Fabrication of "1905 Five-Point Treaty" Denounced in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, November 20 (KCNA) -- Several events were held in Seoul on Nov. 17, 100 years after the fabrication of the brigandish "1905 Five-Point Treaty" by the Japanese imperialists, according to the south Korean KBS. A special exhibition took place at the Independence Memorial House.
    On display there were data on the Sino-Japanese War, the Russia-Japan War and other wars of aggression waged by the Japanese imperialists and their colonial rule over Korea, illustrations disclosing the process of forcible fabrication of the "1905 Five-Point Treaty" and others.
    The memorial house side said that the special exhibition is aimed to inform the people at home and abroad of the fact that the "treaty" is invalid in view of international law.
    A photo show was held at the "National Assembly" to expose the Japanese imperialists' indiscriminate plunder of natural resources and cultural assets in Korea during their colonial rule.
    Meanwhile, a meeting was held at the Kyongbok Palace in welcome of the regain of the monument to the great victory won in the northern part of Korea during the Imjin Patriotic War, which was seized by the Japanese imperialists in 1905.

Rally and Demonstration against War and Bush Held

     Pyongyang, November 20 (KCNA) -- A rally of civic and social organizations was held in Kyongju, North Kyongsang Province on Nov. 17 denouncing Bush's visit to south Korea, according to the south Korean KBS. The ralliers charged that the aim sought by Bush in his visit to south Korea is to realize at any cost the strategy for world supremacy in Northeast Asia including the Korean Peninsula.
    They said that the "government" of south Korea is in active cooperation with the U.S. moves for a war of aggression, strongly demanding that the "government" immediately give up a plan for extending the deployment of its troops in Iraq and drop its hostile policy toward the north. At the end of the rally the participants waged a demonstration, shouting the slogans against war and Bush.

International Peace Forum Held in S. Korea

     Pyongyang, November 20 (KCNA) -- An "international peace forum for dismantlement of the U.S. military base and against war and neo-liberal 'globalization'" (Phyongthaek international peace forum) was held at Taechu Primary School in Phaengsong Township, Phyongthaek City, Kyonggi Province of south Korea on Nov. 16, according to a news report. Present there were representatives of south Korean civic and public organizations including the People for Achieving Peace and Reunification and foreign activists under the "Pan-Asian Joint Action Opposing the U.S. and Japanese Imperialists' Domination over and Aggression of Asia". Speakers at the forum said that they would fight to the end to check the expansion of the U.S. military base in Phyongthaek for independence and peace on the Korean Peninsula.
    A joint resolution of the Phyongthaek international forum was made public there.
    It underscored the need to launch the intense struggle for the dismantlement of the U.S. military base in south Korea and other regions of Asia. Noting that the U.S. neo-liberalism offensive and the strategy for military hegemony are all one in essence, it called upon the Asian people to achieve solidarity to check it.

Meeting for Making History of National Independence Held in Seoul

     Pyongyang, November 20 (KCNA) -- 80 south Korean civic and social organizations including the "Federation of Homogeneous Nation Movement Organizations" and the "Council of Bereaved Families of Men of Merit for Independence" held a meeting for making a history of national independence in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul on Nov. 17, a centenary since the fabrication of the "1905 Five-Point Treaty" which forced the fate of a stateless nation upon the Koreans, according to a press report. An appeal to the 70 million Koreans on the occasion of the centenary of the fabrication of the "1905 Five-Point Treaty" was read out at the meeting. It said that the Koreans have undergone sufferings due to the national division for the last 60 years chiefly because the Japanese imperialists fabricated the illegal "treaty" and colonized Korea.
    The appeal called upon the 70 million Koreans in the south and the north and overseas to unite as one under the banner of national great unity irrespective of ideology and system and carve out the future of the nation by their own efforts.
    Speakers at the meeting noted that Japan has a long history of aggression against the Korean Peninsula, adding that it is still today desperately working to block the reunification of the Korean nation. We solemnly vow to decisively frustrate the Japanese imperialists' moves to perpetuate the division of the Korean nation and their ambition to stage a comeback to Korea, they declared.

