KCNA flails bill on Japanese SDF's overseas dispatch to Iraq

     Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- The three ruling coalition parties of Japan at the special committee of the House of Representatives on July 3 reportedly railroaded a bill on dispatching the Japanese self-defence forces to Iraq under the pretext of "supporting Iraq in its post-war rehabilitation". The bill will be adopted as a law by the end of this month and the SDF troops will enter Iraq from this fall. This provided the Japanese reactionaries with a permanent legal guarantee for dispatching the SDF to any combat areas in the world and launching expansion overseas in real earnest so as to realize their old dream of the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere".
    Japan has always worked hard to launch expansion overseas.
    The Japanese reactionaries have become more undisguised in their moves to provide a legislation for overseas aggression since the beginning of the new century.
    In October 2001 Japan adopted the "law on special measure on terrorism" and on may 15 this year it adopted three bills on "emergency", thus legalizing the SDF's participation in any war of overseas aggression.
    Japan increased the SDF's capability for an actual war by sending it to several parts of the world, while laying a framework for its overseas dispatch.
    In 1992 it sent the SDF to Cambodia under the pretext of protecting election observers and in 1994 to Rwanda and after the September 11 incident to Afghanistan, East Timor and other countries expanding the sphere of its activities.
    In may last the SDF participated in the U.S.-led cobra gold military exercises, the largest-ever in Asia, and in the subsequent period in Japan-U.S. joint military exercises staged in the U.S. with F-15 fighters and early-warning and control plane of its air SDF involved.
    The adoption of a bill on dispatching heavily armed ground, maritime and air SDF at the same time to Iraq for the first time in the history of its overseas dispatch shows well to what a dangerous phase Japan has gone in its moves for its troops' overseas dispatch.
    The Japanese reactionaries' dangerous moves for expansion overseas are bound to go bust due to strong censure and condemnation by the Korean and other Asian people.

Month of anti-U.S. joint struggle marked

     Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- A meeting, lecture and photo exhibition took place in Kampala, Uganda, and Champlan, France and by the French Group for the Study of the Juche Idea from June 25 to 29 on the occasion of the month (June 25-July 27) of anti-U.S. joint struggle. Chango Machyo, senior advisor to the presidency of Uganda, said at the meeting that the Korean war was a great ordeal to the Korean people, but they defeated the united states and gained a great victory in the war thanks to the outstanding military strategy of President Kim Il Sung.
    Andre Aubry, representative president of the France-Korea Friendship Association, stated that the victory of the Korean people in the Korean war greatly encouraged the world people in their struggle for independence.
    The chief of the French Group for the Study of the Juche Idea said in a lecture that the sovereignty and peace of Korea are guaranteed by the Songun policy of leader Kim Jong Il.

Anniversary of Kim Il Sung's demise commemorated abroad

     Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- Memorial meetings took place in Jordan, Democratic Congo, Romania, Egypt, France and Pakistan from June 30 to July 4 on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of President Kim Il Sung's demise. Political and public figures of those countries made speeches at the meetings.
    Speakers said that 9 years have passed and the century changed since Kim Il Sung, the great leader of the Korean people, passed away, but he is always with the Korean people and the progressive people of the world.
    Kim Il Sung was the greatest man who had devoted his all to the freedom and happiness of the people to the last moments of his life since he embarked on the road of the revolution in his early years, they said, adding:
    Kim Jong Il, the sun of the 21st century, who is identical with Kim Il Sung, the sun of the 20th century, has successfully carried forward his revolutionary cause. And the Korean people will certainly build a great prosperous powerful nation and achieve national reunification, the desire of the nation, under the Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il.
    Lectures, seminars and film shows took place in Russia, Bulgaria, Austria, Malaysia, Singapore, Equatorial Guinea and Democratic Congo.

Many foreign decorations awarded to Kim Il Sung

     Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- President Kim Il Sung was awarded over 30 orders, medals and prizes and 20 odd honorary titles by different countries and international bodies for the past nine years from July Juche 83 (1994). Among them are highest order, solidarity order, gold medal, medal of honorary citizenship, prize of genius, and titles of honorary academician, professor, doctor and citizenship. On July 17, Juche 83 (1994), the organization of socialists in the mediterranean presented its order first class to the president in recognition of his devoted service for the strengthening and development of the socialist movement and global peace and security.
    The socialist progressive party of Lebanon awarded its specially instituted highest order to him for the first time on the lapse of 100 days after his demise.
    In Damascus, a meeting took place to name a newly-built street "Kim Il Sung Street" and a decision on awarding an honorary citizenship to the president was issued in April Juche 91 (2002), his 90th birth anniversary.
    He also received Sukarno Order of Indonesia, titles of honorary academician and doctor of the international information technology academy, prize and citation of the permanent office for Afro-Asian writers, title of honorary doctor of pedagogy of Chiclayo University in Peru, gold medal and honorary diploma of the French institute for the fidelity in work, and titles of honorary citizenship, medals and diplomas of honor from ten odd cities of Peru, Ecuador and other countries.
    Those orders, medals, prizes and honorary titles are diverse and rich in content and they were exceptional in the practice of awarding.
    This is a manifestation of the world people's deep reverence and praise for the president as well as clear evidence of his high international prestige.

