DPRK Holidays to be Commemorated in Russia

     Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- A Russian preparatory committee was formed on Jan. 23 to commemorate the Day of the Sun and Feb. 16. Vladimir Tolstikov, chairman of the Russian Association for Friendship and Cultural Cooperation with the DPRK, was elected its chairman and Mikhail Tsitarenko, director of the Institute of the Far East of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sazhi Umalatova, chairwoman of the Party for Peace and Unity of Russia, Oleg Shenin, chairman of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and 8 other figures from all walks of life were chosen as its members. The preparatory committee decided to hold colorful functions including a meeting and a photo and book exhibition on those occasions.

Joint New Year Editorial Supported in U.S.

     Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- The U.S. Group for the Study of Songun Politics issued a statement on Jan. 3 in support of the joint New Year editorial of the Workers' Party of Korea, the Korean People's Army and the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League of the DPRK. The statement warmly hailed the militant appeal made by the joint editorial. It went on: We reiterate our intense loyalty to Kim Jong Il, the sun of Songun and a great military theoretician.
    At a time when the Korean People's Army is making vigorous endeavors to thoroughly implement the principle of attaching importance to the military affairs the adherents to the Songun idea in the U.S. will conduct a positive campaign for supporting the DPRK and energetic information service introducing the great Songun policy of Kim Jong Il.
    We shall always remain true to the immortal great Juche idea fathered by President Kim Il Sung.
    The adherents to the Songun idea in the U.S. and the forces supporting the struggle of the south Korean people to implement the June 15 joint declaration should fully demonstrate their might in the campaign to support Korea's reunification once again this year.
    We shall wage a staunch struggle against those yielding to imperialism while defending the DPRK which attaches importance to the military affairs and socialism.
    It is the nature of the Workers' Party of Korea to defend national sovereignty, resolutely oppose even the slightest compromise in the issue of principle and win one victory after another in the ideological warfare with the imperialists.
    The heroic Korean people will win greater victory in the standoff with the U.S. imperialists and in the struggle to build socialism and achieve the reunification of the country, single-mindedly united around the WPK headed by Kim Jong Il.

GNP Representatives' Anti-North Malarkey under Fire

     Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland issued a statement on Jan. 28 to denounce Pak Kun Hye, representative of an opposition party in south Korea, for talking rubbish at a press conference. She was reported to have urged the government to "strengthen cooperation among south Korea, the U.S. and Japan so as to prevent the north from making misjudgment", not content with finding fault with her fellow countrymen in the north over "the issue of counterfeit dollar notes" and "human rights issue". The spokesman termed it an outburst let loose by a political imbecile who does not know the way the world goes.
    Today the Koreans live in the June 15 era of "By our nation itself", the spokesman said, and went on:
    None of the Koreans wants to live dependent on the outsiders and independence and national cooperation have become an irresistible trend of the times. Pak, however, is still talking about "one-way love" with outsiders, calling for "cooperation" and "alliance" with the outsiders. In what a deplorable position does she find herself?
    We cannot but specially mention the piffle made by her about someone's "human rights issue." It would be better for her to recollect the miserable end of her father who was assassinated by his right-hand man for having reduced south Korea into a barren land of human rights before talking about the non-existent "human rights issue" of the north.
    She had better quit her post quietly before it is too late, clearly understanding that the south Koreans no longer properly treat the GNP, a leftover of the old era of confrontation, and, at the same time, regard its representative as an undesirable person.

U.S. and S. Korean Pro-U.S. Conservatives' Anti-north Human Rights Racket Assailed

     Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- The south Korean "Human Rights Committee" is contemplating raising the "human rights problem" of the north, pursuant to the U.S. and the pro-U.S. conservative forces' racket over the human rights performance in the north. A spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland answered a question raised by KCNA in this regard on Jan. 28. The spokesman termed the committee's hue and cry over the human rights performance in the north pursuant to the U.S. move to stifle the DPRK an intolerable challenge to the dignity and the political system in the north and an unpardonable act intended to seriously bedevil the north-south relations. The "human rights" issue in the north is nothing but a sheer fabrication made by the U.S. as part of its anti-DPRK smear campaign in a bid to damage the high dignity and prestige of the DPRK and bring down its system, the spokesman said, and continued:
    The committee should call to account the U.S. that has cruelly killed south Koreans and wantonly violated their rights, lording south Korea over for more than 60 years and the remnants and descendants of fascist dictators such as the GNP who have reduced south Korea to a barren land of human rights and a tundra of democracy by toeing the U.S. line.
    Slandering and rejecting the political system in the north just to please the U.S. are little short of rejecting the June 15 joint declaration, to say nothing of the dialogue and cooperation with the north, the improved inter-Korean relations and the reunification of the country.
    We will never pardon those who defame our dignity and political system and incite north-south confrontation but force them to pay dearly for their crimes. The south Korean authorities should behave with discretion, pondering over the serious consequences to be entailed by the committee's moves to escalate the confrontation with the north yielding to the pressure of the U.S. and the pro-U.S. conservative forces. We will closely follow the future attitude of the authorities and the committee.

Greetings to King of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

     Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, today sent a message of greetings to King of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Abdullah II on the occasion of his 44th birthday. The message sincerely wished him good health and happiness and greater success in his responsible work for the stability and prosperity of the country.

Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Famous Work Observed

     Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- Leader Kim Jong Il made public the work "The Songun Revolutionary Line Is a Great Revolutionary Line of Our Times and an Ever-victorious Banner of Our Revolution" on Jan. 29, Juche 92 (2003). The work serves as a monumental work reflecting Kim Jong Il's iron will to steadily advance the Korean revolution under the uplifted banner of Songun and build a dignified great prosperous powerful socialist country of Juche on this land.
    Rodong Sinmun Sunday says this in a signed article dedicated to the anniversary.
    The history in which Kim Jong Il has led the Workers' Party of Korea and the Korean revolution has been a period in which he has increased the state power in every way with his Songun revolutionary leadership, the article notes, and goes on:
    The wise leadership provided by Kim Jong Il for consolidating the revolutionary position in the DPRK in every way under the banner of Songun lies in that he has reinforced the military position of the country as firm as an iron wall on the principle of giving priority to the military affairs. It is thanks to the strong People's Army that the Korean people have won a shining victory in the fierce political and military confrontation with the U.S. imperialists, foiled all moves of the enemies for aggression and firmly defended the country, the revolution and socialism.
    His wise leadership also finds its expression in that he has consolidated the single-minded unity of the revolutionary ranks to be unbreakable with the revolutionary army as a core and a main force.
    The leadership provided by Kim Jong Il to develop the WPK and our revolutionary ranks to be invincible Songun revolutionary ranks serves as a main source of eternally glorifying the DPRK as a country strongest in ideology and faith and a country which has achieved single-minded unity. Kim Jong Il's clear-sighted leadership also finds its manifestation in that he has led the work to effect a fresh surge in building a great prosperous powerful country by dint of the revolutionary stamina and fighting trait of the People's Army.
    Kim Jong Il's Songun politics serves as an invincible treasured sword for building a great prosperous powerful nation and accomplishing the cause of Juche and an invincible banner, the article concludes.

Preservation of Juche Character and National Identity Called for

     Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- The U.S. imperialists have become undisguised in their interference in the internal affairs of various countries under the signboard of "spread of democracy." This international situation urgently requires all the countries aspiring after independence to more firmly preserve the Juche character and national identity than ever. Rodong Sinmun Sunday says this in a signed article.
    It goes on:
    Only when the Juche character and national identity are preserved is it possible to achieve and defend the independence of the popular masses and attain the independent development and prosperity of the country and the nation.
    What happened in Iraq teaches a bitter lesson that if a country fails to preserve the Juche character and promote national identity, it will lose independence and invite a national ruin.
    It is an important issue to preserve and promote the Juche character and national identity at present now that the U.S. imperialists are working harder to "spread democracy."
    American-style "democracy" is a jungle doctrine of domination as it is aimed at Americanizing the world by interfering in the internal affairs of other countries and nations.
    It is nothing but a vicious policy for exterminating other nations because it is designed to assimilate people of other countries to Yankees and Americanize the world. The "war against terrorism" is a product of the U.S. imperialists' unilateral and military high-handed policy and a new aggressive doctrine aimed at spreading American-style democracy to the world by force.
    The U.S. much publicized "spread of democracy" and "defence of human rights" are, in essence, a manifestation of an act of aggression designed to deter the countries and nations aspiring after independence against imperialism from achieving independent development and prosperity and put them under its control.
    Neither the independent development of the country and the nation nor the victorious advance of the cause of global independence would be thinkable without a struggle against the U.S.
    The world progressives are called upon to intensify the anti-imperialist, anti-U.S. struggle to preserve the Juche character and national identity, keenly aware of the truth that they are what keep countries and nations alive.

Chairman of Asian Football Confederation Here

     Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- Chairman of the Asian Football Confederation Mohamed Hammam Saad Al-Abdulla and his party arrived here today. They were greeted at the airport by Minister of Foreign Trade Rim Kyong Man who is chairman of the DPRK Football Association, Vice-Chairman of the Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission Jong In Chol, and officials concerned.

Yang Hyong Sop Meets Chairman of Asian Football Confederation

     Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a friendly talk with Mohamed Hammam Saad Al-Abdulla , chairman of the Asian Football Confederation, and his party at the Mansudae Assembly Hall today. Present there were Minister of Foreign Trade Rim Kyong Man who is chairman of the DPRK Football Association, Vice-Chairman of the Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission Jong In Chol and officials concerned.

National Sketch Festival Soon to Be Held

     Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- Preparations for the first national sketch festival to celebrate February 16, the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il, are briskly being made at the final stage in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. With the approach of the day of the festival, the Ministry of Culture and the Central Committee of the youth league are organizing the work for the successful festival in a scrupulous way.
    The selection of the sketches to be displayed has already been completed.
    The selected ones were considered and highly appreciated at regional and unit festivals which were participated in by professional artists, working people, school youth and children and all other applicants.
    The festival preparatory committee has published posters. The arrangement of the festival venue and preparation for other functions are also at the final stage.
    The festival will be held at the Pyongyang International House of Culture from February 2 to 28.

