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Loretta Napoleoni - Macroeconomist
She made her name following the dollars in terrorist networks, but now Loretta Napoleoni is on the trail of something far more sinister -- the gray zone where crime and unregulated credit meet.

Why you should listen

Once it was easy to know where our money was going. Now we live under a system Loretta Napoleoni has dubbed "rogue economics," where the blurry histories of the products we consume and the cash we invest make us complicit in financing barely legal credit schemes -- and even crime, if it's the slavery producing the beans for our lattes or the guts of our mobile phones.

The reach of the newly global market, as Napoleoni argues in her new book, Rogue Economics: Capitalism's New Reality, connects us all to the dark side, regardless of our intentions to be responsible  -- and, she says, our deep connection to fishy credit and unregulated finance has laid the groundwork for the current economic crisis. Her previous book, Terror Incorporated, dives into the true economic impact of terrorism.

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Loretta Napoleoni: The intricate economics of terrorism

洛蕾塔·拿波里奥尼:错综复杂的恐怖主义经济

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洛蕾塔·拿波里奥尼阐述了采访意大利秘密组织成员的故事。这场经历引领她开始关注恐怖主义。她开始探索世界经济的幕后是什么,同时也解开了洗钱与爱国者法案之间的关系。
- Macroeconomist
She made her name following the dollars in terrorist networks, but now Loretta Napoleoni is on the trail of something far more sinister -- the gray zone where crime and unregulated credit meet. Full bio

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I'm going to show显示 you how terrorism恐怖主义
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我将要向你们展示恐怖主义
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actually其实 interacts交互 with our daily日常 life.
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是如何渗入日常生活。
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15 years年份 ago I received收到 a phone电话 call from a friend朋友.
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15年前,我接到一个朋友的电话。
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At the time he was looking after the rights权利 of political政治 prisoners囚犯
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昔时,他正为意大利监狱里的犯人的政治权利
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in Italian意大利 jails监狱.
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而奔走。
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He asked me if I wanted to interview访问 the Red Brigades.
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他问我是否想去采访红色旅的成员。
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Now, as many许多 of you may可能 remember记得,
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正如你们所想
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the Red Brigades was a terrorist恐怖分子, Marxist马克思主义 organization组织
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红色旅是恐怖组织、马克思主义组织,
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which哪一个 was very active活性 in Italy意大利
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于60年代至80年代中期
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from the 1960s until直到 the mid-中-1980s.
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他们一度气焰嚣张。
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As part部分 of their strategy战略
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(审判时)他们将沉默是金
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the Red Brigades never spoke with anybody任何人, not even with their lawyers律师.
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贯彻于
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They satSAT in silence安静 through通过 their trails步道,
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于审判中,他们一致保持沉默
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waving挥手 occasionally偶尔 at family家庭 and friends朋友.
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并时常向他们的家人及朋友挥手致意
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In 1993 they declared声明 the end结束 of the armed武装 struggle斗争.
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于1993年,这场武装斗争最终被结束了。
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And they drew德鲁 a list名单 of people with whom they would talk,
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不过他们却愿接受某一群人的采访
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and tell their story故事.
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以讲述他们的故事。
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And I was one of those people.
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我就是其中之一。
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When I asked my friend朋友 why the Red Brigades want to talk to me,
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而我则询问我的朋友,他们为何会想到我?
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he said that the female members会员 of the organization组织
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他回答道是该组织里的女性成员们
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had actually其实 supported支持的 my name名称.
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提议我的名字。
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In particular特定, one person had put it forward前锋.
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特别是由一位女成员提出的。
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She was my childhood童年 friend朋友.
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她曾是我儿时好友。
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She had joined加盟 the Red Brigades
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然而她加入了红色旅
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and became成为 a leader领导 of the organization组织.
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且成为其中的领导人物。
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Naturally自然, I didn't know that
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直到她被捕的那天
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until直到 the day she was arrested被捕.
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我才知道她是红色旅的成员。
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In fact事实, I read it in the newspaper报纸.
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我实际是从报纸中才知道。
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At the time of the phone电话 call
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在我接到电话时,
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I just had a baby宝宝,
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我刚刚有了一个小孩,
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I successfully顺利 completed完成 a management管理 buyout买断
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适时,我成功收购了
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to the company公司 I was working加工 with,
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我所在的公司,
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and the last thing I wanted to do was to go back home
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当时我最不想做的就是回到家里
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and touring旅游 the high-security高安全性 prisons监狱.
