News 2. British PM Blamed for Fabricating Information on Iraq.

News 2. British PM Blamed for Fabricating Information on Iraq. [WORDS] * extraordinary : a. 보통과는 다른, 이상한, 비범한 * judicial : a. 사법의, 재판의 * inquiry : n. 심리, 조사, 질문, 문의 * approval rating : n. 지지도, 인기도 * has ∼ to do with : ...와 관계가 있다 * testify : v. 증언하다, 증인이 되다 * credibility gap : n. 불신감, 신빙성의 결여, 단절감 * submit to A : A를 감수하다, 따르다 * grilling : 엄한 심문 -v. grill : 엄하게 심문하다 * wisdom : n. 지혜, 분별력 * activate : v. 활성화시키다, 가동시키다 * allege : v. (충분한 증거 없이) 주장하다 * fabricate : v. 꾸며내다, 위조하다, 만들다 * sex up : 매력적으로 만들다, 흥분시키다 * furor : n. (일시적인) 열중, 열광 * commit suicide : 자살하다 * prompt : v. (사건 등을) 일으키다, 촉발시키다 * vehemently : ad. 격렬하게, 맹렬하게 * charge : n. 혐의, 비난, 고발, 문책 * proceeding(s) : n. 소송절차, 진행 * reenact : v. 재연하다, 재현하다 * vindicate : v. 결백을 입증하다, 혐의를 풀다 ====================================================================================== And in London, it was an extraordinary day for Tony Blair. The British Prime Minister appeared before a judicial inquiry to defend his government's reasons for going to war. Blair is facing his lowest approval rating since he became Prime Minister and it has everything to do with what he said about Iraq. ABC's David Wright reports from London. As Tony Blair arrived to testify, hundreds of anti-war demonstrators were there to greet him. Polls show that two out of three Britons believe his government deceived them about the need for war, a credibility gap, he hoped to close today. It's hard to imagine the president of the United States submitting voluntarily to a two-and-a-half-hour grilling over his administration's handling of pre-war intelligence against Iraq. But Tony Blair faces a far more vocal opposition at home over the wisdom of going to war in the first place. Particular attention is being paid to this claim. "That he has existing and active military plans for the use of chemical and biological weapons which could be activated within 45 minutes." In May, BBC Radio broadcast a story alleging the 45-minute claim was fabricated by politicians sexing up the case for war. The story caused such a furor that the government scientist revealed as the BBC source committed suicide. It was David Kelly's death that prompted this inquiry. Today, Blair vehemently denied the BBC's charge, telling the inquiry 'If it were true, I would have to resign as Prime Minister. The proceedings aren't televised, but interest is so high that nightly news broadcasts actually reenact key portions. Even some members of Blair's own party say he will be vindicated only if evidence is finally found of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. David Wright, ABC's News, London.