Floral Baskets Laid before Kim Il Sung's Statues

     Pyongyang, January 29 (KCNA) -- Servicepersons of the Korean People's Army, working people and school youth and children today placed floral baskets before the statues of President Kim Il Sung on the occasion of the lunar New Year. Seen standing in front of his statue on Mansu Hill was a floral basket sent by Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army.
    Laid there amidst the playing of the floral basket-laying music were floral baskets in the name of the Party, armed forces and power organs, public organizations, ministries, national institutions, KPA units, scientific, educational, cultural, arts, public health and media organizations and factories and enterprises and bouquets.
    Floral baskets in the name of the overseas Koreans staying in the socialist homeland were also placed there.
    The ribbons of the floral baskets bore "The great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung is immortal", "The great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung will always be with us" and "The great revolutionary exploits of the respected leader Generalissimo Kim Il Sung will be immortal" and other letters. Floral baskets were also laid before his statues at Kim Il Sung University, Kim Il Sung Military University, the Ministry of People's Security, the Pyongyang Schoolchildren's Palace and in various other places in Pyongyang.
    Servicepersons, working people and school youth and children in localities across the country also laid floral baskets and bouquets before the statues in their residential quarters.
    Earlier, members of the Pyongyang Mission of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front laid a floral basket before the statue of the President on Mansu Hill.

Kim Jong Il's Birthday to be Marked in Britain

     Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- The British preparatory committee for celebrating February 16, the birthday of leader Kim Jong Il, was formed on Jan. 19. Harpal Brar, chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist), was elected chairman of the preparatory committee and Dermot Hudson, chairman of the British Association for the Study of Songun Policy, vice-chairman of the preparatory committee. The preparatory committee decided to hold colorful events including a meeting, a film show and a photo exhibition on the occasion.

Compensation to Former Unconverted Long-Term Prisoners Urged in Britain

     Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- The British Association for the Study of Songun Policy and the British Friendship Society with Korea released a joint statement on Jan. 17 in support of the joint indictment issued by the former unconverted long-term prisoners. In the indictment they accused the successive fascist dictatorial regimes in south Korea of their thrice-cursed crimes against humanity and demanded a severe punishment of them. The statement said:
    The criminal acts perpetrated by the successive south Korean fascist regimes are monstrous atrocities which left an indelible stain on the human history. The above-said prisoners suffered much from different kinds of crimes committed by the former fascist dictators of south Korea.
    Many of them are still undergoing pain after becoming physically crippled.
    It is quite natural for them to demand compensation for the damage done to them.
    Those responsible for the crimes should be forced to stand trial and meet punishment.
    It is necessary to punish the remnants of the treacherous group of the Grand National Party who zealously supported the dictatorial regimes including Pak Kun Hye, daughter of the ill-famed "Yusin" dictator, in particular.
    We demand the GNP be disorganized and the unconverted long-term prisoners in south Korea be repatriated to the DPRK. We call on the world progressives to conduct a widespread movement supporting the joint indictment.

S. Korean Authorities' Consent to "Strategic Flexibility" under Fire

     Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- Members of civic and social organizations of south Korea including the Reunification Solidarity, the Citizens' Solidarity for Democratic Society and the People's Solidarity reportedly called a joint press conference in front of the "government" building in Seoul on Jan. 23 to denounce the authorities for consenting to the "strategic flexibility" of the U.S. forces in south Korea. Jong Kwang Hun, permanent representative of the People's Solidarity, Jong Uk Sik, representative of the Peace Network, O Jong Ryol, permanent chairman of the "National Alliance for Democracy and Reunification", and other speakers said at the conference that the "strategic dialogue" held between the U.S. and the south Korean authorities was aimed at carrying out the U.S. strategy for world domination in a more satisfactory manner. A press release read out at the conference demanded the authorities severely censure those involved in the dialogue, charging that the purpose of the "strategic flexibility" is to promptly hurl the U.S. forces in south Korea into the shambles of an unjust war to be ignited by the U.S. and successfully mount a preemptive military attack on the north.
    On Jan. 20 the Peace Network, a civic organization in south Korea, issued a statement condemning the consent given to the "strategic flexibility" of the U.S. forces present in south Korea.
    The U.S. forces' "strategic flexibility" is designed to strengthen the U.S. military supremacy and mount a smooth preemptive military attack on the north, the statement said, adding: We will wage a positive struggle for the cancellation of the agreement.

