This story is the greatest conspiracy of silence that I've ever seen in history.

这个故事是我所见过有史以来最大的封口阴谋。

It was this conspiracy of silence and inertia which enraged Powell and much of the public.

正是这种沉默的阴谋和惯性而被激怒的鲍威尔和很多的公众的利益。