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21st Century to Witness Victory of Songun Idea

KCNA

    Pyongyang, February 12 (KCNA) -- The 21st century will be exalted as a stirring century when the popular masses' cause of independence, the cause of socialism, will triumph under the banner of Songun idea, says Rodong Sinmun in an article Thursday. The present era witnesses a fierce struggle between socialism and imperialism and between independent forces and dominationist forces, the author of the article says, and goes on:
    Imperialist reactionary forces can be contained only by armed forces.
    The revolutionary philosophy that arms precisely mean revolution and represent the victory of socialism and the Songun principle that the popular masses' cause of independence can be won only by a key and leading role played by the army were propounded in the grim reality in which unprecedented ordeals were overcome with the army in the van. And, in this course, the Songun politics have been completed as a political mode in the present era.
    Songun idea is an idea calling for putting the army before everything and a great line, strategy and tactics of Songun revolution calling for advancing the revolution and construction by putting the army in the foreground as the pillar and the main force of the revolution and relying upon it. It is a revolutionary idea representing the era of fierce struggle against imperialism and a revolutionary theory of a higher phase whereby all the countries and nations advocating independence are building independent and prospering new societies today when the imperialists' aggressive and predatory nature have been carried into extremes.
    Songun idea indicates the way of achieving the final victory of the revolution by strengthening the driving force of revolution and immensely enhancing its role as required by the Juche idea.
    Hundreds of media of over a hundred countries have vied with each other in covering the news of leader Kim Jong Il's inspection of units of the Korean People's Army and carried special write-ups and reports introducing his extraordinary leadership traits thousands of times since he started on the long journey of Songun revolution.
    Seminars, lectures and round-table talks on his revolutionary idea and exploits in Songun revolutionary leadership were held at least 300 times in over 40 countries in 2000, over 350 times in more than 60 countries in 2001,over 400 times in several dozen countries in 2002 and more than 500 times in 70-odd countries in 2003.
    At least 340 party delegations from all continents of the world had visited Pyongyang to study and learn from Songun politics up to June 2002.
    Many groups for the study of the Juche idea all over the world are engaged in activities for the study and dissemination of Songun idea and new groups for the study of Songun politics are taking shapes.
    Brisk activities are underway in various countries to deeply study Songun politics and apply it to the specific realities in their countries.
    The 21st century will shine as a century when the human cause of independence will triumph under the banner of Songun, the article concludes.