Anti-North Human Rights Racket Assailed

     Pyongyang, November 20 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland Saturday issued a statement bitterly denouncing the anti-north human rights racket kicked up by south Korean ultra-right conservatives such as the "Grand National Party." It termed this row an unpardonable treacherous criminal act to tarnish the image of the dignified DPRK and create distrust and confrontation between compatriots in pursuance of the U.S. hostile policy towards it. It went on: Shortly ago, the "General Federation of Christians" of south Korea at its "policy consultation" decided to handle mainly the "human rights issue" in the north with the federation's "human rights committee" playing a major role. It also said that it would hold in Seoul on Dec. 10 a prayer meeting urging the "north to improve its human rights record" with 100,000 Christians attending.
    The "Network for Democratization" and other anti-north organizations announced that from the beginning of December they would set "a week of human rights" aimed at slandering the north and stage such ridiculous farces as an "international meeting of university students" and "photo exhibition" and even hold a "candlelight demonstration" against the north together with U.S. conservative anti-DPRK human rights organizations. Meanwhile, the "Grand National Party" is getting more frantic in its anti-north human rights racket, much upset by its failure to pressurize the authorities to "vote" for the "UN resolution on human rights issue in the north."
    The GNP and even some ultra-right conservative religious organizations in south Korea are taking the lead in their malignant smear campaign against the north over its "human rights issue." This is intended to realize the U.S. intention to escalate their anti-north campaign to stifle it under the pretext of its "human rights issue" in addition to its nuclear issue, deter the inter-Korean relations from favorably improving since the publication of the June 15 joint declaration and seek a "regime change" through the next "presidential election".
    There can never be such a thing as "human rights issue" under the socialist system in the north chosen by its people as it is the most genuine society centered on the popular masses where everything serves the people and the people have become its master.
    Nevertheless, the ultra-right conservative forces of south Korea keep mum about what their American master has done in flagrant violation of vital and other rights of Koreans, occupying south Korea for six decades but are playing the role of a shock brigade in supporting his smear campaign over its non-existent "human rights issue" in the north where the people are proud to be independent and dignified. This lays bare their true colors as despicable pro-U.S. sycophantic traitors.
    We will never pardon those who try to defame the north's dignified political system and pursue the north-south confrontation and war but force them to pay a high price for their crimes through merciless retaliatory actions.

U.S. Urged to End Its Military Presence in Iraq

     Pyongyang, November 20 (KCNA) -- If the U.S. imperialists continue to pursue their policy of military occupation and rule over Iraq, defying the demand of the Iraqi people and the mind-set of the world public, they will meet only bitter shame and miserable death. Rodong Sinmun Sunday warns this in a signed article as regards the daily increasing death toll of the U.S. forces in Iraq.
    Recalling that the death toll of the U.S. forces in Iraq reached 2,020 and the number of those wounded 14,500 as of Oct. 31 and their casualties have further increased recently, the article says:
    For this reason, the Bush administration is working hard to justify and perpetuate the U.S. military occupation and rule over Iraq, trumpeting that the U.S. is fighting in Iraq for a "free world" and urging the "brave U.S. soldiers" to fight for the sake of the "honor" of the U.S. But such behavior of the Bush administration has only driven the U.S. soldiers in Iraq into a bottomless dilemma.
    It is beyond doubt that any U.S. measure to tighten its military occupation and rule over Iraq would only touch off stronger resistance of Iraqis against it. Only disgrace and death await the aggressors. History has no precedent in which aggressors escaped their defeat. The U.S. is keen to establish the American-style domination and order in the world and act an emperor, going against the trend of the times. This is, however, as foolish an act as digging its own grave.

Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Unit

     Pyongyang, November 20 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, inspected KPA Unit 338. After receiving a salute from servicepersons of the unit, he acquainted himself with its performance of duty.
    Going round a military lecture room, he was satisfied to learn that it has successfully built the lecture room and made an effective use of it to firmly equip its commanding officers and men with the WPK's Juche-oriented war methods. He set forth tasks to be fulfilled to further increase its combat capability. Looking round the servicepersons' hall, a library, a video recording and wire broadcasting room and other entertainment and educational facilities, he praised the unit for having in place sufficient means of various kinds necessary for the education of soldiers and widely using them and conducting effective revolutionary education and working class education on the basis of facts.
    The servicepersons should become young heroes in the era of Songun who ardently love the country and unhesitatingly dedicate their youth and lives to the fight for the country like Hero Ri Su Bok, he noted, adding that to this end it is necessary to conduct the political and ideological education in a more dynamic manner.
    It is very good that the unit has built a good library and effectively operated it to make all servicepersons avid readers, he noted, underscoring the need to thoroughly establish the revolutionary habit of reading.
    Making the rounds of a mess hall, a kitchen, a daily provision store and other supply service facilities, he learned about the soldiers' living and highly appreciated their tenacious life style.
    Informed that the sub-units of the unit have reaped a high harvest by successfully doing the sideline farming, he pointed out that all units have made signal progress in the sideline job in recent years. This laudable change represents a feat which can be performed only by the KPA which has rendered its services for the prosperity and development of the country, upholding the Party by the sweat of its brow with ardent patriotism. He had a photo session with the servicepersons of the unit.
    He was accompanied by KPA Generals Ri Myong Su and Pak Jae Gyong and Hwang Pyong So, vice department director of the Central Committee of the WPK.

Remains of More Martyrs Buried in Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery

     Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- The remains of several martyrs who glorified their lives in the sacred struggle for the prosperity of the country and the victory of the socialist cause true to the leadership of the party and the leader were buried in the Patriotic Martyrs Cemetery recently. They included Yun Yong Gyong and Jong Sang U, former general officers of the Korean People's Army, and Hong Nam Phyo, former vice-president of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly, who devotedly struggled for the strengthening the revolutionary armed forces and the building of the people's government.
    Also among them were Om Kil Son, former adviser to the Korean Film Studio, Sin Tong Chol, former head of the actors and actresses' corps of the studio, Pak Phal Yang, former writer of the Central Committee of the Korean Writers Union, and Ko Ok Song, former actress of the State Theatrical Company, who distinguished themselves in the field of literature and art remaining faithful to the idea and policy on literature and art of the Workers' Party of Korea. Also buried there were the remains of Kim Sang Ryon, former researcher at the Academy of Agricultural Science, former researcher of the Academy of Sciences Kim Ung Sang and its Director Han Tong Sik, who rendered great services for the development of science and technology of the country, working in the field of scientific research for years.
    Burial ceremonies were held from Nov. 16 to 18.
    Present there were Kim Ki Nam, secretary of the WPK Central Committee, Song Yong Su, vice-director of the History Institute of the C. C., the WPK, officials concerned and the bereaved families of those martyrs.
    After speeches were made by officials concerned, the remains of the martyrs were buried there.
    There were the stone pictures of the martyrs on the gravestones.
    The participants laid wreaths and bouquets before their graves and paid silent tribute to them.

Cyprian President Supports Reunification of Korea

     Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- I support the Korean people in their cause to achieve the national reunification without the interference of foreign forces. Cyprian President Tassos Papadopoulos said this on Nov. 14 when receiving credentials from the DPRK ambassador to Cyprus. He noted that Cyprus and the DPRK have supported each other in UN and non-alignment movement because their territories are divided and the friendly relations are very close though they are geographically far away from each other.
    Expressing his understanding on the stand of the DPRK government to defend the sovereignty of the country, he hoped that the two countries would support and cooperate with each other and strengthen the solidarity in the future, too.

November Issue of Magazine "Paektu-Halla" Published

     Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- The General Association of Koreans in China published the November issue of the magazine "Paektu-Halla". The magazine carried the photograph of leader Kim Jong Il on the tribune of honor during the military parade and mass demonstration celebrating the 55th founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea and a letter sent to him by the association on the occasion of the 60th founding anniversary of the WPK.
    In an article titled "Leadership of General Kim Jong Il Is the Source of Might of the WPK" the magazine highly praised the guidance provided by Kim Jong Il to glorify the WPK as the eternal party of President Kim Il Sung and develop into a powerful guiding force of the Songun revolution. The magazine also carried revolutionary anecdotes including "Strength of the Great Brilliant Commander" and "Whenever with These People" and an article titled "Kim Hyong Gwon who glorified his passionate life" on the occasion of the centenary of birth of indomitable revolutionary fighter Kim Hyong Gwon.
    Seen on the magazine was an article "The National Alliance for the Country's Reunification Greeting Its 15th Anniversary." The "News from North and South" columns of the magazine included an account of the 11th meeting of the North-South Committee for the Promotion of Economic Cooperation and other news of inter-Korean exchange and cooperation.

