In the past Fatherland Liberation War, the army and people of the DPRK bravely fought, rallied as one around President Kim Il Sung, thus defeating the U.S. imperialists who boasted of being the "strongest" in the world and honorably defending the freedom and independence of the country, the editorial says, and goes on:

The Korean nation has been exposed to the constant danger of war for nearly six decades since the ceasefire.

Far from drawing a due lesson from its defeat in the Korean War, the U.S. has stepped up arms buildup and staged large-scale joint military exercises. It is even instigating the south Korean warlike forces to escalate confrontation with compatriots and launch a war against the DPRK in a bid to realize its strategy to dominate Korea.

Neither durable peace on the Korean Peninsula nor independent reunification and prosperity would be possible without vigorous struggle against the moves of war-thirsty forces at home and abroad to ignite a war against the DPRK.

Koreans of different circles at home and abroad should actively support the great Songun politics from patriotic mind.

All the Koreans should get united close as one with the awareness of being responsible for defending peace on the peninsula and decisively check and frustrate the dangerous moves of the U.S. imperialists, south Korean puppet forces and the Japanese reactionaries for military nexus, arms buildup and a war against the DPRK.

To punish the Lee Myung Bak regime keen on war provocation against the DPRK and check the "Saenuri Party's" stay in power are essential tasks for defending peace on the peninsula, mending inter-Korean relations and opening a gate to the national reunification.