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参观被严密守卫的监狱。
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But this is exactly究竟 what I did
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我也得偿夙愿,
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because I wanted to know
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以便了解
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what had turned转身 my best最好 friend朋友
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我最好的朋友
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into a terrorist恐怖分子,
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为何会成为一名恐怖分子,
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and why she'd never tried试着 to recruit me.
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却偏偏没找上我。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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(Applause掌声)
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(鼓掌)
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So, this is exactly究竟 what I did.
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因此我如愿以偿地去了。
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Now, I found发现 the answer回答 very quickly很快.
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我瞬时就知悉了答案。
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I actually其实 had failed失败
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由于我的心理素质
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the psychological心理 profiling剖析 of a terrorist恐怖分子.
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使我不适合成为一名恐怖分子。
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The center中央 committee委员会 of the Red Brigades
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红色旅的中央委员会
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had judged判断 me too single-minded专一
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认为我是一根筋且自以为是
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and too opinionated自以为是 to become成为 a good terrorist恐怖分子.
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因此不是做恐怖分子的料。
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My friend朋友, on the other hand, she was a good terrorist恐怖分子
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相反,我的朋友却是一位适合做恐怖分子的人
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because she was very good at following以下 orders命令.
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因为她会遵守上级命令。
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She also embraced拥抱 violence暴力.
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何况她还信奉暴力。
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Because she believed相信 that the only way
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她认为只有通过
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to unblock解锁 what, at the time,
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武装斗争
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was known已知 as a blocked受阻 democracy民主,
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才能打破意大利的封闭民主,
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Italy意大利, a country国家 run by the same相同 party派对 for 35 years年份
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当时,意大利已被同一政党
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was the arms武器 struggle斗争.
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统治了35年。
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At the same相同 time, while I was interviewing面试 the Red Brigades,
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同一时间,当我在采访红色旅的成员时,
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I also discovered发现 that their life was not ruled统治
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我发觉,支配他们的
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by politics政治 or ideology思想,
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不是政治或意识形态,
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but actually其实 was ruled统治 by economics经济学.
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不料却是经济。
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They were constantly经常 short of cash现金.
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他们长年地缺乏金钱。
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They were constantly经常 searching搜索 for cash现金.
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他们长年地搜刮金钱。
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Now, contrary相反 to what many许多 people believe,
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与很多人的认识大相迳庭,
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terrorism恐怖主义 is actually其实 a very expensive昂贵 business商业.
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恐怖主义是一项十分昂贵的生意。
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I'll give you an idea理念.
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举一个例子说。
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In the 1970s, the turnover周转 of the Red Brigades
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在70年代,红色旅
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on a yearly每年 basis基础
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每年的营业额大约是
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was seven million百万 dollars美元.
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七百万美元。
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This is roughly大致 between之间 100
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换算成现在的购买力,
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and 150 million百万, today今天.
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这大约是1亿到1.5亿之间。
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Now, you know, if you live生活 underground地下
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正如你们所知,地下工作者
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it's really hard to produce生产 this amount of money.
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很难赚得那么多钱。
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But this also explains说明 why, when I was interviewing面试 the Red Brigades,
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只是这也解释了当我采访红色旅的成员时,
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and then, later后来 on, other arms武器 organizations组织,
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以及随后采访其他武装组织的成员时,
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including包含 members会员 of al-Zarqawi扎卡维 group in the Middle中间 East,
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如中东的扎卡维组织成员时,
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everybody每个人 was extremely非常 reluctant不情愿
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他们都抗拒回答有关
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to talk about ideology思想, or politics政治.
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意思形态或政治的问题。
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Because they had no idea理念.
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因为他们对这些都一无所知。
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The political政治 vision视力 of a terrorist恐怖分子 organization组织
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一个恐怖组织的政治目的
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is decided决定 by the leadership领导,
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都是由首领们决定,
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which哪一个, generally通常, is never more than five to seven people.
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这群人一般都只有五至七人。
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All the others其他 do, day in and day out,
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其他成员都在
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is search搜索 for money.
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日夜搜刮金钱。
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Once一旦, for example, I was interviewing面试
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例如,有一次当我采访
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this part-timer兼职人员 from the Red Brigades.
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一位红色旅的临时成员。
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It was a psychiatrist心理医生. He loved喜爱 sailing帆船.
