US Denies Sending Commandos to Spy on North Korea

总部设在东京的政治刊物《外交官》星期一刊登一篇报道说，美国军事突击队在朝鲜空降，以获取平壤地下军事设施的情报。美国军方官员否认了这篇报道的说法。

《外交官》的报道说，美国特种兵的一名高层指挥官上星期在佛罗里达州举行的一次会议上透露了突击队这一计划。

但是，驻韩美军发言人威辛顿上校星期二向美国之音否认了这一说法。他表示，这篇报道对美国陆军准将托利的评论采取了不负责任的态度，把一些编造的话强加在托利将军的身上。

The Diplomat, a Tokyo-based political journal, on Monday carried a report alleging that U.S. military commandos have been parachuting into North Korea to gather intelligence on Pyongyang's underground military installations. U.S. military officials are rejecting the report.

The Diplomat reported that a senior U.S. special operations commander revealed the supposed commando program at a conference in Florida last week.

But Colonel Withington, a spokesperson for the United States Forces Korea, dismissed the story when contacted by VOA on Tuesday. He said the report took "great liberal license" with the comments made by Army Brig. Gen. Neil Tolley, saying some of the quotes were "made up and attributed to him."