only a few paces behind. We all walk on the edge of the abyss. Musib Na’imi in Iran’s Al-Vefagh About 10,000 US National Guard troops were deployed [in New Orleans] and were granted the authority to fire at and kill whom they wanted, upon the pretext of restoring order. This decision is an indication of the US administration’s militarist mentality, which regards killing as the only way to control even its own citizens. Samih Sa’ab in Lebanon’s Al-Nahar The destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina… has proved that even the No 1 superpower in the world is helpless in facing nature’s ‘terrorism’. Pakistan’s The Nation To augment the tragedy, the government of the world’s richest nation defied the general expectation that at the first sign of the storm it would muster an armada of ships, boats and helicopters for the rescue operation. For nearly three days it sat smugly apathetic to the people’s plight, their need for food, medicine and other basic necessities. Hong Kong’s Wen Wei Po This disaster is a heavy blow to the United States, and a lesson which deserves deep thought… [It] is a warning to the Bush administration that the United States must clear its head and truly assume its responsibility to protect nature and the environment in which humankind lives. Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post Even if our money may not be needed, at the least we should be offering moral support. Our skills in dealing with storms may be useful to help Americans prevent other such tragedies. We should be offering this help rather than shrugging off what should be our humanitarian duty. Ambrose Murunga in Kenya’s Daily Nation My first reaction when television images of the survivors of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans came through the channels was that the producers must be showing the wrong clip. The images, and even the disproportionately high number of visibly impoverished blacks among the refugees, could easily have been a re-enactment of a scene from the pigeonholed African continent. BBC Monitoring selects and translates news from radio, television, press, news agencies and the Internet from 150 countries in more than 70 languages. It is based in Caversham, UK, and has several bureaus abroad. |
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