Rodong Sinmun Saturday observes in a bylined commentary in this regard:

What the traitor uttered is nothing but a shriek made by those who are taken aback by the DPRK's will to resolutely wipe out the hateful group of traitors to the nation.

The Lee group is the arch criminal who brought the inter-Korean relations to a total collapse, creating a touch-and-go situation on the peninsula. The group, however, is shifting the responsibility for this grave situation onto the DPRK. This reminds one of a thief crying "Stop the thief!"

Clear is the aim sought by Lee in kicking off confrontation and war hysteria again. It is aimed to boost the morale of his yes men seized with uneasiness and horror and label the DPRK a provocateur in a bid to justify his group's crimes and stick to his policy of confrontation.

The above-said behaviors of Lee and his clan clearly indicate who is to blame for escalating tension on the Korean Peninsula and creating the danger of a nuclear war.

The Supreme Command of the Korean People's Army had already clarified its firm stand that it would wipe out the Lee group of traitors to the last man as they are desperately working to escalate the confrontation with fellow countrymen and start of a war of aggression, while hurting even the dignity of its supreme leadership.

As the KPA had already declared, it will blow up the Lee group of traitors and its bases for smear campaigns through a sacred war of its own style.