On July 1 Lee, while uttering this or that about the "Cheonan" warship case and the Yonphyong Island shelling case, let loose a spate of rubbish that "one should have sincerity and responsibility" and "it is necessary to head for dialogue and cooperation," the editorial said.

At a glance it seems that he would make a switchover in the basic orientation of the policy toward the north but that is not his real intention, added the editorial.

Now that the distrust between the south and the north is deeper due to the present south Korean regime, it is more necessary than ever before for the chief executive to make proper remarks, it held.

It urged Lee to recognize the unreasonable "policy toward the north" at once and come out to develop NGOs' cooperation and exchange with the north.