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他是一位精神病医生。他热爱开船。
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He was a really keen敏锐 sailor水手. And he had this beautiful美丽 boat.
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他是一位热情洋溢的水手。何况他还有一艘出色的航船。
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And he told me that the best最好 time of his life
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因此他告诉我他一生中最美好的时光
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was when he was a member会员 of the Red Brigades
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是他还是一名红色旅的成员时,
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and he went sailing帆船, every一切 summer夏季, back and forth向前
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每年夏天,他都会航行至
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from Lebanon黎巴嫩, where he would pick up
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黎巴嫩,以从巴解组织
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Soviet苏联 weapons武器 from the PLO巴解组织,
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接取来自苏联的武器,
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and then carry携带 them all the way to Sardinia撒丁岛
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然后运送至撒丁岛,
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where the other arms武器 organization组织 from Europe欧洲 would go
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欧洲其他的武装组织
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and take their share分享 of the arms武器.
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都会前往那里分赃。
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For that service服务 the Red Brigades were actually其实 paid支付 a fee费用,
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不过红色旅会从中提成,
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which哪一个 went to fund基金 their organization组织.
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这笔钱就成为他们组织的基金。
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So, because I am a trained熟练 economist经济学家
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由于我是一名经济学家
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and I think in economic经济 terms条款,
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所以我会从经济学角度进行思考,
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all of the sudden突然 I thought,
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于那一瞬间我想到
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maybe there is something here.
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在这其中或许会有什么奥妙。
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Maybe there is a link链接, a commercial广告 link链接,
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或许会有一条链接,一条商业链接,
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between之间 one organization组织 and another另一个 one.
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以联系各个组织。
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But it was only when I interviewed采访
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可是直到我采访马里奥·莫雷蒂,
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Mario马里奥 Moretti莫雷蒂, the head of the Red Brigades,
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红色旅的首脑,
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the man who kidnapped绑架 and killed杀害 Aldo阿尔 Moro摩洛,
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他策划绑架并杀死莫罗,
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Italian意大利 former前任的 prime主要 minister部长,
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他是前意大利总理,
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that I finally最后 realized实现
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我终于意识到
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that terrorism恐怖主义 is actually其实 business商业.
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恐怖主义实际上是一项生意。
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I was having lunch午餐 with him
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我和他在一间意大利监狱里
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in a high-security高安全性 prison监狱 in Italy意大利.
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共进午餐。
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And as we were eating,
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当我们正在进餐时,
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I had the distinct不同 feeling感觉
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我仿佛感觉到
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that I was back in the city of London伦敦,
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我现在是在伦敦,
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having lunch午餐 with a fellow同伴 banker银行家 or an economist经济学家.
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同一名银行家或经济学家一起吃午餐。
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This guy thought in the same相同 way I did.
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这人的想法和居然我一摸一样。
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So, I decided决定 that I wanted to investigate调查 the economics经济学 of terrorism恐怖主义.
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因此我决定要探索恐怖主义经济。
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Naturally自然, nobody没有人 wanted to fund基金 my research研究.
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固然没有人会赞助我。
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In fact事实, I think many许多 people thought that I was a bit crazy.
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事实上,很多人都认为我疯了。
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You know, that woman女人 that goes around to foundations基金会
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你们想象一下,有一位女士每天奔走于各个基金会,
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asking for money, thinking思维 about the economics经济学 of terrorism恐怖主义.
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寻求赞助,以研究恐怖主义经济。
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So, in the end结束, I took a decision决定
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最终,我决定,
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that, in retrospect回想起来, did change更改 my life.
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回想起来,这改变了我的一生,
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I sold出售 my company公司,
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我变卖了我的公司,
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and funded资助 the research研究 myself.
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以便供我研究这个项目。
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And what I discovered发现
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是故,我发掘出了
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is this parallel平行 reality现实,
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一个平行的社会,
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another另一个 international国际 economic经济 system系统,
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另一个国际经济体系,
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which哪一个 runs运行 parallel平行 to our own拥有,
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和明面上的同时发展,
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which哪一个 has been created创建 by arms武器 organizations组织
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它是由武装组织们建立的,
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since以来 the end结束 of World世界 War战争 IIII.
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大概建立于二战结束时。
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And what is even more shocking触目惊心
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岂料,更使我震惊的是,
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is that this system系统
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这个体系
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has followed其次, step by step, the evolution演化
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是紧紧跟随着我们自己的体系
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of our own拥有 system系统,
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进化历程的,
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of our Western西 capitalism资本主义.
