S. Korean army's provocation under fire
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- The South Korean army introduced a 105mm-howitzer to the demilitarized zone along the Military Demarcation Line on November 21 and kept it ready to fire at the north side, according to military sources.
This was perpetrated at a time when all parts of South Korea are on "emergency alert" under the pretext of surprise attacks on the u.s.
This deliberate and premeditated provocation of the South Korean military is an open challenge to the historic June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and the agreement reached between the north and south military authorities on Sept. 26 last year.
The South Korean military authorities will be held wholly responsible for the grave consequences of their military provocation against the north.
Mongolian embassy officials visit historic site
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- Mongolian ambassador to Korea Janchivdorjyn Lombo and embassy officials yesterday visited the historic site associated with the fatherland liberation war on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the inter-governmental agreement on cultural and scientific cooperation between the DPRK and Mongolia.
Located here was the supreme command of the Korean People's Army (KPA) where President Kim Il Sung led the whole party, all the people and the army to victory in the war from January Juche 40 (1951) to July Juche 42 (1953).
Being briefed on the historic site, the guests went round the buildings and open-air spots associated with revolutionary history.
U.S. increased pressure upon S. Korea to purchase its weapons denounced
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- The "National Alliance for Democracy and Reunification" reportedly issued a statement on November 16 denouncing the United States for pressing South Korea to purchase its fighters these days.
Referring to the fact that the U.S. pressed South Korea to purchase U.S.-made "F-15K" planes, the statement said that this was an expression of its unsatiated ambition to hold supremacy and an act of heralding more misfortune.
The spirit of reconciliation and unity is more urgently needed for the Korean nation than ever before, now that the relations between the south and north which had favorably developed since the publication of the June 15 joint declaration are at a stalemate, the statement noted, and continued: if the South Korean authorities spend a huge amount of funds for the purchase of weapons, this will create an uncontrollable situation where the north is invariably regarded as an "enemy" and the south-north relations are brought back to hostile ones in the past.
The statement reminded the U.S. and the "government" authorities that the taxes collected from the people amounting to 4. 200 billion won should be used for making preparations for reunification, not for the purchase of weapons, and they should be spent for the people's existence and the improvement of their living standard.
Gold medal and honorary diploma to Kim Jong Suk
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- The French Institute for the Fidelity in Work on November 16 decided to award a gold medal and honorary diploma to the great communist revolutionary fighter Kim Jong Suk on the occasion of her 84th birth anniversary.
The gold medal and diploma were handed to the DPRK head of the general representation to France by president of the institute Patrick Bruno.
At the meeting the president said that the institute decided to award the gold medal and honorary diploma to Kim Jong Suk in high recognition of her exploits in devoting herself to the safety of President Kim Il Sung for a long time as his most faithful comrade-in-arms.
Holding high torchlight of Ranam called for
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today devotes one whole page to an editorial captioned "Let us vigorously beat drums to step up drive for building powerful nation, holding high torchlight of Ranam."
It says:
Recently leader Kim Jong Il highly praised the indomitable revolutionary spirit and heroic feats of the workers of the Ranam coal mining machine complex and called on all other workers and people of Korea to learn from their fighting spirit and work style in the efforts to build a powerful and prosperous country in the new century.
The torchlight of Ranam lit in the first year of the new century, in which our country entered a phase of prosperity, is a proud declaration giving origin to the great revolutionary upswing in the era of army-based policy and represents a turning point in vigorously beating drums of revolution in the 21st century.
The torchlight Kim Jong Il lit in Ranam is calling on the whole party and country and all the people to effect fresh leap and innovation in the general advance to build a powerful nation in the new century.
Kim Jong Il unrolled a grandious plan to bring about a great turn in the efforts to build a powerful nation and has energetically led the drive for its implementation.
This is aimed to achieve prosperity unprecedented in the national history spanning 5,000 years and build a people's paradise on this land at an early date.
The torchlight of Ranam is revolutionary in its meaning as it reflects the new need of the times.
The basic meaning of the torchlight is the spirit of devotedly defending the leader and the do-or-die spirit which means unconditionally implementing the tasks given by the party to the letter, not just saying empty words or shouting empty slogans. It is the creative spirit of the workers of the Ranam coal mining machine complex to attain any target by their own efforts, combating defeatism.
The torchlight represents a clear symbol of intense loyalty and patriotic devotion of the Korean workers who regard Kim Jong Il's plan and determination to build a powerful nation as their faith and put them into practice.
The torchlight Kim Jong Il lit in Ranam in the first year of the new century is a follow-up of the Kanggye spirit and torchlight of Songgang which brought about victory in the "arduous march" and the forced march in the 1990s of the 20th century and a manifestation of their new high stage.
The torchlight of Ranam is a demonstration of inexhaustible strength of Juche Korea in which the whole party and army and all the people are single-heartedly united around Kim Jong Il and making a steady leaping advance despite ordeals of the revolution. It is a striking manifestation of tremendous potentials and might our people have built up century after century.
It is the torchlight in the revolutionary storm which the working class in the era of army-centered policy should hold high. This torchlight represents the strong determination to increase the national power tens of thousands of times and demonstrate Korea's might to the world, the unshakable awareness and enthusiasm to show the mettle of the Koreans once again in carving out the new century and the militant spirit of socialist Korea which does not know impossibility.
The torchlight means the gunfire heralding great victory as it inspires all the Korean people to speed up the advance to build a paradise under the far-sighted plan of Kim Jong Il for a powerful nation.
"Let us accelerate the revolutionary advance in the new century, holding high the torchlight of Ranam lit by the great leader Kim Jong Il", this is the militant slogan the Korean people should put up in their onward movement.
