"Osandok Cup" sports contest opens
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- "Osandok Cup" sports contest opened on the occasion of the 81st birth anniversary of the communist revolutionary fighter Kim Jong Suk.
Competitions in twelve events, including basketball, volleyball, speed skating, will be held in Pyongyang, Samjiyon and Pujon.
An opening ceremony was held here on Dec. 22.
CPRF on S. Korean authorities' slander
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- The secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland issued information bulletin No. 775 criticising the South Korean authorities for slandering North Korea while supporting U.S. military strikes on Iraq.
The bulletin says:
The South Korean authorities, voicing support to the U.S.air strikes on Iraq, driveled that the strikes would be a "strong warning" to somebody who is "engrossed in missile development" and refuses to accept "inspections of underground nuclear facility." this is aimed at threatening the fellow countrymen.
The South Korean authorities' "understanding" and "support" for the U.S. arrogant aggressive actions is not merely an issue of Iraq. It reveals the vicious anti-national nature of the South Korean rulers who want the north to be reduced to such a country as Iraq.
The bulletin sharply denounced the South Korean ruling quarters for seriously threatening the peace and peaceful reunification of the country, running wild to do harm to the fellow countrymen with the backing of outsiders.
The authorities should know that curses come home to roost.
Time will prove it soon.
Behaviour of Japan, political dwarf
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- As was reported, the United States and Britain carried out four military strikes on Iraq over December 17-20 on the plea that Iraq refused overall cooperation with the UN weapons inspection team.
Almost all countries of the world and even member states of the United Nations security councils harshly denounced the U.S.-British air strikes as a violation of the peace and stability of the Mideast region.
But, Japan voiced full support for their aggressive air strikes, going against the trend of times.
What can not be overlooked is the fact that the Japanese reactionaries are unreasonably connecting the Iraqi situation to the DPRK.
Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura in a press conference on December 17, turning to "possession of nuclear weapons" by some nations, said, "in that meaning Japan should support U.S.-British exercise of armed forces", thus hinting at the issue of inspecting the DPRK's "underground facilities".
Moreover, at a joint meeting of the liberal democratic officials for foreign affairs came remarks that Iraqi issue has a thing in common with what North Korea would undergo in case it refuses inspections of underground facilities and that the strikes served as a clear message to someone.
This openly reveals their insidious intention to "contain" and stifle the DPRK militarily with the backing of the United States.
In a nutshell, Japan has again showed to the whole world her shameless look as a political dwarf. But, it is certain that she does not know what an adverse effect it will have on Japan.
Through the statement of the spokesman for the general staff of the Korean People's Army, the DPRK has made it clear that it will deal annihilating strikes at the United States and its followers if they pounce upon the DPRK.
Japan will never be an exception to the striking objects.
Our strikes will be merciless and powerful. The Japanese reactionaries would be well advised to think and behave with prudence.
Meetings held to mark December 24
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- Trade unionists and agricultural workers met here on Tuesday to commemorate the seventh anniversary of Kim Jong Il's election as Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army and the 81st birth anniversary of the communist revolutionary fighter Kim Jong Suk.
Speakers said at the meetings that his election has made it possible for our revolutionary armed forces to carry forward and accomplish the Juche cause of army building started by President Kim Il Sung generation after generation. This is the greatest fortune and honor of Kim Il Sung's Korea, Kim Il Sung's nation, and a great revolutionary felicity worthy of special mention in the history of the army building of Juche, they noted.
They laid emphasis on the exploits performed by Kim Jong Il in strengthening and developing the people's army into a matchless army firmly prepared politically and ideologically and in military technique.
The Korean people are blessed with the sagacious leaders and commanders through generations, which is associated with the undying feats of Kim Jong Suk, who upheld Kim Jong Il as the eternal sun of Juche, they said. "We should follow the noble example of Kim Jong Suk, the supreme incarnation of devoted defence of the leader, hold Kim Jong Il in high esteem forever and rise up in the efforts to build a prosperous and powerful state of Juche.
Colorful events held
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- Colorful events are being held in the DPRK with the approach of the 7th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's election as Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army and the 81st birth anniversary of the communist revolutionary fighter Kim Jong Suk (December 24).
Celebrations, lecture meetings and other events are taking place at organs and enterprises in the capital and local areas.
A hall of the Juche idea works was newly built and opened at the three-revolution exhibition.
Students in Pyongyang held an "Evening of Literature" before the bust of Kim Jong Suk in the Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery on Mt. Taesong.
