Rodong Sinmun says this in an article Saturday.

It goes on: What merits a serious attention is that not only the authorities but conservative media and paid trumpeters styling themselves "experts" termed the atmosphere of inter-Korean reconciliation which swept Korea in the June 15 era of reunification "consequences of the period in which the south was pulled by the north". They are seriously misleading public opinion, crying out for "abiding by the principle". They are also blustering that "it is necessary to lead the north to changes" and "pull it", driving the situation to an extreme phase.

The puppet group is talking about "achievements", praising its "theory of principle", the one for confrontation, though it is harmful to national reconciliation, unity and reunification. This is nothing but a reckless act to cover up its heinous anti-reunification scenario and justify its anachronistic "policy toward the north" as it is an unpardonable mockery of public opinion at home and abroad.

The "theory of principle" touted by the south Korean authorities is quite contrary to the north-south joint declarations and it is aimed to carry out the U.S. strategy against the DPRK.

It is, at the same time, a dangerous theory against peace and for a war against the north and a very poisonous theory fanning up distrust and antagonism in violation of the spirit of trust and unity enshrined in the joint declarations.

With no rhetoric can the puppet regime hide the confrontational nature of the "theory of principle." Its persistent insistence on it would only precipitate the total failure of its anti-reunification scenario to bring the inter-Korean relations to collapse in face of curse and condemnation of all Koreans.