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Re-dispatch of Troops to Afghanistan Flailed in S. Korea

Pyongyang, July 7 (KCNA) -- The Joint Conference of Civic and Public Organizations against Re-dispatch of Troops to Afghanistan and the progressive opposition parties of south Korea at a joint press conference in Seoul on June 30 denounced the Lee Myung Bak group of traitors for its action for re-dispatch of troops to Afghanistan.

A press release was read out at the conference.

It accused the "government" of having taken a desperate action to re-dispatch troops to Afghanistan, terming such action a reckless and dangerous armed intervention which has nothing to do with the reconstruction of Afghanistan and an arbitrary and undemocratic action reneging on the promise made to the people.

The press release chided the U.S. and its allies for stepping up military operations in Afghanistan and escalating the war there, obstructing the substantial reconstruction and humanitarian aid to Afghanistan by veiling their military aim with "humanitarian aid."

It strongly demanded the Lee "government" stop at once the re-dispatch of troops to Afghanistan.