Moves to Bring War Disasters Blasted

     Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- When the United States raised again the issue of the "strategic flexibility" of the U.S. forces in south Korea at the recent "strategic dialogue for partnership" between south Korea and the U.S. held in Washington, the south Korean authorities toed the U.S. line, expressing "full understanding" of the issue. Papers here Saturday come out with commentaries assailing this reckless behavior.
    Rodong Sinmun in a signed commentary terms this submission to the U.S. and a treacherous crime as they praised its brigandish strategy for a war of aggression and blindly supported the outside forces in their moves to bring war disasters to the Korean nation.
    It goes on:
    In actuality, this development has set the stage for turning south Korea into a forward base, a logistic base for realizing the U.S. ambition for domination over the Korean Peninsula and the rest of Asia.
    Due to the action taken by the south Korean authorities to pave the way for the U.S. imperialist bellicose forces' invasion of the north, dark clouds of a nuclear war are hanging low over the Korean Peninsula and the Korean nation finds itself in the danger of being embroiled in a regional dispute to be sparked by the U.S. imperialists.
    The south Korean authorities should bear in mind that their submission to the U.S. is little short of a hideous treacherous act of plunging the nation into disasters of a nuclear war and an act of digging up their own graves.
    The evermore frantic moves of the U.S. to ignite a new war against the DPRK would only compel it to hold higher the banner of Songun and bolster its deterrent for self-defence in every way.
    The U.S. would be well advised to face up to the trend of the times, stop hatching reckless plots to invade the DPRK under the motto of "strategic flexibility" and withdraw its aggression forces from south Korea at once.
    A commentary of Minju Joson urges the south Korean authorities to decisively break with the foreign aggressor forces and join all other Koreans taking the patriotic road of reunification in unity.

Measures for Promoting Three-Point Patriotic Movement

     Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- The joint meeting of the government, political parties and organizations of the DPRK held in Pyongyang on Jan. 26 reviewed with pride the fact that the Koreans have opened the June 15 era of reunification through their nation-wide patriotic movement for reunification since the publication of the north-south joint declaration. And it discussed the immediate measures to bring about a new turn in the movement for national reunification and adopted an appeal to all the fellow countrymen. Rodong Sinmun Saturday carries a signed commentary in this regard, which says:
    The basic spirit of the joint meeting is to invigorate the three-point patriotic movement and thus defend the sovereignty of the nation and peace of the country and more dynamically push forward the trend of the June 15 era of reunification.
    The U.S. imperialists are getting all the more pronounced in their moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK over the "nuclear issue", "human rights issue", etc. and erase the idea of "By our nation itself" from the hearts of the Koreans.
    They have converted south Korea into a logistic base, a forward base for invading the DPRK and Asia and are now frantically scheming to ignite a war any moment.
    Taking advantage of their new war provocation moves, the anti-reunification forces of south Korea, dead set against the abolition of the anti-reunification evil laws including the "National Security Law", are inciting distrust and confrontation among the nation.
    The reality requires all the Koreans to turn out as one in the patriotic movement for independent reunification, peace against war and great national unity. This three-point patriotic movement is essential for more dynamically advancing the cause of national reunification which has entered a new stage. Whoever has the blood and soul of the Korean nation should come out in the patriotic movement in the common idea of "By our nation itself" reflecting the desire of the fellow countrymen.
    The commentary calls upon all the Koreans in the north and the south and abroad to conduct the dynamic three-point patriotic movement under the uplifted banner of "By our nation itself", the basic spirit of the June 15 joint declaration, so as to bring about a new turn in the movement for national reunification without fail this year.

Unity of Anti-imperialist, Anti-U.S. Forces Called for

     Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- At present unity serves as a banner all the progressive people of the world should hold aloft in the struggle to defend independence and achieve peace and social progress. Rodong Sinmun Saturday observes this in a signed article.
    It goes on:
    The world progressive people engaged in the struggle for independence at present are faced with an important task to put the struggle for ostracizing the imperialist and dominationist forces keen to violate and stamp out independence and achieving global independence on a new higher stage. The unity of the anti-imperialist independent forces should be oriented to the anti-imperialist struggle as its target is to oppose the imperialist domination and subjugation and build an independent new world.
    The imperialists are working hard to foster antagonism and confrontation, differences and disputes among countries and peoples advocating independence.
    When all the progressive peoples of the world unite in the vigorous anti-imperialist struggle, the imperialists will be powerless and will not be able to run riot as they please.
    The struggle against U.S. imperialism has become a main action for guaranteeing world peace and security and building an independent new world. It is necessary to heighten vigilance against every cunning plot of the U.S. imperialists to divide and alienate the anti-imperialist independent forces. If the anti-imperialist independent forces are to frustrate these plots and emerge victorious, they should counter them with the strategy of unity. If they struggle against the U.S. with that strategy, any political pressure and economic sanctions of the U.S. will become impotent. It is the trend of the present times that victory and progress of the revolutionary struggle are made by the might of unity, the article concludes.

Air Plasma Heat Treatment Device Introduced

     Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has widely introduced an air plasma heat treatment device into production. The device generates plasma with an alternating current of industrial frequency and injects it to rapidly heat or cool the surface of a product to be processed.
    It uses only air instead of such an expensive inert gas as Ar. And it makes it possible to widen the scope of heat treatment more than 30 mm each time by utilizing electric property of plasma. It is not restricted by sizes of products and its heat treatment speed is quick.
    The products treated by the device do not need reprocessing. The device is available for not only steel but also cast iron.
    The device consumes less electricity and saves a lot of manpower.
    It has been widely introduced into railway transportation, machine-building industry and rolling stock production.
    The Kim Jong Thae Electric Locomotive Plant has already applied the device into production, with the result that it has extended the serviceable life of engine wheels 1.5 times that of the wheels treated by other methods.
    The production cost of the device is lower than other devices including the high-frequency induction furnace. And it does not cause air pollution.

