North Korea Weekly (Apr. 2 - 8, 2007)
ROK National Intelligence Service
Inside North Korea
(Apr. 2) North Korea’s Rodong Shinmun insisted, “The imperialist US, following the failure of its policy of political and military pressure and economic obstruction, is bewildering the souls of our [the North Korean] people,” stressing, “We should arm ourselves with the Juche [self-reliance] and Songun [military-first] ideologies to debilitate our enemies’ maneuvers.”
(Apr. 3) The North Korean Central Broadcasting Station reported, “It is the 27th anniversary of the promulgation of the Public Health Law, propagandizing, “The Act is a complete [set of] health principles with which we must proceed with a permanently firm grasp, even after our socialist undertakings have been fulfilled.”
(Apr. 8) The North Korean Central Broadcasting Station reported, “A central reporting rally was held to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the election of Kim Jeong-il as Chair of the DPRK National Defense Commission. At the rally, Vice Marshal of the Korean People’s Army Kim Il-cheol contended, “The nation’s gaining of status as a nuclear power is a victory of a Songun revolutionist North Korea and a historical feat that has secured a foundation from which we may continue to march toward a powerful socialist nation.”
Outside North Korea
(Apr. 2) North Korea’s Rodong Shinmun criticized Japan, saying, “Japan’s continuous and indiscreet pursuit of the establishment of a missile defense system is a criminal act that threatens the peace and stability of Northeast Asia and of the world, as well as an overt violation of the spirit of the agreement of the six-party talks.”
(Apr. 7) The North Korean Central Broadcasting Station reported, “On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Arab Socialist Renaissance Party [the Arab Socialist Baath Party], Kim Jeong-il sent a congratulatory message (Apr. 6) to Mr. Bashar al-Assad, Regional Secretary of the Party, reading, ‘Since its inception, the Arab Socialist Renaissance Party has made great progress in the fight to build a new Syria that is independent and prosperous, and to protect the autonomy and dignity of the Arab people.’”
(Apr. 8) The North Korean Central News Agency said, “At the central reporting rally to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the election of Kim Jeong-il as Chair of the DPRK National Defense Commission, Vice Marshal of the Korean People’s Army Kim Il-cheol emphasized in a report, ‘We are keenly watching with a great attention the imprudent maneuvers of our enemies, including the US and Japan, and if anyone infringes on the autonomy and dignity of the Republic [North Korea], we will firmly punish them with our invincible guns strengthened through Songun.”
Inter-Korean Issues
(Apr. 2) North Korea’s Rodong Shinmun denounced South Korea and the US, saying, “The South Korea-US joint RSOI [Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration] and FE [Foal Eagle] military exercises are typical exercises for the launch of a nuclear attack on the North, and therefore rash acts that challenge the processes of peaceful resolution of the US-North Korea nuclear issues and of normalizing inter-Korean relations.”
(Apr. 5) North Korea’s Central Broadcasting Station reported, “The Korean Alliance Against KorUS FTA reportedly stressed that it will launch a fight to seek the resignation of the sycophantic pro-US and anti-democratic incumbent [South Korean] government, the nullification of the agreed FTA proposal, and the blocking of the proposal’s ratification at the National Assembly.”
(Apr. 7) The North Korean Central Broadcasting Station maintained, “The South Korean government should stop its anti-Republic [North Korea] schemes, abolish the National Security Act, and immediately set free the people linked to the Ilsimhoe incident [a case of pro-North Korean espionage].”
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