Bush's belligerent outbursts blasted
Pyongyang, June 28 (KCNA) -- U.S. President Bush recently let loose belligerent outbursts that "he is calling evil for what it is" and "the U.S. would fight it with all its might".
In this regard Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary says that by "all his might" Bush meant the U.S. military muscle and by saying "the U.S. would fight the evil" he disclosed his intention to stifle and liquidate the progressive countries which are regarded as obstacles in carrying out its strategy of aggression and domination.
The commentary goes on:
The U.S. is foolish enough to consider all what it does as "justice" and "truth", while charging everything done by those countries ideologically opposed to it with "injustice."
As far as evil is concerned, the u.s. is the biggest force of evil in the world. the united states was built on a heap of skeletons of Indians. The U.S. imperialists set up the "American empire" through aggression and wars and have deployed their aggressor forces in different parts of the world to commit mass killings, acts of destruction and arsons in a bid to conquer the world. Such crime-woven history of the U.S. imperialists proves that they are the incarnation of evil and the worst rogue state.
Bush had the DPRK in mind when he cried out for a "fight against the evil" and a preemptive attack.
The DPRK cannot but regard his reckless remarks as a blatant provocation and a serious threat and blackmail against the DPRK.
If the U.S. imperialists ignite a war against the DPRK, it will result in entombing the U.S., the empire of evils.
Japanese woman interviewed by KCNA
Pyongyang, June 28 (KCNA) -- Sumiko Shimizu, representative of the Japanese Women's Liaison Council for Solidarity with the Korean Women, was interviewed by KCNA on June 26.
She said that she saw the mass gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang" with great excitement and came to know better the Korean history.
"Arirang" performance vividly depicted the struggle of the Korean people breaking through difficulties, she said, and continued:
The Korean people had to undergo the "arduous march" owing to the imperialists' moves to isolate and stifle them and the continued natural disasters. But they did not give in to them.
Under the unique army-based policy and wise leadership of Kim Jong Il they have turned out to build a powerful socialist nation.
The DPRK is now demonstrating its might as a great and dignified country.
Visiting Panmunjom, she realized how bitterly the Korean people are suffering from the national division, she said, and stressed:
Korea should be reunified into one. The June 15 North-South Joint Declaration is a landmark of Korea's reunification, which declared that the Korean nation would solve the reunification issue by themselves in an independent way.
We sincerely hope Korea will be reunified according to the joint declaration.
We will strengthen solidarity with the Korean women and always support the Lorean people's struggle for national reunification.
Signature campaign by Koreans in Russia
Pyongyang, June 28 (KCNA) -- The central association of Korean nationals in Russia has launched a signature campaign for thoroughgoing implementation of the June 15 North South Joint Declaration and withdrawal of U.S. troops from South Korea on the occasion of the second anniversary of the joint declaration.
The association made public a signature paper on June 13 before the campaign.
The signature paper said that the joint declaration is a landmark of national reunification which was provided by leader Kim Jong Il's ardent patriotism, great tolerance and political decision.
It urged the U.S. to relinquish at once its hostile policy toward the DPRK, which goes against Korea's reunification, and withdraw its troops from South Korea without delay.
It strongly denounced Ri Hoe Chang and other anti-reunification forces in South Korea, who are persistently hampering the implementation of the joint declaration.
It urged the South Korean authorities to take the road of achieving national reunification independently with the concerted efforts of the nation in the basic spirit of the joint declaration, not pursuing the policy of dependence on outside forces.
Paek Nam Sun meets new Venezuelan ambassador
Pyongyang, June 28 (KCNA) -- Foreign minister Paek Nam Sun met and had a talk with Juan De Jesus Montilla, new ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the DPRK, who paid a courtesy call on him yesterday.
U.S. unprecedentedly barbarous destruction condemned
Pyongyang, June 28 (KCNA) -- The U.S. imperialist aggressors perpetrated unprecedentedly barbarous and indiscriminate destruction of areas of the northern half of Korea during the last Korean War (1950-1953).