Revolutionary Martyr Kim Chaek

     Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- Kim Chaek is a paragon of many revolutionaries of Korea who enjoy immortality in the minds of the leader and the people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He was born into a poor peasant family in Kim Chaek City of North Hamgyong Province on August 14, 1903.
    He, together with his family, crossed the Tuman River and moved to northeastern area of China after the occupation of Korea by the Japanese imperialists. He, who experienced the miserable lot of the ruined nation, started the anti-Japanese struggle in his early years with a burning hatred for the invaders. President Kim Il Sung pioneered the revolutionary cause of Juche and indicated the true way to the national resurrection. The historic event marked an epochal turning point in the life and struggle of Kim Chaek, who was thirsty for the appearance of the leader that could save the destiny of the country and the nation.
    Under the guidance of the President he, as an able commanding officer of the guerrilla army, organized well military and political activities, thus making a great contribution to the struggle for defeating the Japanese imperialists and achieving the liberation of the country. After the country's liberation he was active as the first director of Pyongyang Institute, vice-chairman of the People's Committee of North Korea and vice-premier and minister of Industry of the Cabinet. During those days he devoted all his wisdom and energy to the efforts for implementing the policies on building the Party, people's power and regular revolutionary armed forces and on achieving national reunification set forth by the President. During the hard-fought Fatherland Liberation War he, assuming the heavy responsibility of a member of the Military Commission and the commander of the Front Headquarters, dedicated himself to the struggle for carrying the unique strategies and tactics of the President into practice. He passed away on January 31, Juche 40 (1951).
    In the years of the anti-Japanese armed struggle, he stood in the van in holding the President as the center of guidance over and unity of the Korean revolution. In his lifetime he distinguished himself in ensuring the safety of the President.
    After national liberation he saw to it to set up the slogan "Long live General Kim Il Sung!" in all streets of Hamhung and make all the citizens replete with the feelings of reverence for the President. And he led creators to write and compose the immortal revolutionary paean "Song of General Kim Il Sung". He, therefore, made a brilliant contribution to ensuring the absolute authority of the President.
    He did not concede or compromise in the least in the efforts to defend the ideas and lines of the President and to implement his orders and instructions. He was possessed of only absoluteness and unconditionality as unswerving faith.
    The President had kept only his photograph taken with Kim Chaek in his safe. This eloquently proves how deeply he was engraved in the mind of the President.
    In order to hand down the martyr's exploits, many units were named after Kim Chaek. Among them are Kim Chaek City, the Kim Chaek Iron and Steel Complex and Kim Chaek University of Technology. And feature films and songs were created on the themes of his activities.

KCNA Blasts Sheer Sophism of U.S. Hard-line Conservatives

     Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- Remarks about an "illegal state" and demand that "north Korea abandon its nuclear program first" are heard again from the U.S. hard-line conservatives from the beginning of the year. The U.S. ambassador in Seoul said that north Korea threatens its own people so badly and wastes its scarce resources on nuclear weapons while being engaged in such illegal activities as the issue of counterfeit notes, drug smuggling and money laundering. A spokesman for the White House also blustered that north Korea must make a strategic decision to dismantle its nuclear deterrent to begin with.
    This suggests that this year, too, the United States intends to persistently pursue its aim to tarnish the DPRK's image in a bid to put spurs to the preparations to destroy its system with nukes.
    The U.S. slandered the DPRK as an "outpost of tyranny", an "illegal state" and a "rogue state" in the past, while asserting that the state is little short of a business engaged in criminal acts.
    It is well-known that the scenarios for smear campaigns worked out by U.S. political tricksters at back rooms have been derided and condemned by the international community as they are full of lies and fabrications.
    However, the U.S. is again peddling the bankrupt fiction of an "illegal state" and the unreasonable demand that "north Korea abandon its nuclear program first." This is aimed at forcing the DPRK to disarm itself at any cost.
    The socialist system in the DPRK is a genuine social system under which everything serves the people and a precious social system chosen and protected by them.
    The nature and mission of the DPRK do not allow such things as bad treatment of the people, counterfeiting and drug trafficking to happen in it. The reality fully reveals that the hard-line conservatives who claim to be U.S. politicians are political imbeciles and they represent a dangerous group of evils. It is preposterous, indeed, for this group to dare slander and insult the DPRK as they had grown rich at the cost of the blood shed by Indians and are now finding themselves in an abyss of crimes and intrigues.
    It is by no means fortuitous that the world public comments the settlement of the DPRK-U.S. pending issues and regional peace and stability are facing bigger challenges owing to the U.S. hard-line hawks including Cheney.
    The U.S. hard-line conservatives should clearly know that the U.S. drop of its hostile policy toward the DPRK is prerequisite to settling the nuclear issue between the DPRK and the U.S.

