In briefings with the news media, U.S. intelligence officials said the delay in disclosure was motivated by a desire to prevent confrontation and conflict in the Middle East.

美国情报部门官员在对新闻媒体的吹风会上说，推迟公布这一消息的动机，是防止在中东地区出现对抗和冲突。

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They said they feared Syria would feel greater pressure to retaliate against Israel for the bombing if U.S. intelligence about the facility had been made public.

他们说，他们担心，如果美国把他们掌握的这一设施的情报公开，会更加迫使叙利亚对以色列的轰炸进行报复。

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No question U.S. intelligence agencies should be watchful.

毫无疑问，美国情报机构应保持警惕。

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For years,the Central Intelligence Agency stood at the forefront of U.S.efforts to extract information from terror suspects in the post-9/11 era.

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The president says the U.S.intelligence community has vastly improved since the terrorist attacks on New York and the Pentagon in 2001.

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"This is the most sensitive office in the U.S. government, " said a former senior U.S. intelligence official familiar with the work of the office.

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