United States, Germ and Chemical War Criminal

    Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- June 25 is the day when the U.S. imperialists started a war of aggression in Korea. Though half a century has passed, the Korean people still vividly remember the criminal biochemical warfare the U.S. imperialists committed against the peaceable inhabitants and cities in gross violation of the international law during the Korean war (June 25, 1950-July 27, 1953).
    The aggressors launched germ and chemical warfare in the northern half of Korea during the war.
    In autumn of 1950, the U.S. Headquarters of Joint Chiefs of Staff worked up a plan to use the germ weapons in battles extensively.
    According to the plan, the aggressors applied germ weapons against the peaceful civilians and cities in a wicked way.
    In the period from the beginning of January to April, 1952, they dropped various kinds of germ bombs in 169 areas in the northern half of Korea on 804 times and innumerable things and goods contaminated with poisonous insects and bacteria in more than 90 cities and counties on over 900 times.
    The U.S. imperialists used more than 20 kinds of germ weapons during the war.
    They conducted even experiments on living-bodies with bacteria.
    In 1951 they committed over 3,000 experiments on Korean people with germ weapons on warships not far off Wonsan.
    Another diabolical crime of the U.S. imperialists was that they used chemical weapons, a mass destruction weapon.
    From February 1951 to July 1953, they used many chemical weapons in 24 cities and counties of the northern half of Korea including Kangwon and Hwanghae provinces and on battlefields.
    In particular, they released more than 15 million napalm bombs on military positions on the front and peaceful cities and farming and fishing villages in the rear.
    The U.S. imperialists perpetrated even bio-chemical warfare unprecedented in the world history of war to achieve their aggressive purpose.

Kim Jong Il's Work Published in Kyrgyzstan

    Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il's work "Let Us Carry Out the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung's Instructions for National Reunification" was brought out in pamphlet by the Yvsh-Ata Publishing House of Kyrgyzstan. The work, published on Aug. 4, Juche 86 (1997), deals with the immortal exploits performed by President Kim Il Sung in the cause for national reunification and formulates the three principles of national reunification, the proposal for founding the Democratic Federal Republic of Koryo and the ten-point programme of the great unity of the whole nation as the three charters for national reunification.
    The manager of the publishing house said at a book releasing ceremony held on June 15 that this famous work serves as political pabulum instilling strength and courage into the world progressives.
    Kim Il Sung's instructions for national reunification are being successfully fulfilled by Kim Jong Il, lodestar of reunification, he noted, expressing belief that Korea would surely shine as a reunified and prosperous, great powerful nation under the leadership of Kim Jong Il.

Stop to Expansion of U.S. Military Base Demanded in S. Korea

    Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- The All-People Measure Committee for Checking the Expansion of the U.S. Military Base in Phyongthaek of south Korea reportedly issued on June 16 a statement titled "The government should totally reexamine the plan for the expansion of the U.S. military base in Phyongthaek and ensure a peaceful all-people meeting". The statement said: The "government" is going ahead with the expansion of the U.S. military base in accordance with the plan worked out by the U.S. despite the fact that the injustice of the agreement on the transfer of the U.S. military base has been clearly proved since its conclusion and over 80 percent of the people are demanding the renegotiation on it. This cannot be construed otherwise than a crazy action.
    The statement demanded the "government" cancel the above-said plan, totally renegotiate it with the U.S. and immediately withdraw military and police forces from the areas of Taechu-ri and Todu-ri.

Special Internet Homepage Opens

    Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- A special Internet homepage "Red Banner of Songun" opened by the British Association for the Study of Songun Policy on June 12 on the occasions of the 42nd anniversary of Kim Jong Il's start of work at the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, the 6th anniversary of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration and the June 25-July 27 month of anti-U.S. joint struggle. The homepage carried pictures of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and photos showing the Songun leadership exploits of Kim Jong Il.
    It posted articles entitled "Great history of revolutionary activities of Comrade Kim Jong Il", "Glorious 42 years of the Songun Sun", "On achieving the reunification of Korea under the banner of "By our nation itself", "The U.S. imperialists provoked the Korean war" and others.

