TODAY'S NEWS (January.11.2002 Juche 91)
[CONTENTS] * U.S. strong-arm policy for aggression under fire * Postcards wishing Kim Jong Il good health distributed in S. Korea * KCNA on "missile threat" * Friendship gathering held * Friendly gathering at Russian embassy school * Bush administration's war moves under fire * Famous international Taekwon-do instructor * Famous lake in DPRK * Strong cohesive agent for water purification developed in DPRK For Spanish-speaking people * ?quien es fautor de "amenaza de misil"? - comentario de atcc - * politica despotica agresiva de ee.uu. en fracaso * apoyan editorial conjunto de ano nuevo de corea ------------------------------------------------------------------------ U.S. strong-arm policy for aggression under fire Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article describes the first year of the 21st century as a year of failed U.S. aggressive foreign policy and a year that precipitated its international isolation and frustration. Last year the U.S. sparked various clashes and disputes with different countries including big powers, creating complications and chaos in international relations and bringing the international situation to an extreme pitch of tension, the article notes, and goes on: the U.S. imperialists further escalated the tensions on the Korean peninsula. The Bush administration, advocating a hard line towards the DPRK, brought pressure to bear upon South Korea to follow it, and massively beefed up the U.S. forces of aggression and staged war exercises of various forms. The U.S. formally declared its withdrawal from the ABM treaty on December 13 last year and carried out a series of tests for the Missile Defence System (MD). It did not bother to commit such a high-handed practice as placing national laws above international laws. In late March last year, it formally refused to implement the "Kyoto Protocol". It made accusations against many other countries and interfered in their internal affairs as part of pressure upon them by applying its own "human rights standards" and "religious law". The Bush administration's hard-line foreign policy failed, throwing the U.S. into the abyss of international isolation and frustration. The upbeat U.S. worked hard to play the role of a world leader but failed to lead the trend of the international situation as it wished last year. And its efforts to stem the trend of multi-polarization also proved futile. Its withdrawal from the ABM treaty and moves for MD were protested and denounced by many countries. Despite of the U.S. refusal to implement the "Kyoto Protocol" a series of advances were made in its fulfilment thanks to the efforts on the part of EU countries and other countries. In may last the U.S. was unseated in the U.N. human rights organization and the U.N. drug control organization. A resolution against the U.S. sanctions toward Cuba was adopted at the 56th UN General Assembly with the approval of 167 countries. If the U.S. persistently pursues its policy of hegemony and domination going against the trend of the era and the aspiration of humankind in the new century, it will not be able to escape from international isolation and destruction. This is the main point in the review of the U.S. foreign policy of aggression last year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Postcards wishing Kim Jong Il good health distributed in S. Korea Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- Postcards wishing leader Kim Jong Il safety and good health were mailed to many families in South Korea on the occasion of the New Year, according to Seoul-based Radio Voice of National Salvation. Written in the front of the postcards distributed in the name of the February 16 fellowship society are letters "The New Year, the year of the horse, begins. Let's all wish in humble reverence the great general Kim Jong Il, the sun of reunification, safety and good health" against the background of Jong Il Peak aglow with the sunrise on Mt. Paektu. Inscribed in the back of the postcards are letters "Let's achieve independent reunification, upholding the reunification program of general Kim Jong Il, a peerless patriot" and the image of people of different strata marching forward under the uplifted torch of the three charters for national reunification. