He cried out for "making a strong counterattack in case of provocation", trumpeting about "a firm security posture".

He, at the same time, talked nonsense that if the north stops its nuclear related activities, the south can get rid of the "security concern" of the north through the six-party talks and provide aid necessary for "reviving" its economy.

The Secretariat of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea said in its Information Bulletin No. 989 Thursday:

What he uttered is nothing but sheer sophism to cover up the heinous crimes he committed against ethics and the nation during its mourning over the great loss and another hideous provocation, an indication of his invariable sinister intention to escalate the confrontation with compatriots.

If a change is to be expected in the peninsula, it is only a total ruin of the Lee group which is as good as the living dead.

"Sincerity" and "peace and stability" touted by Lee is also no more than sophism intended to evade the blame for bringing the inter-Korean relations to a collapse and driving the situation to an extreme pitch of tension.

"Possible provocation" by someone and "strong counteraction" touted by Lee are nothing but a hysteric fit caused by the firm resolution of the army and people of the DPRK to mete out a thousand-fold punishment for his thrice-cursed crimes.

Unpardonable is his talk about "stop to nuclear activities" and "aid".

As recognized by the world, the DPRK is a full-fledged nuclear weapons state and its nuclear deterrent is the revolutionary heritage which can never be bartered for anything.

The Lee group is seriously mistaken if it thinks it can have a bargaining over this precious revolutionary heritage with the promise of any "aid".

As long as the enemy is persistent in his moves for aggression, the DPRK will further reinforce the position of the nuclear weapons state to protect its dignity and sovereignty.

The remarks made by Lee in a "New Year address" that south Korea keeps "the window of opportunity" open are nothing but a shameless jargon.

The balderdash about "window of opportunity" and the like let loose again by the group of traitors only brought into bolder relief its shameless nature as it is no more than a mockery of the public opinion at home and abroad.

What awaits the Lee Myung Bak group at present is only a stern judgment by the nation.