Kim Jong Il Praised as Outstanding Statesman

    Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- Seminars, round-table talks and film shows were held in Russia, Austria and the Czech Republic between June 8 and 15 on the occasions of the 42nd anniversary of Kim Jong Il's start of work at the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and 6th anniversary of the publication of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration. The chairperson of the Party for Peace and Unity of Russia said at the seminar that Kim Jong Il's outstanding organizational ability, perseverance in practical activities and creative wisdom have brought about significant changes constantly in politics, military affairs and economy in the DPRK, adding that his feats for the world are really great.
    The secretary of the Left Bloc of the Austrian Trade Union Federation noted at the round-table talks that the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration provided by the Songun politics of Kim Jong Il is the most realistic reunification program making it possible to prevent a war on the Korean Peninsula in the present time and achieve peaceful reunification.
    The chairman of the Czech Group for the Study and Materialization of the Juche Idea stated at the round-table talks that it is entirely thanks to the prominent and tested leadership of Kim Jong Il that DPRK has wrought historical miracles and made a long drive in the teeth of evermore undisguised moves of the U.S. imperialists to isolate and stifle it further.

Direct Talks between DPRK and U.S. Urged

    Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- Voices accusing the U.S. administration of its Korea policy and calling for DPRK-U.S. direct talks for a solution to the nuclear issue are growing louder in the U.S. political circles these days. Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Armitage in an interview with the Kyodo News of Japan criticized the Korea policy of Bush, advising the U.S. administration to put forward a package compensation proposal to the DPRK and promote negotiations on the nuclear issue.
    David Strube, former section chief for Korean affairs of the U.S. State Department, told a reporter that Bush was unwilling to have dialogue with the DPRK, judging from the abuses he hurled on its leadership. At the six-party talks, he noted, Bush insisted on the strategy of putting pressure on the DPRK while convincing it that it was "isolated" in the international community. But, in actuality, it is the U.S. and Japan that were isolated at the talks.
    He ridiculed the U.S. act of ignoring the reasoning of other countries participating in the six-party talks.
    U.S. Senator Joseph Biden told a reporter that Bush's Korea policy had come a cropper. The U.S. needs to have direct talks with the DPRK for a solution to the nuclear issue, he said.

GIs' Massacres of Iraqi Civilians Denounced in S. Korea

    Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- The south Korean People's Action against Troop Dispatch reportedly issued a statement on June 13 denouncing the United States for committing inhumane massacres of civilians. The statement demanded the U.S. make a thoroughgoing probe into the truth behind the massacres of Iraqi civilians, call those involved in the massacres to account and sternly punish them, close all sorts of detention facilities and stop killing innocent civilians.

Egyptian Embassy Officials Help Korean Farmers

    Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- Egyptian Ambassador to the DPRK Moustafa Mohamed Ahmed Al Hatter and embassy officials Tuesday helped the Korea-Egypt Friendship Sosamjong Co-operative Farm in farming. After being briefed on the history of the farm to which President Kim Il Sung gave on-the-spot guidance, they helped the farmers in weeding a maize field.
    During break they appreciated an art performance given by farmers and talked with them, deepening friendly feelings.
    The embassy officials handed aid materials to the farm.

Chokhwabi on Display at House of Class Education in Kaesong

    Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- Chokhwabi (a stone monument calling for rejection to friendship with invaders of the United States and European powers) was newly exhibited at the House of Class Education in Kaesong City, the DPRK. It was found out in the city. Similar monuments were erected in different parts of Korea in 1871.
    It, made with natural granite, is 146 cm high, 43.2 cm wide and 27.5 cm thick.
    Inscribed in bold strokes on the front side of the monument are the words "As Western barbarians invade the country, refusal to fight means friendship with them and pleading for friendship means selling off the nation". And carved in small letters beside them are words "These words were created in the year of Pyongin (1866) and monuments erected across the country in the year of Sinmi (1871). We warn this to our posterity".
    After the mid-1860s the Korean people had emerged victorious in battles for sinking the pirate ship General Sherman and for repulsing armed invaders of the U.S. and European countries.
    On April 25, 1871, Taewongun (1820 - 1898), the then ruler of the feudal state of Ri Dynasty, saw to it that the monuments were erected in Seoul and other towns of the country.
    Most of the monuments, however, were destroyed by the Japanese imperialist aggressors and Queen Min and other reactionary ruling quarters who were flunkeyists and capitulationists between 1882 and 1915.
    The visitors to the house realize once again that the true nature of the U.S.-led imperialists will never change and harden their will to wipe out the aggressors once and for all.