What is most important in making the torchlight of Ranam flare up throughout the country is to let all sectors and units give full play to the spirit of devotedly defending the leader and the spirit of devotedly implementing the party policy to the letter displayed by the workers of Ranam.
It is necessary to earnestly learn from the noble ideological and moral world of the workers of Ranam who do admirable things without being known to others, considering deeds more important than words, and translate the plan and intention of the party and the leader into a brilliant reality.
It is also necessary to have the same national self-respect and the revolutionary stamina as possessed by the officials and workers of Ranam who are confident that there is nothing in the world the Koreans cannot do and there is no fortress they cannot conquer.
Clear is our goal of struggle and sure is victory in the new historic advance.
We will surely fly the red flag on the peak of a powerful nation as we are inspired by the great army-based idea and the energetic leadership of Kim Jong Il, the party, the army and people are single-heartedly united around the leader and there is a strong foundation of independence, self-reliance and self-defence which has been consolidated in the protracted and arduous struggle.
"Anti-terrorism special law" rejected
moscow, November 20 (KCNA) -- The secretariat of the International United Confederation of Koreans issued a statement on November 17, accusing Japan of recently adopting the "anti-terrorism special law".
Japan's adoption of the "law" under the pretext of cooperation in the U.S. anti-terrorism war is aimed at legalizing overseas dispatch of the "Self-Defense Forces" for overseas military expansion, the statement said, and went on:
It is a delusion to try to realize the infeasible old dream.
Japan should refrain from resorting to a crafty trick to legalize overseas dispatch of "SDF."
World's famous children's film studio
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- The Korean April 26 Children's Film Studio is getting renowned as days go by.
The films produced by the studio are popular among children at home and abroad for they deal with sound idea, rich emotion, truth of life and profound knowledge.
The studio has produced many children's films and cartoon films based on the pedagogical content and cultural life and entertainment since its establishment in Juche 46 (1957).
Children are much interested in scores of children's films adapted from juvenile stories and serials of children's films "The Boy General," "The Clever Racoon Dog" and "a squirrel and a hedgehog."
Over the last 5 years alone the studio has produced nearly 500 children's films.
Last year witnessed many scissored-paper and puppet films of great cognitional and educational value such as "Rabbit Brothers and a Wolf," "Brother and His Sister and a Woodman" and "A Kite made by a Pig."
The studio also produced cartoon films including "Sandocan", "Child of Toromiro" and "Narcota", each having 26 parts and the 14-part film "Billy the Cat" in compliance with foreign orders. It began receiving foreign orders and entering joint production with different countries of the world in Juche 74 (1985).
The films produced by the studio are popular among cinema-goers and television viewers as they boldly applied new diverse methods and styles of description and skills to meet children's tastes and feelings.
The studio is proud of having produced full-length cartoon films "Adventures of Pif Q Hercule," "Bloodsucker Ernest" and "Gandahar" widely known to the world.
The studio is actively participating in international cartoon film fairs and festivals to boost joint and ordered production and technological exchange.
Its production capacity is on a steady increase.
Flunkeyism, main obstacle to reunification
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- Flunkeyism and dependence on foreign forces lay nothing but an obstacle in the way of national unity and reunification and create confrontation and tensions between the north and the south, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article.
Dependence on outside forces makes it impossible to solve the problem concerning the destiny of a nation in conformity with its demand and interests, it says, and goes on:
If it had not been for the U.S. obstructions, the Korean nation would long ago have achieved national unity and reunification, development and prosperity.
Flunkeyism and dependence on outsiders are an anti-national and anti-reunification action of doing harm to fellow countrymen in league with foreign forces while being hostile to them.
Through the historic June 15 North-South Joint Declaration the north and the south firmly promised that they would independently solve the issue of national reunification with the concerted efforts of the Korean nation.
But the anti-reunification conservatives in South Korea are laying a grave obstacle in the way of independent national reunification with flunkeyism and dependence on outsiders, disparaging the spirit of national independence specified in the joint declaration.
National independence is the only way the Korean nation should go.
Japan's intensified moves for overseas aggression assailed
Pyongyang, November 22 (KCNA) -- Japan's "security" and "international contribution" on the lips of the Japanese militarists are nothing but a reversed slogan of aggression and a rigmarole of war, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article.
It is the Japanese militarists' trick to step up war preparations while pretending to be deeply interested in "peace", the article says, citing the following facts to prove it:
The words and deeds of the Japanese chief executive who visited the "Yasukuni Shrine" in August last are enough to prove that Japan is working hard for preparations for participation in war under the cloak of "peace."
Koizumi's junket to the U.S. after his taking office was aimed at paving the way for reinvasion with the powerful support of the U.S.
His junket was followed by unprecedented Japan-U.S. cooperation in the military field and joint military actions.
In July the Japan maritime "Self-Defense Force" held a special mine-sweeping exercise with the U.S. navy.
In August Japan test-fired a large carrier-rocket "H-2A" and conducted a general fire drill.
Following the self-sacrificing air attacks on the U.S. on Sept. 11, the Japanese ruling quarters passed an "anti-terrorism special bill" through the diet under the pretext of "support for the U.S."
The article 9 of the Japan's "peace constitution" symbolic of a "peace state" has now become invalid.
The Japanese reactionaries distorted even the past history of the Japanese imperialists' aggression in history textbooks for the rising generations in a bid to imbue them with the idea of aggression and war consciousness and drive them out as a shock brigade for overseas aggression.
For regional peace and security the Asian people should never allow Japan's moves to become a military power and reinvade but should check them.