This year is a historic year which will mark a turning point in the building of a great prosperous and powerful nation, Rodong Sinmun notes, and goes on:

It is the noble intention and firm determination of the Workers' Party of Korea to bring about great innovations and changes in the socialist economic construction by enlisting all energies and potentials built up thanks to Songun and reach the high eminence of a thriving nation at a breath on that basis.

The experienced and tested leadership of the headquarters of the revolution and the inexhaustible mental power of the servicepersons and people single-mindedly united around the party represent the greatest national power of Songun Korea and provide a sure guarantee for the victory in the on-going general offensive.

All party members and other working people should intensify the drive for bringing about miracles and innovations in all fields and at all units, fully convinced that the general offensive is sure to triumph thanks to General Secretary Kim Jong Il.

Minju Joson also calls upon all the officials and other working people to successfully conclude the 150-day campaign by giving full play to the matchless mental power firmly built up in the tempest of the Songun revolution under the leadership of Kim Jong Il and thus glorify this year as a year of great turn and historic leaping advance and open without fail the gate to a great prosperous and powerful nation in 2012, the centenary of birth of President Kim Il Sung.