Message to Kim Jong Il from Norodom Sihanouk

     Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il received a message from Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk on July 1 on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of President Kim Il Sung's demise. The message recalled that by wisely leading the Korean people Kim Il Sung liberated the country and achieved world-startling proud and great successes in economy, social affairs, education, culture, science and technology, industry and all other fields of the country and thus turned the DPRK into an independent and progressive modern state.
    It noted that the Cambodians and the king himself would always remember the most precious and warm brotherly reception, support and cordial hospitality accorded to him by the president and the multilateral and disinterested aid given by the DPRK to Cambodia in various fields.
    The message expressed belief that the heroic Korean people would make new progress in the building of the country and in the cause of achieving the reunification of the Korean peninsula independently and peacefully to glorify his immortal exploits under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il.
    The message expressed conviction that the excellent ties of friendship, fraternal solidarity and multilateral cooperation between the two peoples would last forever.

Special information bulletin published

     Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- The Paektusan Czech-Korean Friendship Association published a special information bulletin on the occasion of the 9th anniversary of the demise of President Kim Il Sung. In an article titled "The Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung Will Always Be Remembered By The People" the bulletin said that the demise of the president, the greatest leader of the Korean people and the world progressives and a distinguished revolutionary, was a big loss not only to the Korean people but to all the progressive people in the world. The president led the arduous anti-Japanese armed struggle to victory to achieve liberation of the country, enabled the Korean people to emerge the most proud and strongest people in the world and built the DPRK into a beautiful and developing powerful socialist country on debris after the war, it noted.
    In another article titled "Mansu Hill pervaded with reverence for President Kim Il Sung" the bulletin said: Thousands of people from the DPRK and different other countries and regions visit his statue on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang every day to pay tribute to him. He will always be remembered by the Korean people and the world progressives.

Korea, cradle of human civilization

     Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- Archaeologists of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have recently proved that the Korean nation had introduced astronomy in their life from ancient times. While studying grooves on the covers of the dolmens, a typical form of tomb in the period of Tangun Korea, archaeologists ascertained in a scientific way that the grooves are the same with constellations at that time.
    Among them are the great bear, the milky way and comet.
    The sizes of the grooves are different according to the luminance of the stars. Some grooves linked with each other by lines show what constellations they are.
    Over 200 of several hundred dolmens with such grooves have been found in Pyongyang and other areas along the River Taedong.
    The dolmens belong to the period from the first half of the 3000s b.c. (4,500-5,000 years ago) to the latter half of the 2000s b.c. (3,000-3,500 years ago).

Undying exploits of Kim Hyong Jik

     Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- July 10 is the 109th birth anniversary of Kim Hyong Jik, an indomitable revolutionary fighter. With the approach of this anniversary, a large number of people have visited his statues in different parts of the country. They look back with deep emotion the immortal feats he performed in the history of the Korean people's anti-Japanese national liberation struggle. He embarked on the road of revolution in his early years and devoted his all to the independence of the country and the happiness of the people.
    He convened the historic Pyongyang meeting on March 23, Juche 6 (1917) and formed the Korean national association, the largest underground revolutionary organization in Korea at that time. The anti-Japanese organization embraced Koreans at home and abroad.
    Kim Hyong Jik put forward policies of the proletarian revolution, revolutionary armed activities, etc. and rallied broad segments of people in the anti-Japanese struggle.
    He advanced the idea of "Jiwon" (aim high) that the liberation of the country should be achieved through struggle continued generation after generation. He, under the motto of "Jiwon", brought up his children to be indomitable revolutionaries.
    His idea was successfully materialized by President Kim Il Sung, his eldest son. The president liberated the country and built a powerful socialist state on this land.
    The noble life and exploits of Kim Hyong Jik have always been kept in the memory of the Korean people.
    His statues, museums and monuments were built in Kangdong county of Pyongyang, Sakju county of North Phyongan Province, Junggang county of Jagang Province and other places of the country associated with his revolutionary activities.
    Schools, units and places were named after him. Among them are Kim Hyong Jik University of Education, Kim Hyong Jik Military Medical University, Kim Hyong Jik People's Hospital and Kim Hyong Jik county.
    Feature films including "The Green Pine Tree" and "Dawn" have been released and books published on the basis of his life and activities. "Green Pine Standing on Nam Hill," "Song of Advance" and other songs created by him are still popular among the people.