Tomundaejak, Old Cookbook

    Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- Tomundaejak was written by Ho Gyun, a famous poet and novelist in Korea, in 1611. Tomundaejak is interpreted by the meaning that one tastes dishes cooked by restaurants.
    The book introduces in detail data on the foodstuffs that were widely used in the dietary life of the Korean people at that time and famous local products.
    The author, in the preface, notes that as there are many delicacies in Korea which has abundant local products for many mountains and seas on its three sides, he wrote the book for the purpose of conveying them to the generations to come.
    The book is largely divided into four parts--fruit, meat, fish and vegetable.
    The fruit part gives the various species of fruits including chestnut and jujube abundant in the country along with their producing areas.
    Featuring in the meat part are various kinds of meat good for health including bear plantar, leopard funiculus, deer tail and pheasant and their producing areas.
    The fish part introduces over 40 kinds of fishes including gray mullet, crucian carp, shad fish, killifish, codfish, sweetfish, mackerel, shellfish and crab, their producing areas and even their tastes.
    Carried in the vegetable part are 26 kinds of vegetables including ginger and mustard and their producing centers.
    In the last part, the book gives the names of places famous with tea, spirits, sweet rice dish and so on, and the names and varieties of foodstuffs according to each season.
    The book is of very significance in studying the dietary life of the Korean people.

Kim Yong Nam Receives Credentials from Ambassador of New Zealand

    Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, received credentials from Jane Coombs, ambassador e.p. of New Zealand to the DPRK, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall Wednesday. On hand were Kim Yong Il, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, and staff members of the embassy of New Zealand.
    After receiving the credentials Kim Yong Nam had a conversation with the ambassador.

Delegation of "Love-Neighbor Society" of S. Korea Here

    Pyongyang, June 21 (KCNA) -- A delegation of the "Love-Neighbor Society" of south Korea led by Chairman Ri Il Ha arrived here Wednesday. It was greeted at the airport by Jong Tok Gi, vice-chairman of the National Reconciliation Council, and others.

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Kim Jong Il inspecciona la Unidad Naval No. 401 del EPC

    Pyongyang, 21 de junio (ATCC) -- El Comandante Supremo Kim Jong Il, Secretario General del Partido del Trabajo de Corea y Presidente del Comite de Defensa Nacional de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, inspecciono la Unidad No. 401 de las Fuerzas Navales del Ejercito Popular de Corea. 　Guiado por el jefe de la unidad, el Comandante Supremo recorrio la sala de presentacion del historial.
    　Al recorrer las salas de ejercicios e instalaciones de cultura y educacion hizo conocimiento del estado de la realizacion del programa del entrenamiento y la labor ideo-politica.
    　El Comandante Supremo se mostro muy satisfecho de que la unidad fortalece ejercicios prestando gran atencion a la elevacion del caracter cientifico y eficiencia del entrenamiento para elevar constantemente la tecnica y capacidad de combate y pone a toda marcha la labor ideo-politica a fin de formar a todos los militares como combatientes armados firmemente con la idea revolucionaria de nuestro partido y capaces de combatir uno contra cien enemigos.
    　Acto seguido, recorrio las instalaciones de intendencia para prestar gran atencion a la vida de los marineros.
    　El Comandante Supremo dio como recuerdo binoculos y fusil automatico a los militares de la unidad y se fotografio junto a estos.
    　Le acompanaron los generales de ejercito del EPC Ri Myong Su, Hyon Chol Hae y Pak Jae Gyong.