Kim Jong Il Enjoys Art Performance

     Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, Saturday enjoyed together with senior officials of the Party, the army and the state art performance "Blue Sky over My Country" given at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium on the occasion of the lunar New Year. As he appeared in the auditorium the audience enthusiastically welcomed him, representing the unbounded reverence of all the people for him. Among the audience were Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, KPA Vice Marshal Kim Yong Chun, member of the NDC of the DPRK and chief of the General Staff of the KPA, KPA Vice Marshal Kim Il Chol, member of the NDC of the DPRK and minister of the People's Armed Forces, Jon Pyong Ho, Choe Thae Bok, Kim Kuk Thae, Kim Ki Nam and Kim Jung Rin, secretaries of the WPK Central Committee, Yang Hyong Sop, vice-president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, Kang Sok Ju, first vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Ro Tu Chol, vice-premier of the Cabinet, department directors and first vice department directors of the C.C., WPK and other senior officials of the Party Central Committee, leading officials of the ministries and national institutions and officials of scientific, educational, literary and art and media organizations.
    Invited to watch the performance were Wu Donghe, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and staff members of the Chinese embassy, Chinese technicians and specialists active at the Taean Friendship Glass Factory, Chinese guests staying here and Chinese students and trainees who are joining Korean people in celebrating the lunar New Year.
    The performance began with chorus "Blue Sky over My Country." The repertoire included colorful numbers such as chorus "Song Devoted to Marshal Kim Il Sung", female solo and pangchang for violin "O, Mother Party", male solo and group dance for chorus "For the Motherland", male chorus "We Will Never Forget Those Days", oungum ensemble and pangchang "We Will Be Always with the Loadstar", female folk song singing and chorus "Arirang for Prosperity", female solo and chorus "Song Devoted to Comrade Kim Jong Il" and chorus "The Path for Victory."
    The artistes sang high praises of the immortal exploits Kim Jong Il has performed by building a socialist power of Juche on this land under the uplifted red flag of revolution associated with the whole life of President Kim Il Sung. They made an epical representation of the unshakeable faith and will of the KPA servicepersons and people to always share the destiny with the headquarters of the revolution and win the final victory of the Korean revolution without fail. The performance was highly acclaimed by the audience as it was pervaded with the sky-high spirit of the servicepersons and people dynamically speeding up the advance for the new year full of great ambition and confidence.
    Kim Jong Il waved back to the enthusiastically cheering performers and audience and congratulated the artistes on their successful performance. Staff members of the Chinese embassy here mounted the stage and presented the artistes with a floral basket in the name of the embassy, congratulating them on their successful performance.

NDC of DPRK Hosts Banquet

     Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- The National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea hosted a banquet Saturday evening on the occasion of the lunar New Year. Kim Jong Il, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, was present at the banquet.
    Also present there were Kim Il Chol, member of the NDC of the DPRK and minister of the People's Armed Forces, Pak Pong Ju, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the C.C., the WPK, Kang Sok Ju, first vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Ri Kwang Ho, department director of the C.C., the WPK, Ro Tu Chol, vice-premier of the DPRK Cabinet, Ri Yong Chol, Jang Song Thaek and Ri Jae Il, first vice-department directors of the C.C., the WPK, Kim Yang Gon, councilor of the NDC of the DPRK, Kim Yong Il, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, and Kim Thae Jong, vice-director of the International Department of the C.C., the WPK.
    Present there on invitation were Wu Donghe, Chinese ambassador to the DPRK, and staff members of the Chinese embassy and Chinese technicians and specialists active at the Taean Friendship Glass Factory.
    When Kim Jong Il appeared in the banquet hall, all the participants enthusiastically welcomed him with thunderous applause. A staff member of the Chinese embassy here presented him with a bunch of flowers and offered him New Year's greetings.
    He congratulated the staff members of the Chinese embassy on the lunar New Year and had a warm conversation with them. Recollecting the unforgettable days of his recent visit to China, he once again extended thanks to General Secretary Hu Jintao and other party and state leading officials of China for according him cordial hospitality with utmost sincerity.
    He extended regards to Hu Jintao, general secretary of the C.C., the Communist Party of China and President of the People's Republic of China, leading officials of the party and state of China and all the Chinese people on the occasion of the lunar New Year and sincerely wished the hard-working Chinese people greater success in all work in the new year, too under the leadership of the CPC.
    Wu Donghe offered Kim Jong Il lunar New Year's greetings on behalf of the central collective leadership with Hu Jintao as general secretary and all the Chinese people.
    All the staff members of the embassy expressed profound thanks to Kim Jong Il for having kindly invited them to this meaningful banquet arranged on the occasion of the lunar New Year and paid high tribute to him for making an immortal contribution to strengthening and developing the unbreakable DPRK-China friendship provided and brought into bloom by the leaders of the old generation of the two countries. Choe Thae Bok and Wu Donghe made speeches at the banquet.
    It proceeded in an amicable atmosphere overflowing with friendship.
    Kim Jong Il had a photograph taken with the Chinese guests present at the banquet.

