Minju Joson Friday observes in a signed commentary in this regard:

What the group uttered proves that it has not yet abandoned its bad habit of depending on foreign forces and escalating confrontation with compatriots.

The DPRK's counter-measures for self-defense reflecting the firm faith and will of its army and people never to pardon any act of infringing upon its sovereignty even a bit are supported and sympathized not only by all the Koreans but by the world conscience and fair public.

It is only the Lee group that does evils, taking issue with those steps this or that way. This clearly indicates that its preoccupation is to slander and stifle fellow countrymen at any cost in league with foreign aggressor forces.

Now that the puppets are becoming frantic in their moves to do harm to compatriots, backed by outsiders, while vociferating about what they call "measures" no one can predict what miserable disaster they will impose upon the compatriots.

The Lee group had better discard the above-said bad habit, though belatedly, mindful that dependence on outsiders and confrontation with compatriots lead to it self-destruction. Otherwise, it will face a stern punishment by the army and people of the DPRK.