Kirguizistan: obra de Kim Jong Il

    Pyongyang, 21 de junio (ATCC) -- La Editora "Yvsh-Ata" de Kirguizistan dio a luz en folleto la obra del Dirigente Kim Jong Il "Materialicemos de modo consecuente el legado del gran Lider, camarada Kim Il Sung para la reunificacion de la patria", publicada el 4 de agosto del 86 (1997) de la Era Juche. La obra senala las inmortales hazanas del Presidente Kim Il Sung acumuladas en la causa de la reunificacion de la patria y formula los tres principios para la reunificacion de la patria, el proyecto de fundacion de la Republica Federal Democratica de Coryo y el Programa de 10 puntos para la gran unidad pannacional como las tres cartas para la reunificacion de la patria.
    En la ceremonia de publicacion de la obra efectuada el dia 15, el director de la editora dijo que la obra clasica del Dirigente sirve de alimento politico que infunde la fuerza y el vigor a los pueblos progresistas del mundo.
    Destaco que el legado del Presidente Kim Il Sung para la reunificacion de la patria se lleva a cabo con brillantez por el Dirigente Kim Jong Il, lucero de la reunificacion y expreso conviccion de que bajo la direccion del Dirigente Corea se reunificara sin falta y brillara como una gran potencia prospera.

Asociacion de Inglaterra abre especial sitio web de internet

    Pyongyang, 21 de junio (ATCC) -- Con motivo del 42o aniversario del inicio del trabajo del Dirigente Kim Jong Il en el Comite Central del Partido del Trabajo de Corea, el 6o aniversario de la publicacion de la Declaracion Conjunta Norte-Sur del 15 de Junio y el mes de lucha comun antiyanqui del 25 de junio al 27 de julio, la Asociacion de Estudio de la Politica de Songun (priorizacion militar) de Gran Bretana abrio el dia 12 el especial sitio web de internet "Bandera roja del Songun". El sitio web inserta las figuras del Presidente Kim Il Sung y del Dirigente Kim Jong Il y las fotos alusivas a las hazanas de direccion de este sobre el Songun.
    Publica los articulos intitulados "Historia de las grandes actividades revolucionarias del camarada Kim Jong Il", "Los 42 anos brillantes del Sol del Songun", "Para lograr la reunificacion de Corea bajo la bandera de 'entre nosotros, los connacionales'", "El imperialismo norteamericano es el provocador de la guerra coreana", etc.

Personajes norteamericanos abogan por conversaciones directas con RPDC

    Pyongyang, 21 de junio (ATCC) -- En los ultimos dias, en el circulo politico de los Estados Unidos elevan las voces de censura a la politica de la administracion Bush con respecto a Corea y de insistencia en las conversaciones directas con la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea para la solucion del problema nuclear. En una entrevista con la prensa japonesa Kyodo el ex subsecretario de Estado norteamericano, Armitage, censuro la politica de Bush con respecto a Corea al decir que el gobierno norteamericano debe presentar un comprensivo proyecto de indemnizacion a Corea y efectuar las negociaciones relativas al problema nuclear.
    En sus palabras dirigidas a un reportero, David Strowbow, ex jefe de la seccion encargada de Corea del Departamento de Estado norteamericano, dijo que las blasfemias de Bush contra la Direccion de Corea significan su negacion a dialogar con esta. Y continuo que este esgrime la estrategia de convencer a la opinion publica de que Corea se ve "aislada" en la sociedad internacional y de ejercerle presion a traves de las conversaciones a 6 bandas, pero, en realidad, se vieron aislados EE.UU. y Japon en el transcurso de esta cita.
    A continuacion burlo el acto de EE.UU. que desprecia la insistencia de otros paises participantes en la cita a 6 partes.
    En sus declaraciones a un reportero el senador norteamericano Joseph Biden dijo que la politica de Bush hacia Corea fracaso e insistio en la necesidad de realizar conversaciones directas de su pais con Corea para la solucion del problema nuclear.