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Kim Jong Il inspecciona unidad No. 932 del EPC

    　Pyongyang, 28 de enero (ATCC) -- El Dirigente Kim Jong Il, Secretario General del Partido del Trabajo de Corea, Presidente del Comite de Defensa Nacional de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea y Comandante Supremo del Ejercito Popular de Corea, inspecciono la Unidad No. 932 del EPC. 　El Comandante Supremo, guiado por el jefe de la unidad, recorrio la tabla de las instrucciones del Presidente dadas en su visita de orientacion a esta unidad, la sala de educacion mediante los objetos historicos de la revolucion y la sala de presentacion del historial.
    Al ver con profunda emocion los objetos y datos historicos en que estan impregnadas las nobles huellas del Presidente, senalo que gracias a su sabia direccion y minuciosa atencion, la unidad pudo crecer como un invencible destacamento de combate y recorrer una trayectoria llena de victoria y gloria. Tras enterarse del estado de cumplimiento del deber de la unidad, se dirigio a la sala de leccion militar para hacer conocimiento del entrenamiento de los directivos y se mostro satisfecho de que la unidad, al concentrar la fuerza en los ejercicios de los directivos y miembros del Estado Mayor, prepara a todos estos como comandantes competentes armados firmemente con el metodo de combate jucheano y capaces de derrotar de un solo golpe a todos los enemigos potentes mediante el perfeccionamiento incesante de tacticas y modos de combate al estilo coreano. Luego indico las tareas que se presentan para fortalecer por todos los medios la combatividad de la unidad.
    Evaluo de altos que la unidad, luego de acondicionar bien las instalaciones culturales, normaliza la gestion de estas de modo que los militares puedan disfrutar de suficiente vida cultural y en particular, establecio un ambiente revolucionario de lectura.
    Para un revolucionario el estudio es un proceso basico e indispensable para la autoeducacion y un trabajo espiritual imprescindible que no puede suspender ni un solo dia para adquirir conocimientos a contribuir al progreso y la transformacion de la sociedad, senalo el Comandante Supremo y subrayo la necesidad de establecer un ambiente de estudio a traves de la lectura.
    Acto seguido, el inspecciono una subunidad de la unidad.
    Al presenciar un entrenamiento de los militares en la sala de leccion militar, senalo que al realizar con sustancia los ejercicios de combate los militares pueden crecer como valerosos combatientes dotados de habiles y diestras tacticas, la infalible arte de tiro, la tecnica militar especializada y la robustez fisica y capaces de pelear a solas contra ciento, e indico las tareas y medios para cientifizar y regularizar los ejercicios.
    Acto seguido, recorrio el dormitorio, el comedor, la cocina, el bano, el deposito de alimentos subsidiarios y otras instalaciones de intendencia para prodigar profunda atencion a la vida de los soldados.
    Al ver los platos preparados en la cocina para el "Dia para los soldados", dijo que estos alimentos reflejan el amor de los oficiales y sus esposas a los soldados y evaluo de altos sus trabajos.
    Los comandantes deben guardar en lo profundo de sus corazones la instruccion del Presidente segun la cual la labor de abastecimiento es precisamente la labor politica y tienen que hacer todo lo que este a su alcance para atender la vida de los soldados, apunto.
    　El Dirigente vio una funcion artistica de los militares de la subunidad.
    Los militares ejecutaron en tono elevado el coro "Que cantemos el orgullo de tener al General", la poesia y cancion "No nos olvidamos de ese dia orgulloso", la poesia y coro "Por la unica patria" y otras canciones.
    El Dirigente se fotografio junto a los militares de la unidad.
    Le acompanaron Ri Yong Chol, miembro de la Comision Militar Central del PTC y primer subjefe de departamento del CC del PTC, y Hwang Pyong So, subjefe de departamento del CC del PTC.

Periodicos capitalinos denuncian a EE.UU. y Sur de Corea

    　Pyongyang, 28 de enero (ATCC) -- En el "foro estrategico para las relaciones acompanantes de alanza" EE.UU.-Sur de Corea, recien efectuado en Washington, las autoridades surcoreanas expresaron "suficiente comprension" a la "flexibilidad estrategica" de las tropas estadounidenses ocupantes del suelo surcoreano. 　Al respecto, los periodicos capitalinos insertaron en sus ediciones del dia 29 comentarios individuales.
    El diario Rodong Sinmun senala:
    Con tal locura las autoridades surcoreanas aplauden la bandidesca estrategia de guerra de agresion de EE.UU. y se adhieren sin ton ni son a las maniobras de las fuerzas extranjeras encaminadas a acarrear una catastrofe de guerra a la nacion coreana. Es un acto criminal y servil a EE.UU. Como resultado, el Sur de Corea se ha convertido realmente en una base avanzada y logistica para realizar la ambicion de EE.UU. de dominar la Peninsula Coreana y el resto de Asia.
    　Debido a que las autoridades surcoreanas abrieron a los belicistas norteamericanos la via de agresion a la RPDC, se cierne mas densamente en la Peninsula Coreana un nubarron de la guerra nuclear y se crea una peligrosa situacion en que la nacion coreana pueda enrollarse en el conflicto regional que provoquen los yanquis.
    　Las autoridades surcoreanas deben darse clara cuenta de que su acto servil a EE.UU. es el camino de traicion y de autodestruccion. 　Cuanto mas los imperialistas norteamericanos se aferran a sus maniobras de provocacion de una nueva guerra contra la RPDC, tanto mas esta fortalecera su fuerza de detencion autodefensiva con la bandera del Songun (priorizacion militar) en alto.
    　EE.UU. debe distinguir correctamente la corriente de la epoca y retirar de inmediato sus tropas del Sur de Corea en vez de urdir la intriga de agresion a la RPDC con el velo de la "flexibilidad estrategica".
    　El periodico Minju Joson senala que las autoridades surcoreanas deben separarse audazmente de las fuerzas extranjeras agresivas y tomar la via patriotica para la reunificacion optada por toda la nacion.

