GIs' spraying of defoliant denounced in S. Korea
Pyongyang, November 21 (KCNA) -- Some 40 members of the headquarters of the movement for rooting out GIs' crimes held a rally in front of the gate of the U.S. military base in Ryongsan, Seoul, on Nov. 19 and denounced the U.S. troops' spraying of defoliant and killings of people, a Seoul-based radio reported.
In a statement published at the rally they demanded the South Korean "government" and the U.S. military authorities thoroughly investigate and open to the public the truth behind the spraying of defoliant and the list of those involved in the case and make an apology for GIs' brutal massacres and spraying of defoliant.
Five major crimes in S. Korea
Pyongyang, November 21 (KCNA) -- Five major crimes--murder, robbery, rape, theft and violence--are on a steady increase in South Korea, a Seoul-based radio reported.
Even according to the announcement of the "Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office" of South Korea, these crimes reached over 273,340 cases in the first nine months of this year, or up 12.8 percent over 1998.
Particularly, organized violent acts increased 48.4 percent this year as compared with last year.
Korean people vow to struggle like heroes
Pyongyang, November 21 (KCNA) -- Meetings were held one after another at institutions, industrial establishments, co-op farms and schools of the DPRK to follow the examples of heroes and heroines of our era.
Among them were the Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission of the cabinet, the Ryongsong Associated Machinery Bureau, the Chollima Steel Complex, the transmission line laying station, the Jagang provincial rural economy committee, the Mansudae Art Studio and Han Tok Su Pyongyang University of Light Industry.
It was stressed at the meetings that the unshakable will and work style of the heroes of our era, who have upheld the party with achievements, not in words, during the "arduous march" and the forced march and made great contribution to the building of a powerful nation, should be followed and heroic feats should be performed in the second grand Chollima march.
In particular, the meetings called for bringing about a great upsurge in production and construction despite ordeals and difficulties, with revolutionary optimism and firm confidence that they are sure to win as long as they are guided by the great Kim Jong Il.
Missile development in S. Korea under fire
Pyongyang, November 21 (KCNA) -- Minju Joson today in a signed commentary describes the long-range missile development in secret of the South Korean authorities as an intolerable, open challenge to the DPRK.
Recently the New York Times reported that last year the U.S. intelligence analysts detected through the intelligence satellite new evidence of South Korea's moves for extending the missile range, the commentary says, and goes on:
This proves that the South Korean authorities' scheme for extending the missile range has already been put into practice.
The gravity of the issue is that this missile development has been promoted under the United States' connivance and patronage. The U.S. took an uncertain attitude to the South Korean chief executive's begging for the development, the ambiguous stand that South Korea can develop long-range missiles but cannot test-fire them.
The approval of such missile development is nothing but an approval of its test-fire. This clearly shows that it is none other than the U.S. who has encouraged the missile development.
The U.S. and the South Korean authorities will be blamed entirely for the dangerous effects of their moves.
Infantile word-juggling of fascist
Pyongyang, November 21 (KCNA) -- The South Korean chief executive remarked that "freedom of the press" was not provided before as much as under the present "government". It is a sheer lie to cover up and justify its fascist suppression of the press, Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary says, and goes on:
The present ruling quarters can never cover up their fascist suppression of the press with such infantile word-juggling because South Korea is now in critical situation.
For example, they made a search into the newspaper Hangyore on the strength of the "security law" on charge that it carried a platform of the South Korean Federation of University Student Councils calling for national reunification based on withdrawal of the U.S. forces and confederacy formula. They also held a court against the "Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation" for disclosing irregularities of prosecutors.
They banned distribution of the gazette of the Sungkyunkwan University for carrying an editorial denouncing the venal paper "Chosun Ilbo." The facts show that their word-juggling about "freedom of the press" is a shameless deception of the reality.
The South Korean rulers are establishing a "group of the press" at "Intelligence Service," a fascist organ for killings and tricks, so as to gag the press. In the long run the mediamen of South Korea are banned from hearing, seeing and telling the truth. This is what they have advertised as "reform of the press."
The South Korean chief executive cried that they would demand "rectification" and raise "refutation" against the "unfair press". This is a kind of threat hinting that he would mercilessly suppress the progressive pressmen refusing to yield to the "government".