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这个由西方资本主义支撑的体系。
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And there are three main主要 stages阶段.
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其中有三个主要阶段。
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The first one is the state sponsor赞助 of terrorism恐怖主义.
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第一阶段,国家资助的恐怖主义。
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The second第二 one is the privatization私有化 of terrorism恐怖主义.
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第二阶段,恐怖主义的私有化。
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And the third第三, of course课程, is the globalization全球化 of terrorism恐怖主义.
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第三阶段,恐怖主义的全球化。
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So, state sponsor赞助 of terrorism恐怖主义,
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国家资助的恐怖主义,
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feature特征 of the Cold War战争.
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是冷战的产物。
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This is when the two superpowers超级大国 were fighting战斗
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昔日,两个超级大国
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a war战争 by proxy代理,
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在明争暗斗,
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along沿 the periphery周边 of the sphere领域 of influence影响,
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于他们斗争的余威中,
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fully充分 funding资金 arms武器 organizations组织.
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各种武装组织建立起来了。
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A mix混合 of legal法律 and illegal非法 activities活动 is used.
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他们则是八仙过海各显神通。
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So, the link链接 between之间 crime犯罪 and terror恐怖
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所以,犯罪和恐怖活动
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is established既定 very early on.
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很早就建立关系。
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And here is the best最好 example,
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这里有个最好的例子,
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the Contras反政府 in Nicaragua尼加拉瓜, created创建 by the CIA中央情报局,
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尼加拉瓜的反抗局,是由中情局建立的,
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legally法律上 funded资助 by the U.S. Congress国会,
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中情局是通过美国国会合法成立的,
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illegally非法 funded资助 by the Reagan里根 administration行政
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而反抗军则由里根政府暗中成立,
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via通过 covert隐蔽 operation手术, for example, the Iran-Contra伊朗门 Affair事务.
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又例如,伊朗门事件。
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Then comes the late晚了 1970s, early '80s,
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到达80年代时,
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and some groups successfully顺利 carry携带 out
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一些成功地
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the privatization私有化 of terrorism恐怖主义.
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私有化。
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So, they gain获得 independence独立 from the sponsor赞助,
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适时,他们就不再受制于他们的赞助者,
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and start开始 funding资金 themselves他们自己.
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同时开始自力更生。
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Now, again we see a mix混合 of legal法律 and illegal非法 activities活动.
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我们再次见识到了他们的能耐。
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So, Arafat阿拉法特 used to get a percentage百分比
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阿拉法特一般都会从
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of the smuggling走私 of hashish大麻
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由贝卡谷地来的走私大麻中
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from Bek贝克áa Valley, which哪一个 is the valley between之间 Lebanon黎巴嫩 and Syria叙利亚.
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抽成,贝卡谷地处于黎巴嫩和叙利亚之间。
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And the IRAIRA, which哪一个 control控制 the private私人的 transportation运输 system系统
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再如爱尔兰共和军,他们实际掌控着北爱尔兰的
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in Northern北方 Ireland爱尔兰, did exactly究竟 the same相同 thing.
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私营运输系统,他们做了同阿拉法特一模一样的事。
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So, every一切 single time
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每当有人在贝尔法斯特
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that somebody got into a taxi出租车 in Belfast贝尔法斯特
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坐的士时,
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without knowing会心, actually其实,
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他们自己不知,他们是
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was funding资金 the IRAIRA.
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在赞助爱尔兰共和军。
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But the great change更改 came来了, of course课程,
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不料巨大的变化正在来临,
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with globalization全球化 and deregulation放松管制.
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它们正是全球化和放松管制。
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This is when arms武器 organization组织 were able能够 to link链接 up,
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此时,各个武装组织可以相互联系,
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also financially经济, with each other.
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当然也包括经济上的联系。
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But above以上 all, they started开始 to do
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从此,黑色经济
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serious严重 business商业 with the world世界 of crime犯罪.
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开始成形。
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And together一起 they money-laundered钱洗钱
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他们都是用同样的渠道
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their dirty business商业 through通过 the same相同 channel渠道.
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进行洗钱。
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This is when we see the birth分娩 of the transnational跨国
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跨国武装组织—基地组织就是
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arms武器 organization组织 Al Qaeda凯达.