Demonstration against Bush's Visit to S. Korea

     Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- Students under the south Korean Federation of University Student Councils launched a surprise demonstration against warmonger Bush's visit to south Korea in front of the Namdaemun in the Central District of Seoul on Nov. 16, according to the south Korean CBS. They shouted slogans such as "No warmonger Bush's visit to south Korea," carrying placards "Opposition to south Korea-U.S. summit talks" and "Destroy the ruinous south Korea-U.S. alliance."
    It is said that police took away all the demonstrators that day.

Greetings to Latvian President

     Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Friday sent a message of greetings to Latvian President Vaira Vike−Freiberga on the occasion of the national day of Latvia. Expressing belief that the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries would continue to develop favorably, the message sincerely wished her greater successes in her responsible work for the prosperity of the country.

Police Suppression under Fire

     Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- A "joint press conference of the farmers, civic, public and religious organizations to denounce the suppression of the national farmers' meeting" was held in Seoul under the sponsorship of the "emergency measure committee to check the passage of the bill on rice negotiations through 'National Assembly'" on Nov. 16, according to a news report. Speakers at the press conference charged that 55 of the participants in the "national farmers' meeting" were taken away, 110 may lose their eyesight and more than 500 were wounded due to the Nov. 15 cruel suppression by the riot police. This is the extremely murderous act, they stressed. The press release read at the press conference noted that the Youido Park on Nov. 15 was the scene of the Kwangju incident in May 1980. We can no longer pardon the government which does not regard the farmers as its people, it said, stressing:
    If the "National Assembly" railroads the bill, it will meet a protest stronger than that of the day.

60th Anniversary of People's Security Organ Marked

     Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- A meeting to commemorate the 60th founding anniversary of the people's security organ was held at the Ponghwa Art Theatre Friday. Minister of People's Security Ju Sang Song in his report noted that the 60 year-long course covered by the people's security organ is a glorious history in which the organ has developed into a guard force of the party and the leader and a worthwhile history in which it has successfully fulfilled its honorable mission and duty of protecting the security of the socialist system and the people's lives and properties.
    President Kim Il Sung all his revolutionary life provided outstanding guidance and showed deep loving care and trust in the people's security persons and led them with great attention to fulfill the noble mission and duty as political defenders of the party, he said, and went on: Supreme Commander Kim Jong Il, attaching great importance to strengthening the people's security organ in every way along with the People's Army, has deepened and developed the Juche-oriented idea and line of building the people's security organ and wisely led the people's security organ to be ranks fully equipped with a revolutionary view on the leader, the view on devotedly defending the headquarters of the revolution.
    Kim Jong Il paid deep attention to the work to further strengthen and develop the people's security organ into one for revolutionary dictatorship boundlessly faithful to the idea and guidance of the party and the leader. He, at the same time, has led the organ to provide a sure guarantee for the implementation of the economic policy of the party and decisively frustrate the reactionary ideological and cultural poisoning by the class enemies, thereby making sure that the single-minded unity of the DPRK was consolidated in every way and the gains of socialism were firmly defended. The reporter called upon all the people's security persons to devotedly defend the headquarters of the revolution under the uplifted banner of Songun and bring about a fresh turn in the work for people's security and reliably defend the general advance of the Songun revolution.

