The Kuwaiti paper Al-Anba on Feb. 16 carried a special write-up illustrated with his photo.

The paper in an article said that Kim Jong Il has been praised as a great master of independent politics. It went on:

It is thanks to the transparent independent line of the great man that the DPRK has grown stronger century after century.

Kim Jong Il, who also paid deep attention to building a new independent world, energetically conducted external activities for strengthening the anti-imperialist and independent forces.

The might and vitality of his independent politics were fully displayed when the great June 15 era of reunification was provided in the idea of By Our Nation Itself.

Thus the august name of the great man who devoted himself to the independent cause is shining brightly as that of a great master of independent politics in the world history of politics.

The Kuwaiti paper The Times on Feb. 15 carried an article titled "The great HE Kim Jong Il's Songun revolutionary feats will shine forever".

He steered the drive for defending socialism to victory with his original Songun politics and put history on the orbit of independence, the article said, adding that it is a great feat only he could have performed.