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从中诞生的。
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This is an organization组织 that can raise提高 money across横过 border边境.
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这个组织可以跨大陆的赚钱。
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But also that is able能够 to carry携带 out attacks攻击
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以至于他们能跨国
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in more than one country国家.
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进行恐怖袭击。
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Now, deregulation放松管制 also brought back
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然而,管制放松同时带回了
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rogue流氓 economics经济学.
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无赖经济。
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So what is rogue流氓 economics经济学?
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什么是无赖经济呢?
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Rogue流氓 economics经济学 is a force which哪一个 is constantly经常
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无赖经济一直是雌伏于
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lurking潜伏 in the background背景 of history历史.
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历史的黑暗面。
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It comes back at times of great transformation转型,
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每当巨变到来时它的身影就会出现,
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globalization全球化 being存在 one of those transformations转换.
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固然全球化就是一场时代巨变。
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It is at this times in which哪一个
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当政治无法控制经济走向时,
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politics政治 actually其实 loses失去 control控制 of the economy经济,
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经济力量就会转变成一种无赖力量
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and the economy经济 becomes a rogue流氓 force
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而这股力量
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working加工 against反对 us.
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是与我们作对的。
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It has happened发生 before in history历史.
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回顾历史,我们经常可以看见其身影,
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It has happened发生 with the fall秋季 of the Roman罗马 Empire帝国.
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如,罗马帝国倾覆时,
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It has happened发生 with Industrial产业 Revolution革命.
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和工业革命时。
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And it actually其实 happened发生 again, with the fall秋季 of the Berlin柏林 wall.
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当柏林墙倒塌时,它再一次显现了。
09:52
Now, I calculated计算 how big was this international国际
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我计算了下国际黑色经济
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economic经济 system系统 composed by crime犯罪,
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每年的
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terror恐怖, and illegal非法 economy经济,
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生产总值,
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before 9-11.
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当然是在9-11前。
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And it is a staggering踉跄 1.5 trillion dollars美元.
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结果是令人震惊的1.5万亿美元。
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It is trillions万亿, it's not billions数十亿.
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注意是万亿,不是十亿。
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This is about twice两次 the GDPGDP of the United联合的 Kingdom王国,
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这大概是英国每年GDP的双倍,
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soon不久 will be more,
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而这个差距会继续扩大,
10:16
considering考虑 where this country国家 is going.
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考虑到这个国家正走下坡路。
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(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
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Now, until直到 9-11,
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直到9-11,
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the bulk of all this money
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这笔钱大部分
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flew into the U.S. economy经济
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都飞进了美国的经济
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because the bulk of the money was denominated计价 in U.S. dollars美元
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因为这笔钱大部分都是美元
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and the money laundering洗钱 was taking服用 place地点
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而且他们是美国国内
10:34
inside the United联合的 States状态.
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进行洗钱的。
10:36
The entry条目 point, of course课程, of most of this money
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大部分的金钱都是通过离岸设施
10:39
were the off-shore离岸 facilities设备.
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进入美国的
10:41
So, this was a vital重要 injection注射 of cash现金
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因此这股生力军就此
10:45
into the U.S. economy经济.
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进入美国的经济。
10:48
Now, when I went to look at the figures人物 of the U.S. money supply供应,
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我前去查看了美金的供应数量,
10:53
the U.S. money supply供应 is the amount
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美金的供应数量
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of dollars美元 that the Federal联邦 Reserve保留
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正是每年美联储印出
10:58
prints版画 every一切 year
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的钞票数量,
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in order订购 to satisfy满足
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他们的数量
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the increase增加 in the demand需求 for dollars美元,
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是根据人们的需求而定,
11:05
which哪一个, of course课程, reflects反映 the growth发展
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这当然也反映出
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of the economy经济.
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经济的增长。
11:09
So, when I went to look at those figures人物, I noted注意 that since以来 the late晚了 1960s
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当我去查看具体数量时,我察觉到自从
11:13
a growing生长 number of these dollars美元
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60年代末期以来
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was actually其实 leaving离开 the United联合的 States状态,
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每年都有一些美金流出国外
11:19
never to come back.
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并再未返还。
11:22
These were money taken采取 out
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这些钱都通过纸币
11:24
in suitcases手提箱 or in containers集装箱, in cash现金 of course课程.
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装在皮箱或其它容器里带往国外。
11:28
These were money taken采取 out by criminals罪犯 and money launderers洗衣工.
