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Symbol of Victory for Korean People

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, April 9 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il gives rifles to servicemen as souvenir when he inspects army units. The rifles reflect his iron will to defend the socialist cause and accomplish the revolutionary cause on the strength of arms.
    Arms are a symbol of victory associated with the history of the ever-victorious Korean revolution.
    The Korean revolution was pioneered and has emerged victorious by force of arms.
    President Kim Il Sung was handed over two pistols as the heritage from his father who fought in the early period of the struggle for the liberation of the country. With them, he started the twenty-year war against Japanese imperialism to achieve the historic cause of national liberation.
    He humbled the pride of the U.S. imperialists who had boasted of being victorious in their 110-odd big and small wars, safeguarded the dignity and sovereignty of the nation with honor and established a powerful socialist system centered on the people.
    He had adhered to the army-first line all his life, basing himself on the truth that independence is unthinkable without arms, the state power and national pride are guaranteed by force of army and weakened national power results in people reducing into slaves.
    His arms-first idea has been carried forward by Kim Jong Il.
    He has led the Korean revolution successfully with his unique Songun politics.
    The DPRK is fully displaying its might as the powerful nation of Juche and the fortress of socialism though the U.S. imperialists are pursuing the policy of strength, backed by military force, while overtly committing military terrorism against legitimate sovereign states and trying hard to isolate and stifle the DPRK.
    Thanks to the rifles of revolution held fast by Kim Jong Il the Korean people are pushing ahead with the general march for building a great powerful socialist nation, overcoming all trials and difficulties.
    The servicemen and people of the DPRK, firmly seizing rifles of justice, the symbol of victory provided by the Supreme Commander, will firmly defend the dignity and sovereignty of the nation.