calendar>>February 11. 2009 Juche 98

All Koreans Called upon to Work for Independent Reunification

Pyongyang, February 11 (KCNA) -- The banner of Songun held aloft by the Workers' Party of Korea, which is ushering in a brilliant heyday of Songun Korea sounding the general advance, serves as a great banner of the nation as it instills immense national pride, self-esteem and honor into all Koreans in the north and the south and abroad and vigorously accelerates the advance of an era of independent reunification.

Rodong Sinmun Wednesday observes this in a signed article.

It goes on:

The Songun policy of General Secretary Kim Jong Il today serves as a great symbol of independence and dignity, an invincible shield which reliably safeguards the peace on the Korean Peninsula and the security of the nation and a powerful driving force advancing the June 15 era of reunification.

The Songun policy reflects the most patriotic will to realize with arms of justice the ardent desire of the nation for independent reunification and national prosperity as it is a great political mode for ushering in a new era of independence and dignity.

It serves as a symbol of national sovereignty and dignity today because it represents the iron will to punish without fail anyone who encroaches upon every tree and even a blade of grass in the country and hurts the dignity of the Korean nation no matter from where the intruder comes.

The matchless and ever-victorious Songun policy and military deterrent in the DPRK are like a powerful treasured sword and invincible shield as they reliably safeguard and guarantee the peace of the country and national security from foreign aggression. It is thanks to the army of Songun which serves as a powerful treasured sword defending peace that the moves of the foreign aggressor forces to ignite a new war are checked and frustrated on the Korean Peninsula and the peace of the country and national security are guaranteed.

Kim Jong Il possessed of such disposition as love for his country and nation provided the historic June 15 joint declaration and the October 4 declaration based on the principle of national independence under the banner of Songun, putting the movement for national reunification on a new higher stage. It is quite natural for the Koreans from all walks of life at home and abroad to highly praise the Songun policy, which demonstrates its tremendous vitality in practice, as the greatest patriotic policy which saves the nation and carves out a bright future of reunification and prosperity and support and defend it irrespective of ideology, political view and religious faith.

The WPK will as ever powerfully encourage all the Koreans in their efforts to achieve independent reunification and peace and prosperity, reliably guaranteeing the cause of national reunification and decisively shattering the anti-reunification forces' moves with matchless arms, concludes the article.