Such an insult is part of the provocations they have committed from long ago.

They include the case of "targeting the DPRK flag" at units of the three services of the puppet forces, slogans and billboards defaming the dignity of the DPRK supreme leadership, that were hung at barracks, military posts and facilities and the case of "targeting the dignity of the DPRK supreme leadership" in firing ranges and drill grounds.

Besides, when the DPRK was stricken with grief over the demise of leader Kim Jong Il last year, they clamped "an emergency alert" on the military, creating a war-like atmosphere across south Korea.

They also scattered leaflets slandering the DPRK from areas along the Military Demarcation Line.

Merciless punishment only awaits the confrontational maniacs.

It is evident that the Lee Myung Bak group of traitors will surely meet a miserable end.