This morning, I want to express our grief and condolences to the families of two hostages. One American, Dr. Warren Weinstein, and an Italian, Giovanni Lo Porto, who were tragically killed in a U.S. counterterrorism operation. 今天上午，我要向两名人质的家属表达我们的悲痛与哀悼。一位是美国人沃伦·温斯坦博士，另一位是意大利人乔瓦尼·洛·波尔托，他们不幸在一次美国反恐行动中遇难。
Warren and Giovanni were aid workers in Pakistan devoted to improving the lives of the Pakistani people. After Warren was abducted by al Qaeda in 2011, I directed my national security team to do everything possible to find him and to bring him home safely to his family. And dedicated professionals across our government worked tirelessly to do so. We also worked closely with our Italian allies on behalf of Giovanni, who was kidnapped in 2012. 沃伦和乔瓦尼是在巴基斯坦的援助工作者，致力于改善巴基斯坦人民的生活。沃伦于2011年被基地组织绑架后，我指示我的国家安全团队尽一切可能寻找他，将他安全带回家人身边。我们政府中尽职尽责的专业人员为此不懈努力。我们还代表2012年被绑架的乔瓦尼，与我们的意大利盟友密切合作。
Since 9/11, our counterterrorism efforts have prevented terrorist attacks and saved innocent lives both here in America, and around the world. And that determination to protect innocent life only makes the loss of these two men especially painful for all of us. Based on information and intelligence we have obtained, we believe that a U.S. counterterrorism operation targeting an al Qaeda compound in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region accidently killed Warren and Giovanni this past January. 自9·11事件以来，我们的反恐行动阻止了恐怖袭击，拯救了美国和世界各地无辜人民的生命。而保护无辜生命的决心，恰恰使得这两人的离世让我们所有人倍感痛心。根据我们获得的情报信息，我们认为，今年1月针对阿巴边境地区一处基地组织据点的美国反恐行动意外导致了沃伦和乔瓦尼的死亡。
Yesterday, I spoke with Warren’s wife Elaine and Prime Minister Renzi of Italy. As a husband and as a father, I cannot begin to imagine the anguish that the Weinstein and Lo Porto families are enduring today. I realize that there are no words that can ever equal their loss. I know that there is nothing that I can ever say or do to ease their heartache. And today, I simply want to say this: 昨天，我与沃伦的妻子伊莱恩以及意大利总理伦齐通了电话。作为一名丈夫和父亲，我无法想象温斯坦和洛·波尔托两家人此刻承受的痛苦。我知道，任何言语都无法弥补他们的损失。我知道，我说什么、做什么都无法减轻他们的心痛。今天，我只想说：
As President and as Commander-in-Chief, I take full responsibility for all our counterterrorism operations, including the one that inadvertently took the lives of Warren and Giovanni. I profoundly regret what happened. On behalf of the United States government, I offer our deepest apologies to the families. 作为总统和三军统帅，我对我们所有的反恐行动负全部责任，包括这次意外夺走沃伦和乔瓦尼生命的行动。我对所发生的一切深感遗憾。我代表美国政府，向两家人致以最深切的歉意。
As soon as we determined the cause of their deaths, I directed that the existence of this operation be declassified and disclosed publicly. I did so because the Weinstein and Lo Porto families deserve to know the truth. And I did so because even as certain aspects of our national security efforts have to remain secret in order to succeed, the United States is a democracy committed to openness in good times and in bad. 我们一确定他们的死因，就下令解密并公开此次行动的存在。我这样做，是因为温斯坦和洛·波尔托两家人有权知道真相。我这样做，也是因为尽管我们国家安全工作的某些方面必须保密才能取得成效，但美国是一个民主国家，无论顺境逆境都致力于公开透明。
Our initial assessment indicates that this operation was fully consistent with the guidelines under which we conduct counterterrorism efforts in the region, which has been our focus for years because it is the home of al Qaeda’s leadership. And based on the intelligence that we had obtained at the time, including hundreds of hours of surveillance, we believed that this was an al Qaeda compound; that no civilians were present; and that capturing these terrorists was not possible. And we do believe that the operation did take out dangerous members of al Qaeda. 我们的初步评估表明，此次行动完全符合我们在该地区开展反恐行动的准则。该地区一直是我们的关注重点，因为那里是基地组织领导层的所在地。根据当时获得的情报，包括数百小时的监控，我们相信这是一处基地组织据点，没有平民在场，而且活捉这些恐怖分子是不可能的。我们也确实相信，此次行动清除了基地组织的危险成员。
What we did not know, tragically, is that al Qaeda was hiding the presence of Warren and Giovanni in this same compound. 可悲的是，我们不知道的是，基地组织将沃伦和乔瓦尼藏在这同一处据点中。
