Federal Judge William Pauley said the NSA's program represented the government's counter punch to al-Qaeda. The 911 attacks on the World Trade Center, he believes, might have been prevented if this tool was available to the US government at the time. In the ruling, Mr. Pauley acknowledged that the program, if unchecked, imperils the civil liberties of citizens, ____________________________________ 联邦法官威廉?波利称美国国家安全局的项目代表着政府对基地组织的重拳出击.他认为,如果这一工具能被政府及时有效地应用的话,可能会阻止911对世贸中心的袭击.在裁决张,波利先生承认如果对该项目未加制止的话,会危害公民的民事自由,_________________________________