National Meeting of Public Prosecutors and Judges Held

     Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- A national meeting of public prosecutors and judges was held at the People's Palace of Culture Friday. The meeting was attended by Kim Yong Nam, Choe Thae Bok, Yang Hyong Sop, Choe Yong Rim and officials of prosecutor's offices and justice organs in Pyongyang and localities.
    A congratulatory message of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea was conveyed to the participants in the meeting. The message recalled that the public prosecutor's offices and justice organs have developed to be dependable political defenders of the party and powerful weapons of people's democratic dictatorship under the wise guidance of the party and the leader and thus creditably discharged their noble missions before the party and the revolution.
    The message expressed the belief that the participants in the meeting and all other public procurators and judges across the country would register greater successes in implementing the party's judicial policy true to leader Kim Jong Il's Songun idea and leadership and thus repay the party's trust and expectation with loyalty.
    Panel meetings of public prosecution and justice fields were separately held during the meeting.
    Ri Kil Song, prosecutor-general of the Central Public Prosecutor's Office, and Kim Pyong Ryul, chief justice of the Central Court, made reports to be followed by speeches at the meetings.
    The reporters and speakers said that the glorious path covered by the prosecutor's offices and the justice organs to safeguard the WPK's revolutionary cause by law is associated with the wise guidance provided by the three generals of Mt. Paektu.
    They referred to the signal achievements made in the building and activities of the prosecutor's offices and justice organs under their energetic guidance and meticulous care.
    They called on all public prosecutors and judges to be bulwarks and shields devotedly defending the headquarters of the revolution in the van, reposing absolute trust in Kim Jong Il only in the worthwhile struggle to resolutely defend and glorify for all ages the immortal revolutionary exploits performed by the three generals for prosecution and justice fields and safeguard the socialist country.
    They also underscored the need to contribute to consolidating the single-minded unity of the society based on the party's Songun idea and consolidating the political and ideological positions of the Korean revolution as firm as a rock.
    They also underlined the need for all public prosecutors and judges to work hard to improve their work as required by the new century, raise their political and professional qualifications, enhance the function and role of people's democratic dictatorship and thus reliably defend the Songun revolutionary cause by law.

Protest Actions against Bush's S. Korea Visit Go on

     Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- The Seoul District Federation of University Student Councils (Sochongryon) under the south Korean Federation of University Student Councils and the Pusan Solidarity for Implementing the South-North Joint Declaration separately issued statements in denunciation of Bush's south Korea visit on Nov. 16 and 17, according to a press report. Sochongryon in its statement termed Bush's visit to south Korea part of the U.S. persistent moves for a war on the Korean Peninsula. The aim of the "south Korea-U.S. summit talks" this time is to further strengthen the humiliating "south Korea-U.S. alliance" and stoke the atmosphere of war in south Korea, it said.
    The youths and students will clearly show arrogant Bush the will of the Korean nation for peace against war, the statement warned. The Pusan solidarity in its statement said that Bush seeks to strengthen "south Korea-U.S. alliance" and force south Korea to extend the term of its troops' presence in Iraq and cooperate in the efforts to realize the "strategic flexibility" of the U.S. forces in south Korea at the "south Korea-U.S. summit talks." Meanwhile, the Women's Action against Bush called a press conference in Seoul on Nov. 15 in protest against Bush's visit to south Korea. A women's declaration signed by at least 60 women's organizations was read out at the press conference. It branded Bush as a warmonger who disturbs the life of the world people and threatens peace, noting that women's organizations would hold a women's conference in Pusan in protest against Bush's visit to south Korea.
    Members of women's organizations called press conferences in Pusan and Jinju, South Kyongsang Province, on the same day to denounce Bush's visit.

Struggle against Expansion of U.S. Base in Phyongthaek Goes on

     Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- The 74th anti-U.S. solidarity meeting was reportedly held to check the expansion of the U.S. military base in Phyongthaek in Seoul on Nov. 15. The participants bitterly denounced the U.S. moves to expand its forces base in Phyongthaek for realizing their "strategic flexibility" and demanded them stop the moves.
    At the end of the meeting the participants headed for the U.S. embassy to convey a letter of protest.
    When the riot police blocked their way, the participants staged an all-night hunger sit-in strike on the road.
    They held the 441st candlelight meeting there to check the expansion of the U.S. military base.