Clark, the then commander of the "UN Forces", ordered a "Scorched-Earth Operation," threatening to "wipe 78 cities in the north off the map."
An average of 18 bombs were dropped per 1 km2 of the northern half of Korea during the war.
In Pyongyang alone, nearly 430,000 bombs were dropped over it. They were more than the number of its population at that time.
Some 600,000 tons of bombs were dropped by the U.S. over urban and rural areas of Korea or 3.7 times those dropped over the Japanese territory during the pacific war.
Its acts of destruction in Korea was indiscriminate.
U.S. war planes indiscriminately bombed at least 1,000 hospitals and clinics with clearly visible red cross.
Their air raids reduced to ashes more than 1,900 churches, cathedrals and temples, and cultural and welfare establishments and historic relics in thousands of places.
The U.S. barbarous bombing levelled to the ground over 8,700 factories and enterprises, more than 600,000 houses, over 5,000 schools and over 260 theaters and cinemas.
Meanwhile, 370,000 hectares of paddy and non-paddy fields were destroyed and 90,000 hectares of cultivated land were lost and many irrigation facilities and dykes seriously damaged.
New artificial crystalline introduced
Pyongyang, June 28 (KCNA) -- Researchers of the ophthalmologic research room of the clinical institute of the South Phyongan Provincial People's Hospital and its medical workers have succeeded in developing a new variety of artificial crystalline and applying it to clinical practice through their painstaking efforts.
This crystalline manufactured with locally available materials on the basis of indigenous technology is considered as ideal as it is not harmful to a human body.
It is safe from the action of ultraviolet rays or light.
It is also good for preventing senility and heat-and pressure-resistant.
Crystalline proves effective in the clinical practice.
Kim Ki Won, chief instructor of the local building materials and construction management bureau of South Phyongan Province, was almost in a state of loss of eyesight due to crystalline trouble. Having artificial crystalline transplanted, he recovered his 1.5 sight.
Pyongyang Daily Necessities Factory
Pyongyang, June 28 (KCNA) -- A toothbrush shop with up-to-date equipment has been set up at the Pyongyang Daily Necessities Factory.
It produces tens of millions of toothbrushes a year.
Leader Kim Jong Il gave on-site guidance to the shop on June 17 and expressed satisfaction at the good quality of toothbrushes made to suit the different characters of ages and took measures to keep production on a high level.
The factory is situated in Songyo district, Pyongyang.
It, founded in May Juche 36 (1947), is one of creditable daily necessaries production bases contributing to the improvement of the standard of material and cultural living of the people.
With a plottage of more than 25,000 square meters it has several shops with modern equipment.
It produces over 70 kinds of goods including vinyl sheet, bags and rain coats, at least 1,500 varieties.
It boasts of hundreds of engineers and assistant engineers and many skilled workers.
It has established a school for skilled workers, clinic, nursery and all other conditions for workers.
"RIMPAC 2002" joint military maneuvers begin
Pyongyang, June 28 (KCNA) -- The U.S.-led joint military maneuvers "RIMPAC 2002" reportedly started in waters near Hawaii of the pacific ocean on June 25.
Involved in the maneuvers are about 11,000-strong forces and scores of warships and military planes of the U.S. troops and the Japanese "self-defense forces."
It was reported that the exercise would continue until July 23.
The largest-scale multi-national military exercise in the Pacific, which is clearly aimed to make a preemptive attack on other countries, puts the international community in fear and on full alert.
Choe Thae Bok meets polish guests
Pyongyang, June 28 (KCNA) -- Choe Thae Bok, chairman of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met the delegation of the Poland-Korea Friendship Parliamentary Group led by Cezary Stryjak, member of Sejm and chairman of the group, at the Mansudae Assemly Hall today.
Expressing belief that the cooperative relations between the friendship parliamentary groups and parliaments of the two countries would grow stronger in the future, the head of delegation wished the Korean people greater success in the struggle for national reunification.
Present there was Stanislaw Skowron, charge d' affaires ad interim of the Polish embassy here.