国防部长赫格塞斯解雇被指向媒体泄密的将军 中将布雷特·西尔维亚被解职，系为查找并惩罚向记者透露情况的高级军官而发起的一场广泛且极不寻常行动的一部分。
Hegseth Fires General He Accused of Leaking Information to the News Media Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia was fired as part of a broad and highly unusual campaign to find and punish senior military officers who speak to reporters.
国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯本周解雇了一名陆军高级将领，指控其向新闻媒体泄露了与伊朗和俄罗斯有关的机密信息。
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired a top Army general this week after accusing him of leaking classified information related to Iran and Russia to the news media.
中将布雷特·西尔维亚是一位备受推崇的军官和作战老兵，被解职时正在联合参谋部担任战略局局长。他的解职是利用测谎仪测试查找并惩罚泄密者的一场广泛且非同寻常行动的一部分。
Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a highly regarded officer and combat veteran, was serving on the Joint Staff as the director of strategy when he was removed. His dismissal is part of a broad and extraordinary campaign to use polygraph tests to find and punish leakers.
此次调查的范围前所未有。在现代史上，从未对美军最高层大规模实施过测谎测试。五角大楼高级官员除发表声明称西尔维亚将军未通过三次测谎考试外，未提供任何细节或证据来支持针对他的泄密指控。
The scope of the investigation is without parallel. Mass polygraph tests have never been administered to the top ranks of the U.S. military in modern history. Senior Pentagon officials did not offer any details or proof in support of the leaking allegations leveled against General Sylvia beyond a statement that said he had failed three polygraph exams.
五角大楼首席发言人肖恩·帕内尔在声明中说：“国防部‘对故意、未经授权泄露机密信息零容忍’。任何泄露敏感国家安全信息的人都会危及我军战士的生命，并破坏每一项维护国家安全的军事行动。”
The Defense Department “has zero tolerance for the intentional, unauthorized disclosure of classified information,” Sean Parnell, the Pentagon’s chief spokesman, said in a statement. “Anyone who compromises sensitive national security information puts the lives of our warriors at risk and undermines every military operation that keeps our country safe.”
帕内尔表示，针对泄密指控进行了“广泛的”调查，赫格塞斯“采取了必要的人事行动以保护敏感信息”。一名五角大楼官员称，对西尔维亚将军的调查已移交司法部进一步处理，但目前尚不清楚调查人员是否发现了任何犯罪证据。
Mr. Parnell said that there was “an extensive” investigation into the leaking allegations and that Mr. Hegseth “took necessary personnel action to protect sensitive information.”A Pentagon official said that the investigation into General Sylvia has been referred to the Justice Department for further action, though it is unclear whether investigators have uncovered any evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
司法部一位女发言人未就西尔维亚将军具体置评，但表示对可能泄露机密信息的调查仍在继续。
A Justice Department spokeswoman did not comment specifically on General Sylvia but said investigations of possible leaks of classified information are continuing.
去年，海格塞斯指控其直属员工中的三人泄露机密信息，承诺进行全面调查，并在未提供证据的情况下暗示，五角大楼的一项调查已经发现了他们有罪的证据。
Last year, Mr. Hegseth accused three members of his immediate staff of leaking classified information, promised a full investigation and suggested, without offering proof, that a Pentagon investigation had already uncovered evidence of their guilt.
近18个月后，那项调查并未发现这三名官员——丹·考德威尔、科林·卡罗尔和达林·塞尔尼克——有任何不当行为的证据。考德威尔已于今年早些时候被国家情报总监办公室重新雇用。
Nearly 18 months later, that investigation has turned up no proof that the three officials — Dan Caldwell, Colin Carroll and Darin Selnick — committed any wrongdoing. Mr. Caldwell was rehired earlier this year by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
据被告知此举的官员透露，今年8月，美国政府调查人员对美国军方参谋长联席会议的大约50名成员进行了测谎测试，起因是有关向记者泄密的事情，其中包括关于与伊朗的战争如何造成关键弹药短缺的泄密。由于被认为不可靠，测谎测试不能在军事法庭上用作证据。
In August, U.S. government investigators subjected roughly 50 members of the U.S. military’s Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists, including about how the war with Iran has created a shortage of crucial munitions, according to officials briefed on the move. Because they are viewed as unreliable, polygraph tests are not admissible as evidence at a court-martial.
知情人士表示，在这些测谎测试之前，曾出现过大量详细报道远程导弹、爱国者拦截弹和其他关键弹药库存减少的新闻报道。据了解这一行动的人士称，这种施压姿态似乎不仅旨在揪出任何可能分享过信息的人，也是为了恐吓未来可能这样做的人。
The polygraph tests followed a flurry of news reports that detailed diminished stocks of long-range missiles, Patriot interceptors and other crucial munitions. The show of force appeared aimed at not just ferreting out anyone who may have shared information but also intimidating others who might do so in the future, according to people with knowledge of the effort.