U.S. Sanctions and Blockade Policy towards DPRK under Fire

     Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- The U.S. Department of Treasury recently made public a decision calling for freezing overseas assets of the DPRK trading companies dealing with economic institutions of the U.S. and including on the list of targets of its sanctions even those companies and individuals of third countries making deals with the DPRK companies under the absurd pretext of "suspected proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery means." Rodong Sinmun Saturday observes in a signed article in this regard:
    Needless to say, this is part of the U.S. extremely provocative hostile policy to stifle the DPRK as it reveals its attempt to lay an "international siege" to the DPRK which has already been put into practice under a carefully worked-out plan.
    The U.S. application of economic sanctions against the DPRK and its blockade operation against it are a prelude to a war aimed to have a firm grip on a strategic stronghold in Northeast Asia
    The U.S. economic sanctions against the DPRK presuppose military aggression and are aimed at achieving its strategic aim to carry out it with ease. Through economic sanctions and blockade the U.S. seeks to isolate the DPRK as thoroughly as possible and neutralize it economically and militarily and contain it by force in the end.
    It even urged the DPRK's neighboring countries to reduce economic ties and trade with it and apply sanctions against it.
    At its instructions the Japanese reactionaries participated in the multi-national joint military exercises of intercepting and seizing DPRK airliners and ships and perpetrated such mean acts as restricting and barring the DPRK-flagged ships from entering their ports.
    It is nothing but a folly for the U.S. imperialists and its followers to try to browbeat the Korean people through "sanctions" and "blockade" and attain their political and military purposes.
    The Korean people value peace and do not want a war. But they will never allow the enemies to infringe upon the sovereignty of their country and try to conquer their inviolable territory by force. They will mobilize all potentials and strongly react against them.
    The U.S. should draw a serious lesson from its past unsuccessful moves to blockade and apply sanctions against the DPRK and properly judge the strength and staunch fighting spirit of the Korean people.
    Should the U.S. imperialists and international reactionary forces dare violate the sovereignty and right to existence of the Koreans through vicious blockade and sanctions and come in attack to destroy the socialist system by force, the Koreans will deal thousand-fold retaliatory blows at them. The U.S. had better properly understand the strength and will of the Korean people and stop its sanctions and blockade policy aimed to launch a war against the DPRK.

Withdrawal of U.S. Forces from S. Korea Urged

     Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- 30 years have passed since the adoption of the resolution on the issue of Korea by an overwhelming majority vote at the 30th UN General Assembly on Nov. 18, 1975. In this regard Rodong Sinmun Saturday carries a signed article.
    It says:
    But still today, the U.S. imperialists have kept their aggression troops under the helmets of "UN Forces" along with the "UN Forces Command" in south Korea, forcing the Korean nation to suffer the endless tragedy of division and gravely threatening the peace on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia. This is a shameless criminal act which can never be justified with any reason or pretext and proves that the U.S. is an empire of ferocious aggressors who blatantly defy the UN.
    Though 50 years have passed since the ceasefire of the Korean war, the U.S. has persistently worked to maintain the titular "UN Forces Command" in south Korea, while letting its forces there go under the helmet of "UN Forces." This is in pursuance of its policy of aggression against the DPRK. The root cause of the constant danger of war to the Korean Peninsula lies in the presence of the U.S. troops in south Korea and their moves for a war of aggression.
    At this moment, too, the U.S. is busy with the transfer and reorganization of its aggression troops, while shipping ultra-modern assault weapons and other war equipment into south Korea. These are premeditated military moves. It is by no means secret that these moves are fraught with the great danger of invading the DPRK and containing China by using south Korea as an advance base and mounting even a military attack upon it if necessary. The U.S. war-mongers are trumpeting about "regional security" and "war deterrent" in a bid to justify their military occupation of south Korea. This is, however, nothing but sophism which can convince no one. The continued presence of the U.S. aggressor forces in south Korea is an unpardonable crime against humanity as it is aimed at perpetuating the bitter pain and tragedy resulting from the territorial division the Koreans have suffered. There is no reason for the U.S. to refuse to pull back from south Korea its troops, the cancer-like entity standing in the way of peace and reunification of Korea, if it truly wants peace and reunification on the Korean Peninsula.
    With nothing can the U.S. justify the presence of its forces in south Korea and there is neither ground nor pretext for the U.S. imperialist aggression troops to stay there.
    The U.S. would be well advised to face up to the trend of the times and roll back at once its hostile policy toward the DPRK, disband the "UN Forces Command" and withdraw its troops from south Korea without delay.

North Side Organizing Committee Formed for Association of Men of National Literature

     Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- The north side organizing committee for the Association of Men of National Literature in the Era of June 15 was formed on Nov. 19 against the backdrop of the growing enthusiasm of the writers and other men of literature at home and overseas to implement the June 15 joint declaration. The north side organizing committee has Kim Tok Chol, vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Korean Writers Union, as its chairman, two vice-chairmen and five members.
    The committee will energetically push ahead with the preparations for creating the association as early as possible in firm solidarity with the bodies of writers and other men of literature in the south and overseas.