Drop of "theory of principal enemy" urged

     Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- The South Korean military authorities' advocacy of the "theory of principal enemy" is aimed to direct the people's hatred against the U.S. imperialists to the fellow countrymen in the north. They should immediately drop this theory, pondering over the consequences to be entailed by its advocacy.
    Minju Joson today says this in a signed commentary.
    It goes on:
    The South Korean military authorities in teaching materials titled "moral education" distributed among frontline units called the government, the army and the citizens in the north "principal enemies".
    They called their fellow countrymen the "principal enemy" and openly declared confrontation at a time when all Koreans are out in a nationwide struggle for reconciliation and unity, peace and reunification in the idea of "by our nation itself" under the banner of the June 15 Joint Declaration.
    This is an unpardonable challenge to the desire of the fellow countrymen.
    Their advocacy of this theory is intended to serve the purpose of the strategy of the U.S. imperialists to replace the confrontation between the entire Korean nation and the U.S. on the Korean peninsula by that between the two parts of Korea.
    Their vociferation about this theory clearly indicates that they are acting a servant pulling the nuclear war chariot of the U.S. imperialists.

U.S. loudmouthed "naval blockade" against DPRK blasted

     Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- Some days ago, Luis, member of the policy advisory committee of the U.S. Defense Department, when interviewed by the Japanese Sankei Shimbun, asserted the need to make naval blockade against the DPRK. He cried out for throwing a network of blockade in waters off Nampho, Anju, Wonsan, Chongjin and others to intercept all its "suspicious ships" and inspect their cargo. In this regard Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary dismisses his remarks as part of the U.S. media diatribe aimed to veil the criminal nature of its naval blockade against the DPRK.
    No sleight of hand on the part of the U.S. can cover up the criminal nature of its naval blockade, notes the commentary.
    Referring to international law and norms governing international relations including the un charter and the convention on the un law of the sea, the commentary holds that the naval blockade against the DPRK is a grave criminal act of infringing upon the sovereignty of an independent state, an unreasonable terrorism in the sea and a gross violation of international law.
    Such brigandish naval blockade of the U.S. is as dangerous an act as igniting a new war on the Korean peninsula, the commentary observes, and continues: paragraph 15 of the Armistice Agreement stipulates that all opposing parties shall not engage in blockade of any kind of Korea.
    In case the U.S. conducts naval blockade against the DPRK and lays an "international siege" to it, this may soon lead to the total abrogation of the armistice agreement. then there is no need to explain what this means.

North side's delegation leaves for Seoul

     Pyongyang, July 9 (KCNA) -- The north side's delegation led by Kim Ryong Song, chief councillor of the DPRK cabinet, left here today to participate in the 11th inter-Korean ministerial talks to be held in Seoul. It was seen off at the airport by Minister of Culture Kang Nung Su, director of the secretariat of the committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland An Kyong Ho, first vice-chairman of the state planning commission Pak Chang Ryon who is chairman of the north side of the north-south committee for the promotion of economic cooperation and officials concerned.

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kim il sung recibio muchas ordenes, medallas, premios y titulos de honor

     pyongyang, 9 de julio (atcc) -- el presidente kim il sung recibio, durante 9 anos ultimos desde julio del 83 (1994) de la era juche hasta hoy, mas de 30 ordenes, medallas y premios, entre otros, la orden suprema y la de solidaridad, la medalla de oro y la medalla de ciudadano honorario y el premio de genio y mas de 20 titulos honorificos, entre otros, el academico, el profesor, el doctor y el ciudadano de varios paises del mundo y organizaciones internacionales. el 17 de julio del 83 (1994) de la era juche, la organizacion de los socialistas en la region mediterranea le otorgo la orden de primer grado de su entidad al presidente quien se consagro para el fortalecimiento y el desarrollo del movimiento socialista y para la paz y la seguridad del mundo.
    con motivo de los 100 dias del fallecimiento del presidente, el partido progresista socialista del libano le concedio la orden suprema de su partido, establecida nueva y especialmente.
    en abril del 91 (2002) de la era juche en que se cumple el 90 aniversario de su nacimiento, en damasco de siria se celebro un acto para denominar una avenida nuevamente construida en esta capital "avenida kim il sung" y en la ocasion fue publicada una resolucion de otorgar al presidente el certificado de ciudadano honorario.
    le fueron otorgados la orden soekarno de indonesia, los titulos de academico y doctor honorarios de la academia internacional de tecnica de informatica, el premio y el diploma de la oficina permanente afro-asiatica de escritores, el titulo de doctor honoris causa de pedagogia de la universidad de chiclayo del peru, y otras las ordenes, medallas, premios y titulos honorarios de varios paises.

