Minju Joson Saturday observes in a bylined commentary in this regard:

Lee's talk about "the north's provocation" goes to prove that he is a psychopath and an idiot without an equal in the world.

What is ridiculous is that by crying out for "strongly reacting to provocation from the north" rat-like Lee disclosed his intention to steadily strain the situation, the commentary notes, and goes on:

This is one more deliberate provocation getting on the nerves of the DPRK. All its service personnel and people are all out to wage a just sacred war to wipe out the rat-like Lee group to the last one as it perpetrated such treason as shaking its fist towards the Heaven. In this regard opposition parties and civic organizations in south Korea are condemning the group for having deteriorated the inter-Korean relations and created a war danger and demanding it roll back its wrong "policy toward the north." These voices are also heard from the "Saenuri Party."

Great irony is that Lee, tight-cornered internally and externally and badly beaten, is trumpeting about "strong reaction."

In a word, the rat-like Lee group has gone so mad with confrontation with fellow countrymen that it is busy squeaking, unable to judge what tragedy is befalling it.

Its reckless provocations are only precipitating its doomsday.