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People's Power Consolidated under Banner of Songun

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- The DPRK's people's power is an invincible people's power as it is guided by the Songun idea and pursues Songun politics on the basis of the unity of the Songun revolution.. The solidity and vitality of the people's power in the Songun era lie in that it is guided by the Juche-oriented idea of Songun.
    Rodong Sinmun today says this in a signed article. It goes on:
    Regarding the military affairs as the most important affairs of the state, the people's power of the DPRK has firmly consolidated the strength of the People's Army, preserved and ensured the position of the popular masses as the master of the power, raised the leading role of the army and encouraged the whole country and all the people to follow its example, thereby .remarkably enhancing their responsibility and role as the master of the power.
    The people's power has firmly maintained the independent and creative stands and the principle of putting main emphasis on ideology in all its activities under the banner of Songun.
    It is pushing forward every work with its pluck according to its resolution in the interests of the Korean revolution, guided by the idea and conviction of the people, holding aloft the banner of independence despite any complicated and tense situation..
    The solidity and vitality of the people's power also lie in that it considers the single-hearted unity of the whole party and the entire army and all the people around the headquarters of the revolution as its social and political base and the Songun policy as the basic political mode of the state.
    Kim Jong Il, the great illustrious commander of Songun, is the centre of the single-hearted unity and the invincible Songun idea is its ideological basis. The relations among Kim Jong Il, the army and the people are those among revolutionary comrades in the era of Songun..
    The army and people of the DPRK are entrusting all their destinies to Kim Jong Il and devoting themselves to the cause of Songun steered by him, firmly convinced that they can do anything as long as they are led by him.
    The people's power is consolidating the state social system as required by the Songun era and firmly defending the Korean-style socialist system depending on the invincible might of the army. There is the state political system whereby importance is attached to national defence, a revolutionary discipline and order the kind of which can be noticed in the army are prevailing throughout the society and the foundation of the society has been firmly consolidated thanks to the unity of the army and people in thinking and fighting spirit. The line of economic construction in the Songun era which calls for giving priority to the development of the national defence industry while simultaneously developing light-industry and agriculture is being implemented to the letter.
    Thanks to the Songun policy, the People's Army has grown to be invincible armed forces, all the people have been put under arms and the whole country has turned into a fortress. As a result, Korean-style socialist system is being firmly defended.