A national art exhibition showing Kim Jong Il's exploits of leadership over the army and Kim Jong Suk's revolutionary activities is being held at the People's Palace of Culture.
Many people visit the Revolutionary Museum of the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces and other museums and historic sites across the country including Hoeryong city of North Hamgyong Province where Kim Jong Suk's native home is situated.
Feature films such as "the Bodyguard," "Blood stained trace" and "Wait for Me" showing Kim Jong Suk's noble revolutionary life and exploits are screened at cinema houses in different parts of the country.
Art performances are given at theatres and halls across the country.
"The commander guarantees our victory," a performance for celebrating December, is on at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre and the revolutionary drama "Mother's request" at the Pyongyang Theatre.
"Osandok Cup" sports contest and other colorful sports contests are being held in the capital and local cities.
Int'l seminar on "comfort women for the army" issue held in Japan
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- An international seminar was held at the International Conference Hall of Waseda University on Dec. 12 on the subject "honor and justice to 'comfort women' judge the sexual enslavement for the Japanese army -- how to hold the 2000 'international tribunal of women on war criminals.'"
Reports on "comfort women"-related barbarities of the Japanese imperialists were made by personages from the Korean measure committee for demanding compensation to "comfort women for the army" and the victims of the Pacific War, China, Philippines, Indonesia and other countries and regions.
Speakers elaborated on newly-found data on the Japanese imperialists' barbarities against the "comfort women" and vowed to struggle until Japan makes a state apology and compensation.
Then followed a lecture and question-and-answer session.
An appeal to the women of the world "Let us make a success of the 2000 'international tribunal of women on war criminals " was adopted at the seminar.
The appeal said that to make a success of "international tribunal of women on war criminals" will help make clear Japan's responsibility for its war of aggression and colonial domination and put a "stop to cycle of unpunished violence against women" and thus ensure women's human rights and develop international laws. It called for pooling strength for the opening of the tribunal.
National art exhibition opens
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- A national art exhibition opened in Pyongyang on Dec. 22 to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the election of Kim Jong Il as Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army and the 81st birth anniversary of the communist revolutionary fighter Kim Jong Suk.
Displayed in the place of the exhibition are works showing brilliant achievements of Kim Jong Il, who has made a heyday in building the revolutionary armed forces and his pluck and noble traits as the illustrious commander.
Art works showing the revolutionary activities and noble life of Kim Jong Suk, who devoted herself to the liberation of the fatherland and the bright future of the Juche revolutionary cause, are displayed.
Exhibited are works dealing with the firm conviction and will of our army and people to devotedly defend Kim Jong Il and works encouraging party members and other working people to the forced march for final victory.
Military attaches corps here visits museum
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- The military attaches corps here visited the Revolutionary Museum of the Ministry of Railways on the occasion of the seventh anniversary of Kim Jong Il's election as Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army and the 81st birth anniversary of the communist revolutionary fighter Kim Jong Suk.
Being briefed on the devoted efforts of Kim Jong Suk for the liberation of the country and the building of a new country and the feats performed by Kim Jong Il in the endeavors for the prosperity and development of the country, the military attaches went round mementos and relics on display.
Women of foreign embassies here visited the Korean Revolution Museum on Tuesday on the occasion of the 81st birth anniversary of Kim Jong Suk.
The wife of the Indian ambassador wrote in a visitors' book that short as Kim Jong Suk's life was, it was a beautiful life which left great marks for the country. She was not only an energetic and brave fighter but also a paragon of women, she added.
Wives of the Romanian, Lao and other foreign ambassadors wrote words praising Kim Jong Suk's greatness.
U.S. and S. Korea will be reduced to ashes
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- The South Korean Minister of National Defense visited forefront units in the area along the concrete wall to incite war fever against the north in the wake of the U.S. President's recent trip to South Korea.
Rodong Sinmun today says that means that the U.S.imperialists and the South Korean authorities are going to unleash a new war against the DPRK with the concrete wall, the symbol of inter-Korean confrontation, as the attack position.
The news analyst says:
They, regarding the wall as an impregnable fortress, attempt to make a surprise invasion of the DPRK with it as the attack position. Their attempt is a daydream and miscalculation.
The Korean people and people's army have means of a powerful strike, as well as the fighting spirit to smash any military fortress and position of the aggressors at one stroke and annihilate them. Any "impregnable fortress" is nothing when confronted with the merciless retaliatory strike on the part of the DPRK. Nor is there any way for the aggressors to avoid it.