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这些钱都是被罪犯或者洗钱者带出的。
11:31
These were money taken采取 out to fund基金
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这些钱都贡献给
11:34
the growth发展 of the terror恐怖,
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恐怖组织的发展,
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illegal非法 and criminal刑事 economy经济.
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以及黑色经济的增长。
11:40
So, you see, what is the relationship关系?
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现在,你们认识到这之间的联系吗?
11:44
The United联合的 States状态 actually其实 is a country国家
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美国实际上是作为世界的
11:48
that is the reserve保留 currency货币 of the world世界.
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货币贮备基地。
11:52
What does it mean? That means手段 that
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这意味着什么?这意味着
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it has a privilege特权 that other countries国家 do not have.
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美国将会拥有特权。
11:57
It can borrow against反对 the total amount of dollars美元
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他们可以凭在世界流通
12:01
in circulation循环 in the world世界.
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美元借钱。
12:03
This privilege特权 is called seigniorage铸币税.
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这项特权就叫做铸币税。
12:06
No other country国家 can do that.
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其它国家都无法做到。
12:09
All the other countries国家, for example the United联合的 Kingdom王国,
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其它的国家,如,英国
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can borrow only against反对 the amount of money
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只能凭借在国内流通的
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in circulation循环 inside its own拥有 borders国界.
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货币借钱。
12:19
So, here is the implication意义 of the relationship关系
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这就是世界经济体系和
12:21
between之间 the worlds世界 of crime犯罪, terror恐怖, and illegal非法 economy经济, and our economy经济.
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黑色经济体系的关系。
12:26
The U.S. in the 1990s
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美国于90年代
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was borrowing借款 against反对 the growth发展
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通过黑色经济的增长
12:31
of the terror恐怖, illegal非法 and criminal刑事 economy经济.
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以来借贷。
12:35
This is how close we are with this world世界.
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两个世界是极其靠近的。
12:40
Now, this situation情况 changed, of course课程, after 9-11,
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在9-11之后,情况有所改变,
12:42
because George乔治 Bush衬套 launched推出 the War战争 on Terror恐怖.
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乔治布什发动了一场反恐战争。
12:45
Part部分 of the War战争 on Terror恐怖
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这场战争是爱国者法案
12:47
was the introduction介绍 of the Patriot爱国者 Act法案.
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颁布的序幕。
12:50
Now, many许多 of you know that the Patriot爱国者 Act法案
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正如你们所知,爱国者法案
12:52
is a legislation立法 that greatly非常 reduces减少
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极大地缩减了
12:55
the liberties自由 of Americans美国人 in order订购 to protect保护 them
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美国人的自由度,以图保护他们
12:58
against反对 terrorism恐怖主义.
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及避免恐怖主义。
13:00
But there is a section部分 of the Patriot爱国者 Act法案
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只是在爱国者法案中
13:02
which哪一个 refers specifically特别 to finance金融.
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有专门的针对金融的条款。
13:04
And it is, in fact事实, an anti-money-laundering防洗钱 legislation立法.
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这同时也是一个反洗钱的法案。
13:08
What the Patriot爱国者 Act法案 did was
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爱国者法案中
13:10
to prohibit禁止 U.S. bank银行,
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明文禁止美国的银行
13:12
and U.S.-registered-注册 foreign国外 banks银行
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和在美国注册的外资银行
13:14
from doing any businesses企业 with off-shore离岸 facilities设备.
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与离岸设施做任何交易。
13:18
It closed关闭 that door between之间 the money laundering洗钱
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这关闭了利用美国
13:21
in dollars美元, and the U.S. economy经济.
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经济进行洗钱作业的大门。
13:24
It also gave the U.S. monetary货币 authorities当局
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法案同时也赐予美国货币当局监管权利,
13:29
the right to monitor监控 any dollar美元 transaction交易
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以监管世界上所有用
13:32
taking服用 place地点 anywhere随地 in the world世界.
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美元进行的交易。
13:36
Now, you can imagine想像 what was the reaction反应 of the international国际
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你们可以想象世界金融和银行市场
13:38
finance金融 and banking银行业.
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的反应是什么了。
13:40
All the bankers银行家 said to their clients客户,
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所有的银行从业者都对他们的
13:43
"Get out of the dollars美元 and go and invest投资 somewhere某处 else其他."
