PBS.前线.黑金（2009）

Bribery--it's a trillion dollars a year.
贿赂 每年金额高达万亿美元
It's huge amounts of money
这是一笔庞大的资金
with corporations on the one side
一头是各大公♥司♥
and heads of state on the other side.
另一头则是国家高层
It's concealed, it's camouflaged,
全程暗中操纵 巧借幌子瞒天过海
and there's a whole world of conduct that
整个地下交易操纵系统
rarely sees the light of day.
完全见不得人
Now there is an international crackdown
在近期一次国际反腐行动中
and a pivotal case.
一起要案浮出水面
People in power do not like
当权者对调查案
the investigation to come too close to them.
唯恐避之不及
Involving prime ministers and princes...
涉案人员包括首相及王室成员
I would be offended if I thought we had a monopoly on corruption.
如果说腐♥败♥只有我们一家 我肯定不高兴
With allegations of blackmail...
面对勒索的指控
Blackmail?!
勒索吗
Sure.
当然
Involving billions in slush funds.
涉及数十亿行贿基金
It goes to a few people,
所有钱落入一小撮人囊中
genuinely powerful people.
清一色的当权者
You're talking about the center of legitimate power.
这些都是国家的权力中心
Look, this is black money.
这些全部是黑钱
Mainly what happens with black money
黑钱 说到底不过是
is people steal it because they can.
当权者以权谋私
Tonight on Frontline,
今晚《前线》
Correspondent Lowell Bergman investigates
记者洛威尔·伯格曼将带您深入调查
"Black Money".
"黑金"
You're busy poking around.
你忙着四处打探
It's got nothing to do with you.
其实这事根本与你们无关
You should mind your own business.
只管各家自扫门前雪就成
Heading to your right and a left turn northbound.
向右转 然后向北左转
Clear to land, traffic.
准许降落
Two jets departing.
两架喷气机正在起飞
May 13, 2008.
2008年5月13日
Houston, Texas.
在休斯顿 德克萨斯州
British Airways flight 195
英国航♥空♥公♥司♥195航♥班♥
arrived in George Bush intercontinental airport.
抵达乔治·布♥什♥洲际机场
The Chief Executive Officer of BAE Systems
英国宇航系统公♥司♥首席执行官
made his way toward Immigration.
前往办理入境手续
British-based BAE,
英国本地英国宇航系统公♥司♥
also known as British Aerospace,
又名英国宇航公♥司♥
is the world's third largest arms manufacturer,
是世界第三大军♥火♥制♥造♥商
and its biggest customer is the Pentagon.
其最大的客户就是美国国防部
Welcome to the United States.
欢迎来到美国
But the CEO's visit quickly turned sour.
但他的造访很快蒙上阴影
He was being targeted on orders from the Justice Department.
他被司法部列为重点调查对象
Armed federal officers detained the executive
联邦武装警员扣留了执行官
and took him to an interrogation room.
并将其带到一间审讯室
If you're under investigation,
如果被调查
the U.S. Authorities are probably going to take whatever steps
美国当局可能会用尽一切
they feel are lawful to try and get information.
他们认为合法的手段来获得所需情报
Officials copied his documents,
相关官员拷贝了他的文件
downloaded his phone
下载了其手♥机♥上的资料
and then gave him a subpoena
并向他下发了
to appear before a federal grand jury.
接受联邦大陪审团审理的传票
This was an aggressive tactic taken by Department of Justice
这是司法部采取的进攻性策略
to send a message that the investigation
旨在传达一个讯息
was being taken seriously by the United States.
即美方非常重视此次反腐调查
This investigation of BAE Systems
本次对英宇航的调查是
is part of a new crackdown
由美国司法部牵头的
on corruption led by the Justice Department.
新一轮反腐行动的重要一环
The BAE case has become a critical test of that effort
英宇航案是对国际反腐成效
and its international fight against bribery.
及反腐力度的一次严峻考验
This is a story that began over 20 years ago,
此案始于20多年前
with what became
一桩涉案金额高达
an $80 billion international arms deal,
800亿美元的国际军♥火♥交易
a fighter jet deal involving BAE,
一桩涉及英宇航公♥司♥
the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia.
英国及沙特阿♥拉♥伯的战斗机交易
And if there was one person
如果说有人在
who was the main man behind this arms deal,
幕后促成这桩军♥火♥交易
it turned out it was the U.S. Ambassador
那一定是沙特阿♥拉♥伯驻美国大使
Prince Bandar Bin Sultan.