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KCNA on "missile threat" Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- The United States reportedly set up a special missile unit allegedly to protect its forces in South Korea and the South Korean army from "missile threat" of the DPRK. This dangerous development once again fully betrays the trite method employed by the U.S. for beefing up its forces under the absurd pretext of "threat" from others. It is well known that the U.S. is ridiculed and criticized by the international community for pushing forward its moves to establish the dangerous "Missile Defence" System (MD) on the plea of "missile threat" from small countries including the DPRK. The U.S. creation of a special missile unit in defiance of world opinion shows how incoherently the U.S. is behaving before the world community after the end of the cold war, styling itself as the "only one superpower." The U.S. is the arch criminal posing a real missile threat in the world at the moment. No independent sovereign country has ever threatened the U.S. with its missiles unless the latter made a preemptive strike at the former. This notwithstanding, the U.S. is going ahead with the MD under the pretext of the "missile threat" from other countries though it is the world's biggest possessor of missiles. Not content with this, Washington set up even a special missile unit on the Korean peninsula. This is one more outright provocation to the DPRK and a criminal move to disturb the strategic stability on the Korean peninsula and in the Asia-Pacific region. The U.S. design to inveigle South Korea into the special missile unit is heightening the Korean people's vigilance as it is a wicked criminal intention to aggravate the inter-Korean relations and block the reunification of Korea. The army and people of the DPRK, considering the recent creation of the special missile unit as an unpardonable challenge, will channel more efforts into increasing its capabilities for self-defence. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Friendship gathering held Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- The DPRK Foreign Ministry hosted a friendship gathering for diplomatic envoys here Thursday evening on the occasion of the New Year Juche 91 (2002). Present on invitation were diplomatic envoys of Palestine, Egypt, Cuba, Syria, Libya, Nigeria and Ethiopia. Vice minister of foreign affairs Kung Sok Ung and other officials concerned were present there. The participants talked to each other about boosting the friendly relations among the countries. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Friendly gathering at Russian embassy school Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- A friendly gathering between schoolchildren of the school at the Russian embassy here and Korea-Russia Friendship Moranbong Senior Middle School No. 1 was held at the embassy school yesterday on the occasion of the New Year Juche 91 (2002). Invited there were the vice-chairman of the Korea-Russia Friendship Association, officials concerned and teachers and pupils of the senior middle school. Present there were the Russian ambassador to the DPRK, embassy officials and teachers and schoolchildren of the embassy school. After looking round educational facilities of the school, the participants enjoyed an art performance given by schoolchildren of the two schools. They had colorful sports and entertainment programs to deepen the ever-growing DPRK-Russia friendship. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bush administration's war moves under fire Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- The council for national reconciliation and independent reunification of South Korea reportedly made public a statement on dec. 30 last year denouncing bush for describing the year 2002 as a "year of a war". The statement dismissed Bush's remarks as an undisguised challenge to the peace-loving people as they betray the true intention of the U.S. for the world supremacy. It is the unanimous desire of the Korean people and other peoples of the world to make this year a year of peace free from any war, it noted. The statement called for decisively smashing the Bush administration's war moves in order to bring about a turning point in achieving peace and reunification of the Korean peninsula this year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Famous international Taekwon-do instructor Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- Kim Sang Nam, an international Taekwon-do instructor, is a 6th grade player. He was born on April 10, Juche 49 (1960). He is 170 cm tall and weighs 67kg. He had particular penchant for Taekwon-do when he was a small boy. He proved successful in various matches. He became an international Taekwon-do instructor in Juche 71 (1982). He is very quick in his movement and has a special skill in flying kick. He trained many practitioners in China from 1993 to 1996 and in 1998 and 1999. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Famous lake in DPRK Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- There is Lake Yonphung in the northern part of South Phyongan Province of the DPRK. This lake made its appearance after the completion of the Phyongnam irrigation project. It covers 14.87 km2 and is 88 km round. The lake not only provides irrigation water to the Yoldusamcholli plain around it but serves as a famous tourist centre. The lake and its surroundings present a fantastic scenery as it is encircled by mountains overgrown with pine, larch, chestnut, oak and pine nut trees and has crystal-clear water. Azaleas and apricot flowers are in full bloom in spring and the area around the lake turns red with maple trees in autumn. It is marvelous to see flocks of wild duck fly when sightseeing boats pass by. It is very cool in and around the lake even in hot summer days, and the lakeside reminiscent of a seaside. There is a pavilion on a peak north of the lake, where one can enjoy a bird's-eye view of the lake and its surroundings. The lake teems with carp, mullet, crucian carp, etc., drawing anglers. The lake is visited not only by many Korean holidaymakers but a lot of foreign tourists. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Strong cohesive agent for water purification developed in DPRK Pyongyang, January 11 (KCNA) -- A new variety of strong cohesive agent for water purification was developed in the DPRK recently. This agent developed by researchers of the metal engineering faculty of Kim Chaek University of Technology is 5-6 times stronger in cohesive effect than aluminum sulphate. The main ingredient of the agent is extracted from slag from thermal power plants. 5-10 grams of the agent are enough to purify one cubic meter of water. It is little affected by temperature and capable of removing nearly 100 percent of germs in water. it also helps drastically cut down the time of water purification. Sterilization is not required after its purification. It is very good not only for purifying water for the production of cider, syrup, beer and other soft drinks but purifying all kinds of spent water and sewage. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Spanish-speaking people ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ?quien es fautor de "amenaza de misil"? - comentario de atcc - pyongyang, 11 de enero (atcc) -- segun informaciones, ee.uu. creo la unidad de misil especial para proteger a sus tropas ocupantes de surcorea y el ejercito surcoreano de la "amenaza de misil" de norcorea. es una peligrosa evolucion de la situacion que vuelve a revelar el metodo rutinario de ee.uu. de aumentar sus fuerzas armadas acusando descaradamente a otros. al impulsar el establecimiento del peligroso "sistema antimisiles" so pretexto de la "amenaza de misil" de la republica popular democratica de corea y otros paises pequenos, ee.uu. es objeto de burla y condenacion de la sociedad internacional. el que ee.uu. haya creado otra vez tal unidad de misil en menosprecio a la opinion publica del mundo demuestra que este pais autodenominandose "unica superpotencia" despues del fin de la guerra fria actua tan incoherentemente ante la sociedad internacional. hoy en dia, ee.uu. es el verdadero fautor de la amenaza de misiles. mientras ee.uu. no dispare fusil primero contra un estado soberano e independiente, este pais no dara amenaza de misiles a aquel pais. sin embargo, ee.uu. poseedor de un mayor numero de misiles en el mundo trata de establecer el "sistema antimisiles" so pretexto de la "amenaza de misiles" de otros paises y, no bastandole con ello, creo la unidad de misil especial en la peninsula coreana. esto es una evidente provocacion hostil a la rpdc y un acto criminal encaminado a destruir la estabilidad estrategica de la peninsula coreana y la region asia-pacifico. ee.uu. pretende incorporar el sur de corea en su maniobra de crearla. esto, siendo un siniestro intento criminal de empeorar las relaciones norte-sur y obstaculizar la reunificacion de corea, suscita la precaucion de nuestra nacion. nuestro ejercito y pueblo consideran como un imperdonable acto desafiador la creacion de la unidad de misil especial de ee. uu. y prestaran mayor atencion al fortalecimiento del poderio autodefensivo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ politica despotica agresiva de ee.uu. en fracaso pyongyang, 11 de enero (atcc) -- el diario "rodong sinmun" en el numero de hoy inserta un comentario senalando que 2001 fue un ano caracterizado por el fracaso y la frustracion de la politica exterior agresiva de ee.uu., un ano en que se aceleraron el aislamiento internacional y la ruina de este pais. el comentario senala en particular: al producir el ano pasado los conflictos y disputas de todo genero con las potencias y otros paises ee.uu.creo la complejidad y caos en la evolucion de las relaciones internacionales y exacerbo al extremo la situacion internacional. los imperialistas norteamericanos hicieron mas tensa la