有1500到2000名军官和官员在参谋长联席会议工作，该机构负责与世界各地的作战司令协调作战、政策和战争计划。
Between 1,500 and 2,000 officers and officials work for the Joint Staff, which coordinates operations, policy and war plans with combatant commanders around the world.
《大西洋月刊》于周三晚间报道了西尔维亚将军被解职的消息。在他被解职后不久，参谋长联席会议的一位发言人发表了一份声明，表彰他“为我们的国家进行了32年的杰出服务”。声明写道：“我们祝愿他和他的家人在迈向新的机遇和人生下一个篇章时一切顺利。”
General Sylvia’s firing was reported on Wednesday night by The Atlantic. In the immediate aftermath of his dismissal, a spokesman for the Joint Staff put out a statement commending him for “his 32 years of distinguished service to our nation.”“We wish him and his family the best as they graduate to new opportunities and the next chapters of their lives,” the statement read.
周四上午，联合参谋部发言人撤回了第一份声明，并发布了一份新声明，称：“出于对该军人的尊重以及正在进行的人事程序，我们将不再进一步置评。”据两名知情官员透露，作为调查的一部分，西尔维亚将军承认他在联合参谋部任职期间认识并与至少一名记者有过交谈，但否认分享过任何敏感或机密信息。这两名官员因分享敏感信息而要求匿名。包括海格塞斯幕僚成员在内的五角大楼高级官员经常与记者交谈。
On Thursday morning, a Joint Staff spokesman retracted the first statement and issued a new one that said: “Out of respect for the service member and the ongoing personnel process, we will not comment further.”As part of the investigation, General Sylvia acknowledged that he knew and had conversations with at least one journalist while serving on the Joint Staff but denied sharing any sensitive or classified information, according to two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to share sensitive information. Senior Pentagon officials, including members of Mr. Hegseth’s staff, frequently talk to reporters.
这位将军的解职令许多现役和退役陆军高级军官感到震惊和愤怒。他们形容他是一名忠诚的军官，曾在战斗中英勇服役，并深思军队如何需要适应并拥抱新技术以应对未来战争。
The general’s dismissal shocked and angered many current and retired senior Army officers. They described him as a loyal officer who had served bravely in combat and thought deeply about how the military needed to adapt and embrace new technology to fight future wars.
当周四被问及此次解职时，特朗普总统将西尔维亚将军误认为是女性：“她有问题，”特朗普先生说，“她将面临大问题。我们正在全力寻找泄密者。”西尔维亚将军直接向联合参谋长丹·凯恩将军汇报工作。
When asked about the firing on Thursday, President Trump mistook General Sylvia for a woman: “She’s got problems,” Mr. Trump said. “She’s going to have big problems. We’re very much looking for leakers.”General Sylvia worked directly for Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
作为联合参谋部战略局局长，西尔维亚将军在协调全球军事计划和政策方面发挥了关键作用，包括乌克兰战争和伊朗战争。
As the Joint Staff’s director of strategy, General Sylvia played an essential role in coordinating military plans and policy around the world, including the wars in Ukraine and Iran.
海格塞斯先生及其盟友认为西尔维亚将军的前任、中将J.P.麦吉不够忠诚，并迫使他提前退休。
Mr. Hegseth and his allies viewed General Sylvia’s predecessor in the job, Lt. Gen. J.P. McGee, as insufficiently loyal and forced him into an earlier than expected retirement.
西尔维亚将军的解职发生之际，特朗普正考虑重返与伊朗的战斗状态，这为高级官员所描述的五角大楼内部紧张和猜疑的氛围提供了一个窗口。周四发布的声明中，一名官员试图淡化西尔维亚将军在与伊朗战争中的角色，指出他并非该冲突的“核心规划者”，该冲突由美国中央司令部负责指挥。
General Sylvia’s dismissal, which comes as Mr. Trump considers a return to combat with Iran, is a window into a climate inside the Pentagon that senior officials have described as tense and paranoid. In the statement issued Thursday, an official sought to play down General Sylvia’s role in the war with Iran, noting that he was not a “central planner” for the conflict, which is being run out of U.S. Central Command.
赫格塞斯已解职或边缘化了80多名将军和海军上将，约占军官总数的10%。在大多数情况下，这些军官被解职时并未被告知原因。在9月的一次讲话中，他誓言再削减10%。
Mr. Hegseth has dismissed or sidelined more than 80 generals and admirals, or about 10 percent of the force. In most cases those officers were fired without being told the reason. During a speech in September, he vowed to eliminate another 10 percent.
西尔维亚上将1994年毕业于西点军校，曾指挥驻扎在肯塔基州坎贝尔堡的第101空降师，并获得带英勇标识的铜星勋章和紫心勋章。德夫林·巴雷特对报道有贡献。格雷格·贾菲为《纽约时报》报道五角大楼和美国军方事务。
General Sylvia, a 1994 West Point graduate, commanded the 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Ky., and was awarded a Bronze Star Medal with valor and the Purple Heart. Devlin Barrett contributed reporting. Greg Jaffe covers the Pentagon and the U.S. military for The Times.