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Korea
KCNA flails Japan’s moves to blockade DPRK
2003-07-02
KCNA -- The Japanese government is contemplating the adjustment of the system of exchanging information about illegal export with other Asian countries under the pretext of "preventing the illegal supply of weapons of mass destruction and missile substance." The adjustment of the system much publicized by Japan is aimed to set up an institutional mechanism of intercepting and inspecting vessels and aircraft that transport nuclear substance, missile parts or facilities and materials needed for manufacturing them. This is, in essence, designed to justify its blockade against the DPRK in all parts of Asia.
If you guys were exporting televisions or shoes this wouldn't be a problem. Of course, if you were doing that, you wouldn't be a problem. Hilariously Explicitly speaking, the DPRK has not acceded to the missile technology control system and, therefore, it is an independent if nutbag sovereign state that is not bound to any law as far as export and transfer of technology are concerned. The DPRK government's policy of export of arms calls for making legal trade to meet demands of sovereign states for their legitimate self-defence. Therefore, the Japanese reactionaries' view that the DPRK might have smuggled nuclear substance and missiles to terrorist groups can not but be an insult to the DPRK's firm stand against terrorism.
"At least, the juche definition of terrorism..."
Japan's intention to intercept and inspect the DPRK's vessels is an insolent act that wantonly violates international law which bans searching or seizing ships in the open sea. What matters is that the Japanese reactionaries are acting a shock brigade in carrying out the Bush administration's policy to lay an international siege to the DPRK, taking advantage of its policy to stifle the DPRK in the wake of the U.S.-Japan summit talks.
So stifle already! It is a publicly known fact that Bush and Koizumi vowed to inspect the DPRK's ships under the pretext of preventing the "smuggling of drugs and weapons and the illegal financial transaction" at the talks. To this end, Japan discussed the issue of setting its maritime "self-defence force" in motion to "intercept the DPRK's ships engaged in smuggling drugs, weapons and counterfeit money" and the way of taking "multilateral measures" against its ships in the open sea.
That's more scare quotes than in a Reuters piece. Moreover, the chief cabinet secretary of Japan officially declared that he would take all measures including the inspection of the DPRK's ships at 50 Japanese ports. All this goes to clearly prove that by misusing the complicated and tense situation on the Korean peninsula the Japanese reactionaries seek to evade its responsibility to compensate for its hideous crimes committed against the Koreans in the past and realize its ambition for the reinvasion of Korea at any cost.
Right about now I'd forgive Japan a lot if they re-occupied NKor and started fixing it. If Japan infringes upon the sovereignty of the DPRK in cooperation with the U.S., prompted by a sinister intention, the DPRK will not hesitate to strongly retaliate against it.
Weak. No army spirit, no juche, not even a running dog to be found. [holds up card] 6.5 at best.
Posted by:Steve White

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