Korean Central News Agency, via UmmahNews
15 January 2003
Rallies were held in north and south Phyongan provinces and Kaesong city in North Korea on January 12 and 13 to support the Government's statement on its withdrawal from the NPT. At the rallies the government statement was read out and representatives of all strata made speeches. They noted that the statement is a just measure for defending the national dignity and sovereignty as it reflects the unanimous will and demand of the Koreans. They accused the U.S. of instigating the IAEA to launch an anti-Korea campaign after listing the government as part of "an axis of evil" and as a target of its preemptive nuclear attack.
Okay. Hold a rally. No skin off our fore. Another day missed at work for you, isn't it?
The Korean people have the strong will and gut to settle accounts with the U.S. imperialists and the national power for self-defence to wipe out any aggressors, they said. Noting that the Korean people are vigorously advancing along the road of army-centered revolution, united close around Kim Jong Il, the illustrious general born of Mt. Paektu who leads any huge enemy forces by the nose, they stressed: "This single-hearted unity and do-or-die will can never be broken by any atomic bomb. The U.S. imperialist aggressors had better properly judge their rival and stop acting rashly."
They're big on "army-centered revolution" lately, which tells me that the military is in the ascendant in the halls of the politburo. Dear Leader seems to be little more than a figurehead, since the occasional fatuities that come out of his mouth are lately contradicted by the people who hold the real power. I do hope the Bush team isn't under the illusion that Dear Leader is the guy in charge. I suspect they're not... |