KCNA Jan 22, 2003
Bush administration's base trick flayed
Pyongyang, January 21 (KCNA) -- High-ranking officials of the Bush administration recently blustered that they are "seeking ways except the use of strength to settle the nuclear issue of North Korea" and one of them is to convince other countries that "North Korea challenges not only the U.S. but the rest of the world."
In this regard Rodong Sinmun today says in a signed commentary: The U.S. loudmouthed "ways except the use of strength" are a trick to isolate the DPRK internationaly.
What the U.S. seeks here is to create the impression that the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula is not one that should be settled between the DPRK and the U.S. but one that should be solved between the DPRK and the international community in a bid to evade the chief blame for the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula and put international pressure upon the DPRK by pitting it against the international community.
Such method of the U.S. is, in fact, the last resort of those driven into the tight corner and an expression of their vulnerability.
The worst situation is prevailing on the Korean Peninsula because the United States, in conspiracy with the IAEA that departed from the principle of impartiality and international justice, kicked up a nuclear racket against the DPRK, gravely infringing upon its dignity, sovereignty and vital right.
After all, the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula is one to be settled between the DPRK and the U.S. and, accordingly, there is no need for other countries to meddle in it.
The only solution to the issue is for the U.S. to recognize the sovereignty of the DPRK and sign a non-aggression treaty with it through practical negotiations.
If the U.S. persists in its moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK, the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula can never be settled.