班达尔·本·苏丹王子
This is the same Prince Bander
就是那位不时
who at times calls himself Bandar Bush.
以班达尔·布♥什♥自居的班达尔王子
This is the one that everyone now calls "Bandar Bush".
正是那位人称"班达尔·布♥什♥"的王子
Because he's so close to the... President Bush and the Bush family.
因为他与布♥什♥总统及其一家私交甚笃
I mean, you couldn't be better connected than this man.
他的社会关系比谁都广
A shrewd deal maker,
作为一个精明的交易能手
friend to princes and presidents,
各国王子与总统们的密友
Prince Bandar is connected on both sides of the aisle.
班达尔王子与各国各党均有交情
You know Prince Bandar?
您了解班达尔王子吗
Of course, very well.
当然 我们很熟
How would you describe him?
你会怎么形容他呢
He is a master diplomat.
他是一名出色的外交家
As a friend of mine, he's been quail hunting with me,
他是我的朋友 我们曾一起去捕猎鹌鹑
which is about as close together in the South as you can get to another person
在南部 如果想跟谁攀交情
to invite him to come quail hunting.
最好邀他去打猎
So, Bandar's a good friend of mine.
所以班达尔成了我的好友
He's a larger-than-life character.
他是一个极具传奇色彩的人物
He had fantastically good political relationships
他与美国政♥府♥及其他欧洲政♥府♥
in that he was close to the American government and
特别是英国政♥府♥
other European governments and particularly the UK government.
维持着融洽无间的政♥治♥关系
He managed good and close relationships
他与各国政♥府♥保持着
that were positive and beneficial to both sides.
互惠互利 良好的密切关系
In 1985,
1985年
Prince Bandar was tasked with getting
班达尔王子受任
new fighter jets for the Saudi Arabian Air Force.
为沙特阿♥拉♥伯空军装备新战斗机
At first, he approached the United States
他先与美国政♥府♥接触
and a supportive president Ronald Reagan
并与鼎力支持的罗纳德·里根总统洽谈
But the Saudis couldn't easily buy direct from the U.S.
但沙特政♥府♥不能直接从美国购买♥♥
Because there would be problems with Congress
因为深受以色列游说团影响的
because of the Israel Lobby.
美国国会势必会反对
It was easier politically
从政♥治♥角度讲
to buy this equipment from the British.
从英国购买♥♥这些装备更容易
And it was pretty much a secret at that time
在当时 此事几乎无人知晓
that then-British prime minister Mrs. Thatcher
当时的英国首相撒切尔夫人
and then-U.S. President Ronald Reagan
与美国总统里根
had been involved with Bandar in organizing this arms deal.
都曾连同班达尔协调过这次军♥火♥交易
She immediately informed us
她立即回应我们
that she considers Saudi Arabia as a strong friend
她视沙特阿♥拉♥伯为坚定盟友
and would be willing to support the kingdom
无论我国有何需要
with whatever the kingdom needs.
都愿意支持
End of discussion, from then on everything else was technical.
会谈结束后 便开始讨论技术问题
I can remember when Mrs. Thatcher told me that
我还记得当时撒切尔夫人告诉我
she had signed this fantastic contract
她签下了一笔了不起的生意
that would secure thousands of jobs
它能创造数千个工作岗位
and create great wealth for Britain.
且为英国创造巨大财富
It was an agreement between the British government and
这是一项关于英国政♥府♥与
Saudi government and the subcontractor,
沙特政♥府♥及转包商三者间的协议
the person to deliver the aircraft equipmentwas British Aerospace.
转包商即指运送飞机设备的英宇航公♥司♥
The deal was called Al Yamamah,
此交易命名为和平计划
"The dove" in Arabic.
阿♥拉♥伯语为"鸽子"之意
It was seen as a political triumph
此举被看作
for Margaret Thatcher and the UK.
撒切尔夫人和英国的政♥治♥胜利
Bandar watched as his father the
班达尔在旁见证了
powerful Saudi Minister of Defense signed the deal.
其父沙特国防部长签署协议的过程
The secrecy that surrounded the Al Yamamah contract
和平计划交易的神秘性
fueled long-time suspicions
激化了对于沙特皇室
of corruption in the Saudi royal family.
腐♥败♥的长♥期♥猜疑
The way the Saudis paid for all those arms was in oil
沙特先以原油支付军♥火♥费用
which was then sold,
随后英国将原油卖♥♥出