Rodong Sinmun Tuesday observes in a signed commentary in this regard:

What Ri did proved that he is the cursed pro-Japanese lackey keen to do harm to fellow countrymen in collusion with the sworn enemy of the nation without hesitation, while seeking a way out in the cooperation with outside forces, bereft of even an iota of independence.

By "stronger solidarity with the U.S. and Japan" he meant strengthening international cooperation in confrontation with the DPRK and the "exchanges in defence" on which he agreed with his Japanese master is, in essence, part of the collusion and nexus for a war of aggression against the DPRK.

The reckless remarks made by Ri brought to light once again the true colors of the treacherous group as sycophants and traitors and its bellicose intention to realize at any cost its wild ambition to hurt fellow countrymen in collusion with foreign aggressor forces, kowtowing to them.

It is not hard to guess what catastrophic consequences would be entailed by the conspiracy and tie-up with the Japanese militarist forces that are watching for a chance of reinvasion.

However, the DPRK remains undeterred by the confrontation racket kicked up by the stooges of the imperialist aggression forces backed by their masters. It will only reinforce the determination of the people of the DPRK to settle accounts with the traitors to the nation to the last a thousand times.

The Lee Myung Bak group had better to stop at once the reckless act of precipitating its self-destruction, mindful that its moves to stifle fellow countrymen in collusion with the sworn enemies of the nation are unpardonable acts of treachery.