abiertas maniobras de japon para enviar efectivos a ultramar

     pyongyang, 9 de julio (atcc) -- segun informaciones, en la comision especial de la camara de representantes de japon los tres partidos de coalicion en el poder aprobaron por fuerza el proyecto de ley que permite el envio de "las "fuerzas de autodefensa" a irak bajo el rotulo de "apoyo a la reconstruccion posbelica de ese pais". segun eso, se preve aprobar oficialmente como ley este proyecto a finales del mes en curso y enviar las "fuerzas de autodefensa" desde el otono venidero a ese pais. esto demuestra que mediante esta oportunidad los reaccionarios japoneses tratan de procurar una garantia legitima perpetua para mandar sus "fuerzas de autodefensa" a cualquier region de combate del mundo y de tomar de modo directo el camino de la expansion a ultramar para realizar el antiguo sueno de la "esfera de coprosperidad de la gran asia oriental".
    ya, hace mucho tiempo que venian tornandose abiertas las maniobras de japon para la expansion a ultramar.
    en el nuevo siglo se tornaron mas graves las maquinaciones de los reaccionarios japoneses para preparar la garantia juridica para la agresion a ultramar.
    aprobaron en octubre de 2001 la "ley de medidas especiales contra el terrorismo" y el 15 de mayo de este ano los tres proyectos de ley para el "tiempo de emergencia", que justifican la participacion de las "fuerzas de autodefensa" en la guerra de agresion a ultramar.
    japon ha elevado la capacidad de combate real enviando "esas fuerzas" a varios lugares del mundo.
    mando en 1992 sus "fuerzas de autodefensa" a camboya so pretexto de proteger a los custodios de las elecciones, en 1994 a ruanda y en el periodo posterior al "caso del 11 de septiembre" a afganistan, timor este y otros lugares ampliando la esfera de actividades de las "fuerzas de autodefensa".
    en mayo pasado participo en el ejercicio militar "cobra gold" que se efectuo en mayor envergadura en asia bajo la direccion de ee.uu. y seguidamente en el simulacro conjunto que se realizaba en este pais con la movilizacion de "f-15" y "awacs".
    esta vez, japon se propone enviar a la vez las "fuerzas terrestres, maritimas y aereas de autodefensa" bien armadas a irak. esto demuestra a que grado han llegado las maniobras de ese pais isleno para enviar sus efectivos a ultramar.
    esas maquinaciones peligrosas no podran evitar el fracaso por la fuerte protesta y condenacion del pueblo coreano y los demas pueblos de asia.

flagrante atentado a la soberania del estado soberano

     pyongyang, 9 de julio (atcc) -- hace poco, luis edwrd, miembro consultivo de politica de pentagono del ee.uu., en una entrevista con el periodico japones "sankei shimbun", senalo que "hace falta el bloqueo maritimo" contra la republica popular democratica de corea y que es necesario formar una red de bloqueo sobre los mares frente a nampho, anju, wonsan y chongjin para detener todos los "barcos sospechosos" y averiguar sus cargas. esto es un eslabon de la estrategia de prensa para ocultar la caracteristica criminal de la operacion de bloqueo maritimo contra la rpdc. con ninguna artimana ee.uu. puede cubrir su criminalidad del bloqueo maritimo.
    asi senala el diario "rodong sinmun" en un comentario individual de hoy.
    el periodico se refiere a la ley internacional y normas de relaciones internacionales incluyendo la carta de la onu y el convenio sobre la ley maritima de esta entidad internacional y continua:
    el bloqueo maritimo contra la rpdc constituye un grave acto criminal que atenta a la soberania del estado soberano, un terror maritimo que carece de ninguna justedad, una flagrante violacion a la ley internacional y un acto peligroso para desatar una nueva guerra en la peninsula coreana.
    el articulo 15 del acuerdo de armisticio de corea define que se prohibe el cualquier bloqueo contra corea.
    si ee.uu. realiza el bloqueo maritimo y forma una "red de cerco internacional" contra la rpdc, esto engendrara la anulacion completa del acuerdo de armisticio y, a la larga, una nueva guerra.