If the enemies try to put into practice their reckless war plan against the north with the cursed wall as the attack position, the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK will never miss the opportunity, but blow it up in the name of all the Korean people and the progressive people of the world and accomplish the historic cause of national reunification without fail.
Undying august name
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- December 24 marks the 81st birth anniversary of the indomitable communist revolutionary fighter Kim Jong Suk.
Kim Jong Suk's life (December 24, 1917-September 22, 1949) was that of a true revolutionary who remained unfailingly loyal to President Kim Il Sung with the definite revolutionary outlook on the leader since she embarked on the road of revolution in her early years.
Hers was also the worthy life of the great mother of revolution, who brought up General Secretary Kim Jong Il as the outstanding heir to the revolutionary cause of Juche, endowed with loyalty and filial piety and literary and military accomplishments in the period of the hard-fought anti-Japanese revolution and in the post-liberation days when a new state was built.
The immortal revolutionary feats and worthy life of Kim Jong Suk who devoted her all to the country and people still remain in the hearts of the Korean people.
Typical of that is that Kim Jong Suk county associated with her revolutionary activities and feats and many other units across the country have been named after her.
Kim Jong Suk county, Ryanggang Province, in the northern tip of the country is where she conducted underground activities for the operation of advance into Korea, upholding the Juche-oriented revolutionary line of President Kim Il Sung in the period of the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle.
Preserved there in the original state are mementos reminiscent of her activities to build revolutionary organizations, military and political activities and work of assisting the guerrillas.
Kim Jong Suk Military Academy and Kim Jong Suk Naval University are reminiscent of lofty intention of Kim Jong Suk who defended the President as his bodyguard and of her efforts for army building.
Kim Jong Suk University of Education, Kim Jong Suk Teacher Training College, Kim Jong Suk Senior Middle School No.1 and other units are associated with her devotion to the upbringing of the younger generation of revolution.
Many other units are named after her. Among them are Kim Jong Suk rest home, Kim Jong Suk sanatorium and Kim Jong Suk creche.
Events held in Russia
Moscow, December 21 (KCNA) -- A friendly joint evening gala was held in Moscow on Dec. 18, attended by figures of the military and public circles of Russia, to mark the 7th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's election as Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army and the 81st birth anniversary of the great communist revolutionary fighter Kim Jong Suk.
The participants appreciated a Korean film "the 65th founding anniversary of the heroic Korean People's Army."
Messages of greetings to Kim Jong Il from the Central Museum of the Russian Armed Forces, the Moscow Veterans' Committee, the International Committee for Peace of the Ocean, the Russian Committee of "Peace and Today" and the Russian Academy of Natural Science were adopted.
Soviet marshal Dmitri Yazov and others made speeches at the evening gala.
They recalled the exploits performed by Kim Jong Il in training the KPA into an invincible army, and said he is a military genius with no parallel in the world.
They said Korea is blessed with three brilliant commanders -- Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Suk -- adding that the great woman revolutionary of Korea Kim Jong Suk, as well as Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, carved out a solid reputation as an invincible commander.
Korean Socialism Stands Firm and the KPA's potentials are powerful because the Korean people are blessed with illustrious leaders and the KPA is blessed with the great Supreme Commander, they said. They noted that they feel more envy at the Korean people and officers and men of the KPA, with the approach of the historic anniversary.
The participants observed the day, singing Korean songs and Russian revolutionary songs.
Abolition of "NSL" urged in S. Korea
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- The National Alliance for Democracy and Reunification, the committee for human rights and 15 other citizens' organizations in South Korea held an emergency seminar on December 19 and called for the abolition of the "National Security Law" and the release of prisoners of conscience, a radio report from Seoul said.
Speakers at the seminar said the existence of "NSL", which has been used for maintenance of the dictatorial regimes, is a great mishap of South Korean society.
They demanded that the "government" immediately abrogate this evil law aimed at repressing political dissidents and progressive and democratic forces, and set free prisoners of conscience.
U.S. should not be mistaken
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- Overseas Koreans voice full support for the statement of the spokesman for the Korean People's Army general staff denouncing the new Korean war provocation moves of the U.S. imperialists.
Kang Sun Ho, Paek Yong Jin, Ri Ho Jun and Pak Kyong Nam, who are chairmen of the United Confederations of Koreans in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, republics in the Central Asian Area, made public a joint statement on Dec. 10.
