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In a uniform editorial in three newspapers representing the North's party, military and youth militia, North Korea has urged South Koreans to prevent the opposition Grand National Party and conservatives from taking power by any means at their disposal. Commenting on South Korea's presidential election scheduled on Dec. 19, 2007, the editorial said South Koreans from all walks of life should form an anti-conservative grand coalition and take the presidential election as an opportunity to throw out "conservative, pro-American power." The three papers have regularly carried a uniform New Year's editorial since 1995 to sum up North Korean leader Kim Jeong-il's policy goals for the year.
Last October's nuclear test was "an auspicious event in our national history as it realized the Korean people's centuries-old desire," it said, adding that thanks to the test, Pyongyang has a watertight defense against any nuclear threat and enemy invasion. The editorial comments heavily on economic issues, to the point where the word "economy" features some 34 times. "Developing North Korea into an economic power house is urgent call to advance the revolution and society, a truly rewarding historic mission that will propel North Korea among the leading nations in the world."
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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