Medidas para promover tres movimientos patrioticos

    　Pyongyang, 28 de enero (ATCC) -- La reunion conjunta del gobierno, partidos politicos y organizaciones de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, efectuada el pasado dia 26 en esta capital, hizo balance orgulloso de que despues de la publicacion de la Declaracion Conjunta del Norte y el Sur todos los coreanos abrieron la epoca del 15 de junio para la reunificacion mediante el movimiento nacional por la reintegracion, discutio las medidas inmediatas para producir un nuevo viraje en el movimiento por la reunificacion de la patria y aprobo un llamamiento dirigido a todos los compatriotas. 　Al respecto el diario Rodong Sinmun inserto en su edicion del dia 28 un comentario individual que senala:
    　El espiritu fundamental de la reunion conjunta es activar los tres movimientos patrioticos para preservar la soberania y la paz de la nacion y acicatear la corriente de la epoca de reunificacion del 15 de junio.
    　Los imperialistas norteamericanos recrudecen sus maniobras para aislar y aplastar la RPDC acusandola del "problema nuclear" y "el de DDHH" y eliminar el ideal de "entre nosotros, los connacionales" en el alma de los coreanos.
    　Luego de convertir el suelo surcoreano en una base logistica y la avanzada para la agresion a la RPDC y el resto del Asia intentan desencadenar a todo momento la guerra.
    　En adhesion a las maniobras de los yanquis tendentes a provocar una nueva guerra, las fuerzas anti-reunificacion del Sur de Corea se oponen obstinadamente a la abolicion de la "ley de seguridad" y otros codigos tristemente famosos e incitan la desconfianza y la confrontacion dentro de la nacion. 　La realidad demanda que todos los coreanos se levanten unanimemente en los tres movimientos patrioticos por la reunificacion independiente, la paz contra la guerra y la gran unidad nacional.
    　Son imprescindibles y claves estos movimientos para llevar adelante con mas dinamismo la causa de reunificacion de la patria que ha entrado hoy en una nueva etapa. Quienes tienen la sangre y el espiritu de la nacion coreana deben participar en estos movimientos tomando por ideal comun "entre nosotros, los connacionales" que implica la aspiracion de los coreanos.
    　Todos los coreanos del Norte, el Sur y en ultramar deben desplegar energicamente los tres movimientos patrioticos enarbolando la bandera de "entre nosotros, los connacionales", espiritu fundamental de la Declaracion Conjunta del 15 de Junio para abrir ciertamente este ano una nueva era en el movimiento por la reunificacion de la patria.

ATCC comenta sofismas de fuerzas ultraconservadoras de EE.UU.

    　Pyongyang, 28 de enero (ATCC) -- Desde los primeros dias del ano nuevo, las fuerzas ultraconservadoras de Estados Unidos vuelven a esgrimir la teoria de "Estado ilegal" y de "renuncia nuclear, primero". El embajador norteamericano acreditado en el Sur de Corea censuro la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, calificandola de un "pais que maltrata al pueblo y gasta los recursos naturales para el desarrollo de artefacto nuclear" y de "Estado ilegal que practica la falsificacion de billetes, narcotrafico y lavado de fondo", y el vocero de la Casa Blanca dijo que "el Norte de Corea debe ser el primero en tomar la decision estrategica de cancelar la fuerza de detencion nuclear".
    Esto insinua que tambien este ano EE.UU. intenta dar acicate a los preparativos para eliminar a nuestro regimen con armas nucleares apelandose de continuo a las intrigas para danar la imagen de la RPDC.
    En los tiempos pasados el imperio difamo a la RPDC tildandola de "base avanzada de la tirania", "Estado ilegal y bribon" y dijo que ella misma "es igual a una empresa que se ocupa de los actos criminales".
    Es bien de notoriedad que todos los guiones de censura, elaborados por los intrigantes politicos norteamericanos, son mentirosos y carentes de credulidad y por ello son objetos de la burla y denuncia de la sociedad internacional.
    Pero, EE.UU. volvio a difundir la teoria de "Estado ilegal" y a exigir a la RPDC que sea primera en la renuncia nuclear a fin de desarmarla a toda costa. 　El nuestro es el autentico regimen socialista que sirve enteramente para el pueblo y es optado y defendido por el pueblo.
    　Partiendo de su caracteristica y mision, la RPDC no puede llevar a la practica el maltrato al pueblo, la falsificacion de billetes y el narcotrafico. La realidad demuestra que las fuerzas ultraconservadoras que se autodenominan "politicos" de EE.UU. son ignorantes politicos y horda de peligrosisimos bribones.
    Ellos, engordados con la sangre de los indios y adiestrados en los actos criminales e intrigas, se atreven a calumniar a la RPDC. Es un abuso de la palabra. 　No es casual la opinion internacional de que por la culpa de Cheney y otros halcones yanquis, la solucion de los problemas actuales entre la RPDC y EE.UU., la paz y la estabilidad de la region chocan con un mayor desafio.
    Las fuerzas ultraconservadoras de EE.UU. deben tener presente que la retirada de su politica de hostilidad a Corea es la premisa para la solucion del problema nuclear con Corea.