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顾客说:“赶快抽出对美元的投资以向其它地方投资。”
13:46
Now, the Euro欧元 was a newly born天生 currency货币
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欧元作为一新生的货币
13:49
of great opportunity机会 for business商业, and, of course课程, for investment投资.
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是为商业投资提供了巨大的机会。
13:53
And this is what people did.
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而人们也这样做了。
13:55
Nobody没有人 wants the U.S. monetary货币 authority权威
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没有任何人希望美国货币当局
13:57
to check their relationship关系,
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来监察他们
13:59
to monitor监控 their relationship关系 with their clientele客户.
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与他们顾客之间的关系。
14:03
The same相同 thing happened发生, of course课程,
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对于地下世界,
14:05
in the world世界 of crime犯罪 and terror恐怖.
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也发生了同样事情。
14:09
People simply只是 moved移动 their money-laundering洗钱 activities活动
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他们只是把他们的洗钱活动
14:14
away from the United联合的 States状态
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从美国移至
14:17
into Europe欧洲.
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欧洲。
14:20
Why did this happen发生? This happened发生 because
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为什么会这样?因为爱国者法案
14:22
the Patriot爱国者 Act法案 was a unilateral单方面 legislation立法.
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只是美国单方面颁布的。
14:25
It was introduced介绍 only in the United联合的 States状态.
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这项法案只适用于美国国内。
14:27
And it was introduced介绍 only for the U.S. dollars美元.
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同时也只适用于美元。
14:30
In Europe欧洲, a similar类似 legislation立法
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但是在欧洲,这样的法案
14:32
was not introduced介绍.
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还尚未颁布。
14:34
So, within six months个月
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欧洲仅用六个月的
14:36
Europe欧洲 became成为 the epicenter震中
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时间,就成为了
14:38
of the money-laundering洗钱 activities活动
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世界洗钱作业的
14:41
of the world世界.
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中心。
14:44
So, this is how incredible难以置信 are the relationship关系
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这就是我们地上世界
14:48
between之间 the world世界 of crime犯罪
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与犯罪世界
14:50
and the world世界 of terror恐怖,
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及恐怖活动世界
14:52
and our own拥有 life.
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之间的联系。
14:55
So, why did I tell you this story故事?
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我为什么要告诉你们这个故事?
14:57
I told you this story故事 because you
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我与你们分享这个故事
14:59
must必须 understand理解 that there is a world世界
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是想你们知道,这个世界中
15:02
that goes well beyond the headlines新闻头条 of the newspapers报纸,
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还存在另一世界,而且远超报纸头条,
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including包含 the personal个人 relationship关系 that you have
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抑或你的与你朋友、家庭之间的
15:08
with friends朋友 and family家庭.
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个人关系。
15:11
You got to question everything that is told to you,
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你需要对所有的事都持怀疑态度,
15:14
including包含 what I just told you today今天.
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包括我今天所讲述的故事。
15:16
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
15:18
This is the only way for you
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这是你能了解
15:20
to step into the dark黑暗 side, and have a look at it.
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世界黑暗面的唯一途径。
15:23
And believe me,
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相信我,
15:25
it's going to be scary害怕.
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这将会是可怕的。
15:27
It's going to be frightful可怕, but it's going to enlighten开导 you.
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虽然这是可怕的一件事,但同时它也会启发你。
15:30
And, above以上 all, it's not going to be boring无聊.
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最重要的一点就是,这很有趣。
15:33
(Laughter笑声)
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(笑声)
15:35
(Applause掌声)
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(鼓掌)
Translated by Chaoran Yu
Reviewed by Zachary Lin Zhao

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Loretta Napoleoni - Macroeconomist
She made her name following the dollars in terrorist networks, but now Loretta Napoleoni is on the trail of something far more sinister -- the gray zone where crime and unregulated credit meet.

Why you should listen

Once it was easy to know where our money was going. Now we live under a system Loretta Napoleoni has dubbed "rogue economics," where the blurry histories of the products we consume and the cash we invest make us complicit in financing barely legal credit schemes -- and even crime, if it's the slavery producing the beans for our lattes or the guts of our mobile phones.

The reach of the newly global market, as Napoleoni argues in her new book, Rogue Economics: Capitalism's New Reality, connects us all to the dark side, regardless of our intentions to be responsible  -- and, she says, our deep connection to fishy credit and unregulated finance has laid the groundwork for the current economic crisis. Her previous book, Terror Incorporated, dives into the true economic impact of terrorism.

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