It is a cruel and bitter truth that in the fog of war generally and our fight against terrorists specifically, mistakes -- sometimes deadly mistakes -- can occur. But one of the things that sets America apart from many other nations, one of the things that makes us exceptional is our willingness to confront squarely our imperfections and to learn from our mistakes. 这是一个残酷而痛苦的事实：在战争的迷雾中，尤其是在我们打击恐怖主义的斗争中，错误——有时是致命的错误——可能会发生。但让美国有别于许多其他国家的一点，让我们与众不同的一点，就是我们愿意正视自己的不足，并从错误中吸取教训。
Already, I have directed a full review of what happened. We will identify the lessons that can be learned from this tragedy, and any changes that should be made. We will do our utmost to ensure it is not repeated. And we will continue to do everything we can to prevent the loss of innocent lives -- not just innocent Americans, but all innocent lives in our counterterrorism operations. 我已经下令对所发生的事情进行全面审查。我们将从这起悲剧中总结可以吸取的教训，以及应当做出的任何改变。我们将尽最大努力确保此类事件不再发生。我们将继续尽我们所能防止无辜生命的丧失——不仅仅是无辜的美国人，而是我们反恐行动中所有的无辜生命。
Today we join their families and friends in honoring Warren and Giovanni -- two humanitarians who came from different countries but who were united by a spirit of service. For decades, Warren lived the ideals of our country, serving with the Peace Corps and later with the United States Agency for International Development. He devoted his life to people across Africa and South Asia. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who willingly left the comforts of home to help the people of Pakistan. 今天，我们与他们的家人和朋友一起缅怀沃伦和乔瓦尼——两位人道主义者，来自不同的国家，却因服务精神而团结在一起。几十年来，沃伦践行着我们国家的理想，曾在和平队服役，后来又在美国国际开发署工作。他毕生致力于帮助非洲和南亚的人民。他是一位充满爱心的丈夫、父亲和祖父，甘愿离开舒适的家园去帮助巴基斯坦人民。
At the time of his abduction, he was a USAID contractor focused on helping Pakistani families escape poverty and give a better life to their children. 在他被绑架时，他是一名美国国际开发署的承包商，专注于帮助巴基斯坦家庭摆脱贫困，让他们的孩子过上更好的生活。
Giovanni’s humanitarianism also took him around the world to the Central African Republic, to Haiti and ultimately Pakistan. Like Warren, he fell in love with Pakistan and its people, and believed passionately that he could made a difference in their lives. Giovanni’s service reflected the commitment of the Italian people, our great allies and friends, to the security and dignity of people around the world. And today is a reminder of the bonds of friendship between our countries and the shared values that bind Americans and Italians together. 乔瓦尼的人道主义精神也带领他走遍了世界各地——中非共和国、海地，最终来到巴基斯坦。和沃伦一样，他爱上了巴基斯坦和那里的人民，并坚信自己能够改变他们的生活。乔瓦尼的奉献体现了意大利人民——我们伟大的盟友和朋友——对世界各地人民安全与尊严的承诺。今天也提醒着我们两国之间的友谊纽带，以及将美国人和意大利人凝聚在一起的共同价值观。
There could be no starker contrast between these two selfless men and their al Qaeda captors. Warren’s work benefited people across faiths. Meanwhile, al Qaeda boasted to the world that it held Warren, citing his Jewish faith. Al Qaeda held both men for years, even as Warren’s health deteriorated. They deprived these men of precious, irreplaceable years with family who missed them terribly. 这两位无私的人与囚禁他们的基地组织分子之间，形成了再鲜明不过的对比。沃伦的工作惠及了各种信仰的人们。与此同时，基地组织却向全世界吹嘘它关押了沃伦，并拿他的犹太信仰说事。基地组织关押了两人多年，甚至在沃伦健康状况恶化的情况下依然如此。他们剥夺了这两个人与家人共度的宝贵而不可替代的岁月，而家人们无比思念他们。
Amid grief that is unimaginable, I pray that these two families will find some small measure of solace in knowing that Warren and Giovanni’s legacy will endure. Their service will be remembered by the Pakistani men, women and children whose lives they touched and made better. Their spirit will live on in the love of their families, who are in our thoughts and prayers today, especially Warren’s wife Elaine, their daughters Alisa and Jennifer, and their families. 在难以想象的悲痛中，我祈祷这两个家庭能从中获得一丝慰藉：沃伦和乔瓦尼的精神遗产将永存。他们的服务将被那些他们接触过、帮助过的巴基斯坦男女老少铭记。他们的精神将活在家人的爱中。今天，我们思念着、祈祷着他们的家人，尤其是沃伦的妻子伊莱恩、他们的女儿艾丽莎和珍妮弗，以及他们的亲人。
And the shining example of these two men will stand as a light to people the world over who see suffering and answer with compassion, who see hatred and offer their love, who see war and work for peace. 这两位伟人的光辉榜样，将为全世界人民照亮前路——那些看到苦难便施以同情的人，那些面对仇恨便报以爱的人，那些目睹战争便致力和平的人。
May God bless these two brave men, and may He watch over and comfort their families for all the years to come. 愿上帝保佑这两位勇敢的人，愿他在未来的岁月里看顾并安慰他们的家人。
