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RS on S. Korean Authorities' Plan to Prolong Stay of Troops in Iraq

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, November 5 (KCNA) -- The south Korean authorities at the "State Council" some time ago confirmed their plan to prolong the stay of the Jaitun unit in Iraq one year. Commenting on this, a Rodong Sinmun analyst Friday terms this another crime in the wake of their troop dispatch to Iraq.
    This is despicable pro-U.S. submission and unpardonable treachery doing harm to the dignity and interests of the nation for the aggressive interests of the United States while currying favor with and blindly following it, says the news analyst.
    Drawing attention to the fact that the south Korean "Ministry of National Defense" is going to submit to the "National Assembly" in mid-November the "bill" on extending the period of the stay of the Jaitun unit in Iraq, which expires at the end of this year, to the end of 2005, saying it would "invariably seek the purpose of troop dispatch" despite "trifling sacrifice," he goes on:
    The south Korean authorities' talk about "trifling sacrifice" means, in the final analysis, that the south Korean young people cannot evade sacrifice for the U.S. and their vow to "seek the purpose of troop dispatch" means that they should shed blood to strengthen "alliance" and "cooperation" with the U.S.
    Standing behind the south Korean authorities' scheme to extend the period of the stay of the troops in Iraq is the U.S., the empire of evil. After leaving south Korea heavily in debt to it by putting off "the cutback" of its forces and patronizing and pleading for south Korea's secret nuclear experiments, the U.S. pressurized the south Korean authorities in every way to extend the period of the stay of the troops in Iraq, threatening that, otherwise, south Korea-U.S. relations would be hurt. Only the road of treachery is open to those who play into the hands of the outside forces, seeking flunkeyism and dependence on them.
    The south Korean authorities should not extend the period of the stay of the troops in Iraq but withdraw those disgraceful troops right away.