Kim Jong Il Sends Wreath to Bier of Late Sok Ji Min

     Pyongyang, November 19 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il today sent a wreath to the bier of the late Sok Ji Min, people's actor of the State Merited Chorus of the KPA, expressing deep condolences over his death.

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Conferencia nacional de fiscales y jueces

    　Pyongyang, 19 de noviembre (ATCC) -- Tuvo lugar el dia 18 en el capitalino Palacio Cultural del Pueblo la conferencia nacional de funcionarios de los organos fiscales y judiciales. Participaron Kim Yong Nam, Choe Thae Bok, Yang Hyong Sop, Choe Yong Rim y otros funcionarios de los organos fiscales y judiciales en el centro y localidades.
    En la ocasion se dio lectura a un mensaje de felicitacion del Comite Central del Partido del Trabajo de Corea dirigido a los participantes en el conclave. La misiva senala que bajo la sabia direccion del partido y el lider, los organos fiscales y judiciales se han fortalecido como fidedignos defensores politicos del partido y potentes armas de la dictadura democratica del pueblo y han cumplido con satisfaccion su sagrada mision asumida ante el partido y la revolucion.
    Y expresa firme conviccion de que todos los participantes en el conclave y otros fiscales y jueces de todo el pais, en pleno acato a la idea y la direccion del Dirigente Kim Jong Il mediante el Songun (priorizacion militar), lograran mayores exitos en la materializacion de la politica judicial del partido y responderan con fidelidad a la confianza y la esperanza del partido.
    En el marco del foro tuvieron lugar las reuniones de la rama fiscal y la judicial, respectivamente.
    El presidente de la Fiscalia Central, Ri Kil Song, y el titular del Tribunal Central, Kim Pyong Ryul, presentaron informes, respectivamente, y otros funcionarios intervinieron.
    Los oradores senalaron que en la orgullosa trayectoria de los organos fiscales y judiciales que han venido defendiendo legalmente la causa revolucionaria del PTC estan impregnadas las huellas de la sabia direccion de los tres generales del monte Paektu. Se refirieron a los grandes exitos en la construccion y las actividades de los organos fiscales y judiciales logrados bajo la direccion energica y gran atencion de estos hombres y continuaron:
    Todos los funcionarios fiscales y judiciales deben defender y hacer brillar con firmeza las inmortales hazanas de los tres generales del monte Paektu impregnadas en dichos organos y deben confiar solo al Dirigente Kim Jong Il en el camino de defender a la patria socialista y hacerse baluartes y escudos en la delantera de la defensa a ultranza a la Direccion de la Revolucion.
    Tambien tienen que fortalecer mas la unidad monolitica de nuestra sociedad basada en la idea del Songun del partido para hacer contribucion a consolidar la base ideo-politica de la revolucion coreana.
    　Ademas, deben mejorar sus trabajos conforme a la demanda del siglo nuevo, hacer ingentes esfuerzos por elevar su nivel politico y de capacitacion y fortalecer la funcion y el papel de la dictadura democratica del pueblo para asegurar legalmente la causa revolucionaria del Songun.

