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Repeal of S. Korea-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty Called for

KCNA

Release Date: 10/02/2003

Pyongyang, October 1 (KCNA) -- The south Korea-U.S. mutual defense treaty signed under the U.S. coercion is the most aggressive, unequal and disgraceful military treaty as it justifies the permanent presence of the U.S. troops in south Korea and their war moves and brigandish and high-handed practices, say papers here today in their commentaries. The history of the U.S. military presence in south Korea that has lasted for half a century since the signing of the treaty is laced with acts of aggression, plunder, and murder and crimes, a signed commentary of Rodong Sinmun says, and goes on:

The cause of national reunification that started with the division of the country still remains unaccomplished owing to the U.S. policy of division and the anti-reunification war moves of the U.S. imperialist aggression troops in south Korea, its executors.

The U.S. troops have done in south Korea nothing but countless man-killings, robbery, rape and other crimes. They engineered such horrible bloodbath as the Kwangju massacre and drove an armored car over schoolgirls Sin Hyo Sun and Sim Mi Son to death.

The U.S. is now forcing south Korea to dispatch troops to Iraq, which has touched off protest of the south Korean people. This is another brigandish and arbitrary action taken by the real ruler over south Korea on the strength of the unequal U.S.-south Korea relationship stipulated in the south Korea-U.S. mutual defense treaty.

The U.S. shameless arbitrary practices are no longer tolerable. The U.S. should clearly understand the demand of the Korean nation and the times, stop justifying the permanent presence of its troops in south Korea under the anachronistic treaty, repeal the aggressive military treaty and withdraw its aggression troops from south Korea.

Minju Joson says that the south Korean authorities, mindful that the nation is closely watching them, should abrogate all the unequal and shackling treaties and agreements signed with the U.S. and demand the U.S. troops pull out of south Korea.