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

These textbooks totally deleted such expressions as "dialogue and cooperation" and "partnership" but filled them with such sheer sophism as "southward invasion" and "provocations from the north" in a bid to malignantly hurt even the system of the DPRK and the dignity of its leadership and openly call for achieving "unification under liberal democracy."

The ministry's production of such textbooks is another grave provocation to the DPRK and an undisguised mockery and insult to all Koreans aspiring after improved inter-Korean relations and the independent reunification of the country.

What should not be overlooked is that Hyon supervised the fabrication of such textbooks.

He is the despicable human scum. When he was a professor, he came under intensive fire by media for plagiarizing other's paper before making it public as his own. Despite his poor knowledge Hyon

amended textbooks as he pleased, keeping them for several months under the pretext of "examination".

As a matter of fact, it was Hyon who has been engrossed in such acts of treachery as bedeviling the inter-Korean relations and bringing the situation to the brink of war since he took office as the minister.

In recent days he has been busy letting loose a whole string of outbursts pulling up the army and people of the DPRK that have demanded an apology for the hideous provocative acts of hurting the dignity of its leadership and punishment of their main culprits. In this way he has steadily deteriorated the inter-Korean relations.

Hyon's frantic moves to escalate the confrontation with compatriots might have pleased traitor Lee Myung Bak. But for these deeds he will only face a severe punishment by all Koreans, warns the commentary.