Rodong Sinmun denuncia ocupacion ilegal de tropas norteamericanas

    　Pyongyang, 19 de noviembre (ATCC) -- Han transcurrido los 30 anos desde cuando la resolucion sobre el problema coreano fue aprobada el 18 de noviembre de 1975 en pro de abrumadora mayoria de paises en el 30o periodo de sesiones de la Asamblea General de la ONU. Pero, hasta hoy, EE.UU. mantiene en el Sur de Corea la "comandancia de las fuerzas de la ONU" y sus tropas invasoras bajo el nombre de "las fuerzas de la ONU", impone la tragedia de division a nuestra nacion y amenaza gravemente la paz de la Peninsula Coreana y del Noreste Asiatico. Esto demuestra que EE.UU. es un barbaro imperio de agresion que no tiene en consideracion ni la ONU, lo cual es un acto criminal injustificable con nada. Asi senala el diario Rodong Sinmun en un articulo individual del dia 19 y continua:
    Hasta hoy a mas de 50 anos que datan del cese de la guerra coreana, EE.UU. maniobra persistentemente para dejar a sus tropas ocupantes del Sur de Corea bajo el nombre de las "fuerzas de la ONU" y mantener la citada "comandancia". Esto esta relacionado con la politica de agresion de este imperio contra la RPDC.
    La razon fundamental por la cual el peligro de guerra se cierne permanentemente en la Peninsula Coreana reside en la permanencia de las tropas yanquis en el Sur de Corea y sus maniobras de guerra agresiva.
    En estos momentos EE.UU. introduce al Sur de Corea las armas de ataque y pertrechos belicos sofisticados, por una parte y por la otra, da acicate al traslado y reorganizacion de sus tropas agresoras. No es un secreto que tal movimiento militar implica la peligrosa intencion de invadir la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y detener a China tomando por base avanzada el Sur de Corea y en el caso necesario contiene un intento de no vacilar en atacarla militarmente.
    La "seguridad de la region" y "fuerza de detencion de guerra", de que los belicistas yanquis hablan para racionalizar la ocupacion militar del Sur de Corea, son una sofisteria que no podra convencer a nadie.
    EE.UU. sigue manteniendo sus tropas agresoras en el Sur de Corea. Esto es un intolerable acto antietico que prolonga el doloroso sufrimiento y la tragedia de division de la nacion coreana.
    Si el imperio desea de veras la paz y la reunificacion de la Peninsula Coreana, no tiene ningun pretexto de no retirar sus tropas ocupantes del Sur de Corea.
    EE.UU. debe darse clara cuenta de la tendencia de la epoca, poner de inmediato fin a la politica de hostilidad a la RPDC, disolver la "comandancia de las fuerzas de la ONU" y retirar sin demora sus tropas ocupantes del Sur de Corea.

Rodong Sinmun denuncia politica de sancion y bloqueo de EE.UU.

    　Pyongyang, 19 de noviembre (ATCC) -- En los ultimos dias, el Departamento de Tesoro de Estados Unidos emitio una resolucion destinada a congelar los bienes en ultramar de las companias comerciales de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea que hacen negocios con objetos economicos norteamericanos e incluir a los objetos de sancion tambien las companias e individuos de los terceros paises que comercian con las companias de la RPDC so pretexto de "sospecho de proliferacion" de armas de exterminio masivo y medios de transporte. 　Esto es un eslabon de las maniobras de hostilidad y aplastamiento de EE.UU. contra la RPDC para formar un anillo de "cerco internacional" sobre esta, que se cometen bajo el minucioso calculo.
    　Asi senala el diario Rodong Sinmun en un articulo individual del dia 19 y prosigue:
    　La sancion economica y la "operacion de bloqueo" que EE.UU. practica contra la RPDC devienen un preludio de guerra para apoderarse por completo del punto estrategico del Noreste Asiatico.
    　EE.UU. trata de aislar al maximo a la RPDC a traves de la sancion economica y el bloqueo a esta, hacerla impotente en lo economico y militar y aplastarla con las fuerzas.
    　El Tio Sam demanda a los paises vecinos disminuir el comercio economico con la RPDC y tomar medidas de sancionarla. 　A ordenes de EE.UU., los reaccionarios japoneses participaron en el simulacro militar multinacional para controlar y capturar los aviones y barcos de la RPDC y perpetraron viles actos de restringir y detener la entrada a puertos de Japon de los barcos coreanos.
    　Asi, los yanquis y sus fuerzas satelites pretenden amedrentar al pueblo coreano y alcanzar su finalidad politica y militar con tal "sancion y bloqueo", pero, esto no pasa de ser una vana ilusion.
    　Nuestro pueblo aprecia la paz y no desea la guerra. Pero, si los enemigos se atreven a atentar la soberania de nuestro pais y atacar nuestro sagrado territorio con las fuerzas armadas, no los perdonara jamas sino movilizara toda la potencialidad para darles demoledor golpe. 　EE.UU. debe sacar lecciones del fracaso anterior de su bloqueo y sancion contra la RPDC y no menospreciar las fuerzas y la firme combatividad del pueblo coreano.
    　Si los imperialistas yanquis y otras fuerzas reaccionarias internacionales intentan violar nuestra soberania y derecho a la existencia y derrocar nuestro sistema socialista con las fuerzas armadas, nuestro pueblo asestara un golpe de represalia mil veces.
    　EE.UU. debe justipreciar las fuerzas y la voluntad de la RPDC y poner fin a la sancion y el bloqueo contra esta que acarrearan la guerra.