Minju Joson on Saturday observes in a bylined commentary in this regard:

Lee's reckless remarks are nothing but sophism let loose by an idiot who knows nothing about what is going on in the world.

"Strongly worded message", "internal reasons" and the like touted by Lee are nothing but rhetoric intended to shift the responsibility for having brought to the north-south relations to a collapse and created a touch-and-go situation on the Korean peninsula.

It is widely known that the inter-Korean relations have rapidly deteriorated since Lee's seizure of power though they had favorably developed after the adoption of the June 15 joint declaration. The Lee group ran wild to do harm to compatriots in collusion with outside forces. Its moves to escalate the confrontation with fellow countrymen reached their height during the nation's mourning over the loss of its father. It went the lengths of daring hurt the dignity of the supreme leadership of the DPRK, the life and soul of the nation.

Lee is sadly mistaken if he thinks he can go scot-free after committing such high treason.

It is the steadfast will of all the Korean service personnel and people to wipe out the group of traitors who dared seriously insult the great men deeply respected not only by all Koreans but by the whole world.

Lee's reckless remarks are nothing but the shriek made by those more dead than alive, forsaken by the people for their totally bankrupt domestic and foreign policies and the ceaseless disclosure of their hideous scandals. They will only precipitate his doomsday, the commentary concludes.