The statement of the revolutionary armed forces of North Korea, the fatherland, that they will answer the arrogant U.S. imperialists' challenge with an annihilating strike is the absolutely just measure, the joint statement said, and demanded that the U.S. not be mistaken.
The Korean Veterans Committee in Uzbekistan in a statement said that the fatherland of Korean veterans is always the DPRK and that if a war breaks out in the fatherland again, they will fight to defend it with the people in the homeland.
Ju Hui Chol, chairman of the Association of Korean Nationals in Sakhalin, Russia, made public a statement on Dec. 14. He demanded that the U.S. imperialist aggressors and their followers immediately stop the moves to isolate and stifle the fatherland, the DPRK. He vowed to firmly defend the DPRK from the enemy's invasion.
The Korean Veterans Organization in Moscow in a letter of protest to the U.S. President on Dec. 18 said that it is a mistake and daydream for the U.S. to think that the time of its blackmail and arbitrariness in the international arena will last long, adding:
It will be good for the U.S. to give a careful consideration, though belatedly, and stop rushing headlong along the road of self-destruction
U.S. schemes to "globalize" American-style "civilization"
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today describes the U.S. policy of "globalizing" the American-style "civilization" as an anachronistic dream.
The author of the article says:
The U.S. policy is aimed at "exporting" the American-style "civilization" to other countries, obliterating their independence and national identity and placing human civilization under U.S. "civilization." this is in essence designed to "incorporate" the whole world in the American-style "civilization" and establish the U.S. monopolistic and dominationist order.
Proceeding from this aim, the United States is forcing the American-style "human rights" and "democracy" upon other countries. This is designed to Americanize the political system and life of these countries and gratify the U.S.interests.
It is ridiculous and shameless for the United States to advertize the "advantages" of the vulnerable and degenerated American-style "civilization" and force it upon other countries.
The scheme to "globalize" the American-style "civilization" is an insult to humankind's civilization and a destructive act.
FM meets new Indonesian ambassador
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun today met and had a talk with Buchari Effendi, new Indonesian ambassador to Korea, who paid a courtesy call on Him.
Greetings to Peruvian Foreign Minister
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun sent a message of greetings to his Peruvian counterpart Fernando De Trazegnie Granda on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and Peru.
The message expresses the belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries will grow stronger and develop in the idea of independence, peace and friendship, and wishes him success in his responsible work.
Greetings to Peruvian Foreign Minister
Pyongyang, December 23 (KCNA) -- A national meeting was held with a large attendance at the April 25 House of Culture today to mark the seventh anniversary of Kim Jong Il's election as Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA).
Present were Kim Yong Nam and other senior party, state and army officials.
Chief of the KPA general staff Kim Yong Chun made a report at the meeting.
General Secretary Kim Jong Il is a great military genius who has led Juche-based army building and performed undying exploits in his early years, the reporter said, and continued:
The Supreme Commander put forward a unique idea that the army is as important as the people, the state and the party and put into practice the idea of attaching importance to the army with credit, ushering in a new era of historic change in Juche-based army building.
Our revolutionary armed forces prove their worth as invincible ones capable of striking and annihilating the enemies who encroach upon the dignity and sovereignty of Juche homeland even a bit, wherever they may be on the earth. That is a distinguished historic exploit performed by him in army building.
His guidance is the most revolutionary one with which he solves all the problems arising in the revolution and construction, giving prominence to the army as the pillar and main force of revolution all the time, and an invincible guidance with which he turns adversity into a favourable condition, a misfortune into a blessing, with a bold and swift stratagem.
The Korean People's Army is maintaining the revolutionary character as befits the army of the leader, the party and the people and discharging its honorable mission as a reliable defender of the socialist homeland of Juche. The credit for that is given to his rare wisdom, clairvoyant insight and unique revolutionary guidance which attaches importance to the army before anything else.
Foolishly enough, the U.S. imperialists scheme to frighten and subdue the DPRK with intensified aggressive moves against the DPRK, advertizing "operation plan 5027," a reckless plan for a second Korean war of aggression.
However, theirs is nothing but an absurd daydream.
We always mean what we say.
To answer fire with fire is the character and the mode of counteraction of our revolutionary army.
There is no limit to our self-defensive striking power.
We neither want nor avoid war. If a war is imposed, we will never miss the opportunity to annihilate the U.S. imperialist aggression forces and their followers with merciless blows and accomplish the historic cause of national reunification.