拜登总统在9月24日联合国大会上表示，他“每天”都会想起美国从阿富汗撤军过程中，在喀布尔机场发生的自杀式爆炸事件中丧生的13名美国人，而就在数小时之前，美国国会众议院委员会也就此事件，对国务卿布林肯没出席听证会而认定布林肯“藐视国会”。
“13名勇敢的美国人以及数百名阿富汗人在自杀式炸弹袭击中丧生。我想起了那些逝去的生命——我每天都会想起他们，”81岁的拜登在最后一次以美国总统身份于联合国发表的演讲中如此说道——他的演词有些结结巴巴。
然而，上述《纽约邮报》的报导中，缺失了白宫以下“私聊”的部份。
拜登：布林基，你对我的联合国演讲有何看法？
布林肯：非常精彩，老板。事实上，超出预期。这是联合国大会上最伟大的演讲之一。我们正在以所有语言来传播这演讲。美国之音、自由亚洲电台、美国公共广播电视公司等人都在报道。还有CNN、NBC和ABC这些广播公司。（英国首相）斯塔默斯塔米也很喜欢，（印度总理）莫迪亦如此。英国广播公司（BBC）和印度媒体都报导了。
拜登：是的。但（白宫新闻秘书）卡里娜告诉我，福斯新闻没有任何关于美国的内容。福斯新闻……真是玩得很脏。很脏。
布林肯：不用担心。我们让《邮报》的福斯人把你放在了他们的头版上。你看到了吗？
拜登：看到了。超喜欢。表明梅铎（福斯集团大股东）可能改变对特朗普的看法。这应该至少会给哈里斯带来100万票。你知道，我本来可以在11月获胜。（前国务卿）希拉莉、（前总统）奥巴马、（前众议院议长）佩洛西把我拉下台。
如果特朗普获胜，他们会感到遗憾。你知道，如果吉尔（第一夫人）没有改变主意，我就会继续竞选下去。我本来会赢的。
布林肯：绝对是老大。你是最伟大的。我希望哈里斯不会搞砸。
拜登：好吧，她比较年轻，但一点也不聪明。我真的很担心把国家交给她。给她一些轻松的工作，你知道吗，完全令人失望。关于边境安全，移民、墨西哥人、黑人选民、妇女、年轻人。
你能想像吗？她和她的办公室一直抱怨我给她布置了困难、不可能的任务。他们一直在抱怨。拜托！她确实破坏了我的竞选安排。
布林肯：是的，我听到了很多。他们说你身为总统处于半睡半醒的状态。他们也嫉妒我上新闻。说我把她挤出了头版。
拜登：坦白说，我跟你讲，卡里娜做得更好。这女的每天都在为我们奋战在前线，而哈里斯却一直畏首畏尾。
布林肯：畏首畏尾如今变成“无子女的猫女”，真是因果报应（语带双关，哈理斯英文为Kamala Harris，而畏首畏尾pussyfooting与哈里斯被指“无子女的猫女”对应），哈哈哈。
你是对的。无论如何，我希望她能赢。你知道，如果特朗普获胜，他不会给我好过。
顺便说一句，众议院刚刚拨款16亿美元来打压中国。这笔钱应该用来招募最优秀的人才──你知道，我们这些资深政治人物跟北京交过手，知道如何与媒体打交道，把习近平打倒。如果我离开这个办公室时你能为我说几句好话，那就太好了，老板。
拜登：别担心，布林基。你做得非常出色。即使特朗普赢了，每个人都能得到好处。我不喜欢大肆宣扬，但我竭尽全力让25项反华法案获得通过。这是最高的纪录。这将保证即使特朗普获胜，一切也会走下去。
布林肯：我知道。这就是3M，即金钱、媒体和军火，我们对所有这些都有所影响。
拜登：说到3M，（乌克兰总统）泽连斯基一直缠著我要更多的钱和飞弹。
还要更多。真是个贪婪的人。钱不是问题。但他希望有更多的陆军战术导弹系统（ATACM）和几架远程高超音速武器（LRHM）来瞄准莫斯科和普京。
布林肯：对他说不，老板。我们不能把普京逼到无路可退。他不可能不报复。这个人一直踩红线，我们不能忽视他们。
拜登：是的。我必须想办法让泽连斯基继续战斗，不要空手而归。
但对乌克兰来说，情况看起来并不妙。失去了很多地盘。我不知道他们还能撑多久。《纽约时报》认为我们应与普京达成协议，了结此事。
朋友，这场战争不是我们的。即使他们不是美国人，也有太多人丧生。应该把克里米亚半岛让给普京。这就是他真正想让你知道的。毕竟，它一直是俄罗斯的一部分。现在他仍然会得到这一切，而留下给我们是，未来几年巨额的账单。该死的欧洲人和北约的错。
吸了一口气
有办法摆脱这个乱局吗，布林肯？我无法很好入睡，我在想如何做出改变。
布林肯：对不起，老板。你知道，由于加沙问题，我没能给予乌克兰太多关注。我很快就会再次前往耶路撒冷。我们必须让（以色列总理）内塔尼亚胡停战。
内塔尼亚胡无止尽的杀戮让美国和所有犹太人都处于糟糕处境。几乎每个人都称我们为战犯。
拜登：妈的。别忘了，我们犹太复国主义者甚至更糟。有人写道，犹太复国主义已经铭刻在我的政治生活和意识中。他是对的，你知道。我觉得人们是永远都不会忘记这事件，已4万人死亡……
深呼吸
这种对儿童和妇女的屠杀需要停止，布林基。我是犹太复国主义者，但不是战犯。你必须更加努力去推动停火，伙计。
布林肯：我是在努力，但内塔尼亚胡疯了。看，你和我很快就不再需要处理巴勒斯坦人和加沙问题了。你必须确保媒体说我们试图带来和平，我们没有像世界其他地方所认为的那样双手沾满鲜血。
拜登：是的。我会做的。我必须这么做。我身为总统的最后演说是要载入史册的。团队正在努力中。
布林肯：一定要提到我任国务卿时的伟大贡献。