situacion de la peninsula coreana. las fuerzas dominantes de bush esgrimiendo la linea de dureza contra corea ejercieron presiones sobre sudcorea, aumentaron en gran medida sus fuerzas armadas agresivas y desarrollaron ejercicios belicos de toda clase en esta parte de corea. ee.uu. dio a conocer oficialmente el 13 de diciembre del ano pasado su retirada del tratato sobre misiles antibalisticos y efectuo mas de una vez la prueba del sistema antimisiles. perpetro sin titubeo tambien el acto arrogante de poner la ley nacional sobre la internacional. a finales de marzo del ano pasado rehuso oficialmente la ejecucion del "protocolo de kyoto". critico directamente a numerosos paises segun su "norma de derechos humanos" y su "ley de religion" ejerciendoles presiones e interviniendo en los asuntos internos de ellos. la politica exterior intransigente de la administracion bush trajo reiterados fracasos y causo un gran aislamiento internacional y la ruina irremediable de su pais. ee.uu. se autotitulaba el dirigente del mundo y actuaba desesperadamente confiando en sus fuerzas, pero no pudo orientar a su favor la corriente de la situacion internacional del ano pasado ni tampoco frenar la corriente de la multipolarizacion del mundo. la retirada de ee.uu. del tratado sobre misiles antibalisticos y sus conjuras para el establecimiento del sistema antimisiles suscitaron la protesta y condenacion de numerosos paises. pese a la negacion de ee.uu. sobre la ejecucion del "protocolo de kyoto" se registro un avance en su ejecucion por los esfuerzos de los paises de la union europea y otros varios paises. en mayo del ano pasado ee.uu. fue expulsado de la organizacion de derechos humanos y de la comision de control de los narcoticos de las naciones unidas. en el 56 periodo de sesiones de la asamblea general de la onu el proyecto de resolucion contra las sanciones de ee.uu.sobre cuba fue aprobado por votos en pro de 167 paises. al practicar de continuo la politica hegemonica y dominacionista contraviniendo a la corriente de la epoca y la aspiracion de la humanidad del nuevo siglo, ee.uu. no podra evitar su aislamiento internacional y su destino de ruina. esto es un balance principal de la politica exterior agresiva de ee.uu. del ano 2001. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ apoyan editorial conjunto de ano nuevo de corea pyongyang, 11 de enero (atcc) -- el circulo social internacional apoya activamente el editorial conjunto de ano nuevo de la republica popular democratica de corea. el vicepresidente del comite nacional ugandes para el estudio de la idea juche en su declaracion fechada 3 senalo que el principio de dar prioridad a su lider, idea, ejercito y regimen referido en el editorial conjunto es un reflejo de la voluntand del pueblo coreano dispuesto a llevar a buen termino la causa revolucionaria de juche iniciada por su excelencia kim il sung, gran lider bajo la orientacion de su excelencia kim jong il, gran dirigente. dijo que el pueblo coreano al materializar cabalmente las tareas presentadas en el editorial conjunto hara del ano nuevo a ser adornado por las fiestas comunes de la humanidad un ano del nuevo salto. el presidente del comite peruano de apoyo a la reunificacion independiente y pacifica de corea en su declaracion fechada 4 senalo que para preservar la paz de la peninsula coreana y lograr su reunificacion independiente nacional es necesario oponerse a las maquinaciones de agresion y guerra y eliminar el peligro de la guerra, y agrego que los imperialistas deben abandonar el intento de aislar y aplastar a la rpdc y retirar de inmediato las tropas agresivas de sudcorea. el jefe del grupo de jovenes para el estudio de la idea juche kim jong il en viena en su declaracion fechada 4 subrayo que apoya activamente la linea de la construccion de potencia prospera y el proyecto de la reunificacion de corea presentados por su excelencia kim jong il, secretario general del partido del trabajo de corea. yuri idyumov, redactor en jefe del periodico ruso "glasnosti" en su entrevista sostenida el dia 8 con el corresponsal de la agencia telegrafica central de corea en su pais destaco que la idea de dar prioridad a su lider, idea, ejercito y regimen presentada en el editorial conjunto es la consigna eterna de la construccion de potencia prospera del siglo 21 que puede presentar solo corea socialista que se anima con la idea juche. el periodico libio "al jamahiriya" en el numero del dia 3 inserto un articulo senalando que el llamamiento del editorial conjunto de realizar la cooperacion nacional significa un inicio de la labor importante y practica del presente ano para lograr la reunificacion del pais. _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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