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

What he uttered is nothing but disgusting outbursts characterized by poor excuses and last-ditch efforts of the Lee group thrown into a bottomless quagmire by its heavy defeat in the elections.

The south Korean people meted out a stern judgment to the unpopular domestic and foreign policies of the present conservative authorities through the elections. However, the south Korean chief executive in his "national policy speech" did not repent of his wrongs but betrayed his intention to stick to the existing policies.

He should have apologized for his crimes a hundred times. But he cried out for "invariably pursuing" his traitorous policies though they are unanimously opposed by the people. This is a mockery of the mind-set of the south Korean public and the trend of the times and a challenge to them.

What is more intolerable is that Lee made such bellicose remarks as "military provocation" and "resolute counter-action" over the case of the warship "Cheonan" sinking.

The "resolute counter-action" touted by traitor Lee is little short of an open declaration to rush headlong into confrontation with the DPRK and a war against it to the last, defying the demands of the south Korean public and the unbiased world public for a drop of his "hostile policy towards the north."

It is impossible to escape the catastrophe of the south Korean society, the complete collapse of the inter-Korean ties and horrible war disasters as long as the traitor stays in power.