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Rodong Sinmun Calls for Merciless Punishment to Provocateurs
Pyongyang, August 23 (KCNA) -- The U.S. imperialists and the south Korean Lee Myung Bak group of traitors kicked off the worst military provocation aimed at invading the DPRK. It is, therefore, quite natural for the army and people of the DPRK to strongly react to it. Rodong Sinmun Thursday says this in a bylined article.

Due to the reckless confrontation and war moves of the U.S. and the south Korean regime, tension has been extremely escalated on the Korean Peninsula, pushing the situation to a grave phase, the article notes, and goes on:

As long as the anti-DPRK confrontation policy is pursued and war drills targeted against it never cease in south Korea, the Korean nation can neither see a peaceful environment on the Korean Peninsula nor escape the danger of a nuclear war.

The developments go to prove that it is the only way of achieving lasting peace on the peninsula to wage a sacred war of justice to put an end to the politically-motivated military provocations of the U.S. and the Lee Myung Bak group of traitors and attain national reunification.

The DPRK has so far made every possible effort to improve the inter-Korean relations and achieve peace and reunification of the country.

There is, however, a limit to its patience.

Its service personnel and people are now all out to wipe out the Lee group keen to bring dark clouds of a nuclear war to hang over Korea in collusion with the U.S.

They will mercilessly punish the invaders and provocateurs in hearty response to the order given by the great brilliant commander of Mt. Paektu as their hearts are burning with the spirit of devotedly protecting the leader and the country and conviction of sure victory, concludes the article.

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