拜登：绝对会。这主要还是关于我的，但我会确保提到你。不聊了。吉尔唤我吃药了。
后记
OpenAI创办人兼首席执行员阿尔特曼在《耶路撒冷邮报》每年发布的“50位最具影响力的犹太人”名单中名列前茅。阿尔特曼之后是以色列总理内塔尼亚胡。排名第三的是美国国务卿布林肯排名中最显著的变化来自喜剧演员出身的乌克兰总统泽连斯基，去年排名第一的人，今年却彻底掉出了榜单。
该报在解释布林肯排名靠前的原因时写道：“身为犹太人和美国国务卿，布林肯肯定会入榜。但有人可以说，他是第一位自豪公开本身是犹太裔的美国国务卿，他知道自己是犹太人，被认为是犹太人，并且从未试图淡化自己的犹太身份，以争取支持。
ATACM：MGM-140美国陆军战术导弹系统是一种超音速战术弹道飞弹，由美国国防公司Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV)设计和制造，之后该公司被洛克希德马丁公司收购。
LRHM：美国远程高超音速武器，也称为“暗鹰”，据报道射程为1725英里，由配备高超音速滑翔体和相关运输、支援和火控设备的地面发射导弹组成。
林德宜《拜登和布林肯之“私聊”》原文：Bide and Blinken : Hot Mic Pick-up
President Biden told the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday that he thinks “every day” about the 13 Americans who died in a suicide bombing at Kabul’s airport during the botched pullout from Afghanistan — hours before a House committee moved to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt for failing to give testimony on the attack.
What NYP did not catch on the White House hot microphone
Biden: So what did you think, Blinky of my UN speech.
Blinken: Absolute home run, Boss. In fact, out of the park. One of the greatest speeches in the UN. We are getting it out in all languages. Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, PBS boys are covering it. Also CNN, NBC and ABC. Starmi liked it so too, Modi. It's all over BBC and Indian media.
Biden: Yeah. But nothing for America in Fox News I'm told by Karine. Those Fox b……s really fight dirty. Very dirty.
Blinken: Not to worry. We have our Fox boys in Post put you on their front page. Did you see it?
Biden: Saw that. Love it. Shows Murdoch may be changing his mind on Don the Con. That should bring Karma a million Rep votes at least. You know, I could have won in Nov. They all let me down. Hilary, Bama, Nancy.
They will be sorry if Con Don wins. You know if Jill had not changed her mind, I would have gone on. And I would have won.
Blinken: Definitely Boss. You are the greatest. I hope Karma doesn't screw up big time.
Biden: Okay, she is younger but she's not smart at all. I really am worried about leaving the country in her hands. Gave her the soft jobs to do and you know what, she totally f…ed up.
