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Rodong Sinmun on Kim Jong Il's Idea of Independence

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

   Pyongyang, February 11 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Il's idea of national independence serves as an immortal torchlight as it clearly indicates the way of firmly defending the sovereignty and dignity of the Korean nation and achieving national reunification and the prosperity of the nation. Rodong Sinmun Monday says this in a signed article.
    His idea of national independence has its historic roots in the immortal Juche idea founded by President Kim Il Sung, the article notes, and goes on:
    Kim Jong Il scientifically elucidated the essence and basic criteria of the nation and the issue related to the formation of the nation, proceeding from the principle of the Juche idea long ago. He expounded a new and original idea that independence is what keeps the nation alive and clarified that the issue of carving out its destiny means meeting its requirements for independence.
    He, at the same time, clarified that the cause of national independence can be started only by an outstanding leader of the nation and it can be accomplished only when the popular masses are armed with the idea of national independence set forth by the leader and the principle of independence is strictly abided by under his leadership. Kim Jong Il thus made it possible for the Korean nation's cause of independence to advance on the orbit of Juche, the most scientific and just idea.
    Kim Jong Il's idea of national independence serves as a banner for achieving a sure victory in the cause of national reunification.
    He authored "Let Us Carry Out the Great Leader Comrade Kim Il Sung's Instructions for National Reunification" and "Let Us Reunify the Country Independently and Peacefully through the Great Unity of the Entire Nation" and other famous works. They are an immortal encyclopedia for national reunification as they comprehensively indicate basic principles and ways for most properly settling the issue of national reunification by dint of the great unity of the nation from the stand that the nation is the driving force, while preserving the exploits performed by the President in leading the struggle for national reunification and drawing inspiration from them.
    The Songun idea means a successful development in depth of Kim Jong Il's noble idea of national independence as it helps protect the destiny of all Koreans and firmly guarantees the national reunification and the prosperity of the nation.
    His Songun idea serves as a treasured sword for achieving a sure victory because it helps foil foreign forces' aggression and interference and reliably defend the sovereignty of the nation and security of the people and an immortal banner for achieving independent reunification and peace and prosperity as it firmly guarantees the uniform development of the nation.