2004年国际重大新闻事件回顾

从美国总统布什2003年5月称伊拉克战争的“主要战斗行动”已经结束到现在，美军已有1000名士兵阵亡。虽然，美国已开始伊拉克战后的重建工作，但伊拉克人仍在抱怨战争给他们带来的是缺水、缺电、缺乏安全的困苦生活。

　　America suffered its 1,000th casualty since George W Bush announced an end to major combat in May 2003. The military launched a major offensive in Fallujah in an attempt to flush out insurgents in the Sunni-held town ahead of elections in January. America handed over authority to Iraq in late June but Iraqis complained of lack of electricity, water and security.

　　苏丹被联合国指责为世界上最缺乏人道主义的地方。2004年，在苏丹西部的达尔福尔地区，由于一个少数族裔发动反叛，苏丹政府利用阿拉伯民兵对达尔福尔地区的平民和反叛人士实施了斩草除根的政策。这使得达尔福尔地区数万无辜平民惨遭杀害，百万民众流离失所，逃亡他乡。

　　Sudan was dubbed the worst current humanitarian crisis by the UN after tens of thousands were killed and a million people were forced to flee their homes in the western region of Darfur after fighting between Arab militias and rebels.

　　2月，海地前总统让·贝尔特朗·阿里斯蒂德辞去总统职务，前往中非，并声称自己是被美国强迫流亡，而美国对此表示否认。阿里斯蒂德是海地200年来首个民选出来的总统，这也是他生命中的第2次逃亡。1991年，海地塞德拉斯将军领导的一次军事政变推翻了通过民主选举产生的阿里斯蒂德政府，阿里斯蒂德被迫流亡到美国。2000年，阿里斯蒂德在美国的扶持下再度当选为总统，但反对派指责选举舞弊，要求阿里斯蒂德下台。

　　Jean-Bertrand Aristide was forced out of office and out of the country - one of the poorest in the world. A former priest, he was installed with the help of America before becoming deeply unpopular amid allegations of corruption. It was the second time the first freely elected president in 200 years of independence had been forced into exile.

　　3月，西班牙首都马德里发生火车连环爆炸案，造成近200名乘客死亡。事发后，西班牙政府迅速指出这是巴斯克分裂主义恐怖组织“埃塔”所为。在几天后的西班牙总

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