On border security, migrants, Mexicans, black voters, women, young.
Can you imagine? She and her office kept complaining that I was giving her difficult, impossible assignments. They kept bitching all the time. Come on! She really sabotaged my candidacy.
Blinken: Yes I heard a lot. They said you were half asleep as President. They were jealous of me making the news too. Said I was crowding her out of the front page.
Biden: Frankly, just between you and me. Karine can do a better job. That girl has been fighting in the frontline for us every day while Karma has been pussyfooting.
Blinken: Pussyfooting Karma, Ha, ha. Good one.
You are right. God, I just hope she wins. Trumpi will be giving me a hard time if he wins, you know.
Btw, The House just pushed through 1.6 billion to take down China. That money should be spent on recruiting the best people - you know, us veterans who have been to Beijing and know how to deal with the media to pull Xi down. Will be great if you can put in a good word for me when I leave this office Boss.
Biden: Don't worry Blinky. You have done a helluva job. Even if Don Con, Con Don wins, there's plenty of moolah to go round for everyone. Don't like to blow my trumpet but I worked my ass off to get the 25 anti China bills passed. Record number of anti China. This will guarantee that all here will do nicely even if Con Con wins.
Blinken: I know. It's money, media and missiles and we call the shots on all of them.
Biden: Speaking of the three Ms, Zelly has been pestering me for more money and missiles.
A lot more. Greedy man really. The money is not a problem. But he wants more ATACM and a couple of LRHM to target Moscow and Putin.
Blinken: Say no to him Boss. We can't afford to push Putin to the edge. There's no way he will not retaliate. That man has been consistent on red lines and we cannot ignore them.
Biden: Yeah. I have to find some way to see that Zelly continues fighting and doesn't go back empty handed.
But it's not looking good at all for Ukraine. Lost a lot of ground. I don't know how much longer they can carry on really. New York Times is telling us to cut a deal with Putin and move on.
Man, that war doesn't look for us. Too many lives lost even if they are not American. Should have left Crimea with Putin. That's all he really wanted you know. After all, it has always been a part of Russia. Now he will get it all the same and we will be left with a huge bill for years to come. Bloody Europeans and NATO's fault.
Deep pause
Any way out of thi mess, Blinky? I can't sleep properly thinking of how I could have made the difference.
Blinken: Sorry Boss. You know I haven't been able to give Ukraine much attention because of Gaza. Am going over to Jerusalem again soon. We have to get Nethy to agree to a truce.
He's making the US and all of us Jews look terrible with his endless killing. Practically everyone is calling us war criminals.
Biden: Shit. Don't forget, us Zionists are even called worse. Someone wrote that Zionism has been etched into my political life and consciousness. He's right, you know. I will never live this down. 40,000 dead
Deep breath
This massacre of children and women needs to stop, Blinky. I am a Zionist but not a war criminal. You have to push harder, man.
Blinken: I am but Nethy has gone mad. Look, you and I are soon no longer around to deal with the Palestinians and Gaza. You have to make sure the media says that we tried to bring peace and that we don't have bloodied hands as the rest of the world thinks.
Biden: Yeah. I'll do it. I have to do it. My final message as Prez is meant for the history books. Team is working on it.
Blinken: Make sure you mention the great work I did as Sec.
Biden: Definitely Blinky. It's mainly about me but I will make sure you are in it. Got to go. Jill's paging for me to take my pills.
Note
Sam Altman, founder and CEO of OpenAI, tops the list of this year’s “50 Most Influential Jews,” published yearly by The Jerusalem Post. Altman is followed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At number 3 is U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken The most significant change in ranking goes to comedian-turned-President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, who was number one last year but has been dropped from the list completely this year.
Explaining the reasons for Blinken's high ranking, the paper writes: “As someone who is both Jewish and the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken would make this list no matter what. But one can argue that he is the first openly and proudly Jewish U.S. secretary of state in that he always knew he was Jewish, identified as such, and has never tried to downplay his Jewishness to stay in favour
ATACM: The MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System is a supersonic tactical ballistic missile designed and manufactured by the US defense company Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV), and later Lockheed Martin through acquisitions.
LRHM: The US Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon also known as Dark Eagle with a reported range of 1,725 miles, consists of a ground-launched missile equipped with a hypersonic glide body and associated transport, support, and fire control equipment.
