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Major Weekly Developments in North Korea (Feb. 7 - Feb. 13, 2005)

ROK National Intelligence Service

Inside North Korea

The Central Broadcasting Station reported (Feb. 8), “On the occasion of the festive day of February (Kim Jeong-il’s birthday), the Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces made a presentation on the greatness of Kim Jeong-il on Feb. 7 at the April 25th Cultural Hall. It was attended by Cho Myeong-rok, Kim Yeong-chun, Kim Il-cheol and officials from the Ministry of the People’s Armed Forces.”

The Pyongyang Broadcasting Station stated (Feb. 9), “This year’s Lunar New Year’s Day, which is held on the same path as the grand parade rally of the military-first revolution, will bring extraordinary joy and happiness to our people.”

In its editorial, the Central Broadcasting Station stated (Feb. 13), “The source of the self-reliant politics of Kim Jeong-il lies in the mighty military power and wholehearted unity, which will continue to be invincible in the future.”

Outside North Korea

The Pyongyang Broadcasting Service asserted (Feb. 7), “The US forces occupying South Korea is the unscrupulous destroyer of peace of the Korean peninsula, a cancerous existence, and the local executor of the hostile policy waged against North Korea.” It further charged, “The US forces occupying South Korea have transformed into an ultra high-tech invasive military power for a nuclear preemptive attack.”

In a statement, the DPRK Foreign Ministry said that it “would indefinitely suspend participation in the six-party talks until it recognizes that sufficient conditions have been met and a favorable atmosphere has been created.” The statement continued, “We will take measures to increase our nuclear arsenal. We have already withdrawn from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and have built nuclear weapons in self-defense.” (Feb. 10, Central Broadcasting Station)

The Central Broadcasting Station reported (Feb. 11), “The US has labeled Iran as ‘the axis of evil’, has attempted to intervene in their internal political affairs as well as launching military aggression.” It further stated, “The people of Iran have a high sense of alertness and military preparedness to cope with the vicious maneuvers of the US.”

Inter-Korean Issues

The Central Broadcasting Station reported (Feb. 9), “Minjok-Tongshin based in the US, has carried an article titled ‘Let us make grand preparations for the event marking the first year of reunification’, in which it said that the regional preparatory committees for the Overseas North & South Korean Joint Event for the fulfillment of the June 15th Joint Declaration have been inaugurated."

The Naval Forces Command of the People’s Army made the absurd claim that “the South Korean military authorities are repeatedly infringing on our [DPRK] waters in the West Sea with their combat warships and have intentionally used the situation to raise tension. (Feb. 12, Central Broadcasting Station)