US Must Not Forget the Lesson of History
In the
stirring period when the 70 million compatriots are dynamically conducting the
national reunification movement upholding the slogan “Let Us Open Up a New Era
of Independent Reunification, Peace and Prosperity by Concerted Efforts of Our
Nation!”, we, seeing again the US armed spy ship “Pueblo”, hardly repress the
burning indignation toward the US, today, 40 years after its capture.
The
“Pueblo” is historical evidence that demonstrated throughout the world the
victory of the DPRK in the showdown with the US for defending the sovereignty
and dignity of the nation.
The US
armed spy ship “Pueblo” intruded deep into the DPRK territorial waters to
commit spy acts and seized by the valiant Korean navy force on January 23,
1968.
Facing the
most shameful defeat in the US history that a US warship was captured by a
foreign country, the White House ran amuck like a burnt calf.
Instead of
admitting its criminal aggression act, the US committed aggression forces
including the nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier “Enterprise” to the Korean East
Sea off Wonsan and mobilized enormous aggression forces enough to carry out a
full war near the Korean seas, clamoring for “retaliation if north Korea does
not set free the ‘Pueblo’ at once”, unhesitating in military intimidation and
blackmailing moves against the DPRK.
With the
anxiety for a breakout of the third world war in Korea, hundreds of millions of
humankind were closely watching the situation of Korea and conscientious people
were grinding their teeth before the military intimidation and blackmailing of
the White House against Korea.
However,
the solemn declaration of President Kim Il Sung that the Korean people
and People’s Army would retaliate for the “retaliation” of the US imperialists,
return all-out war for all-out war, was a thunder and lighting that appalled
the US imperialists and their followers, rendering an indefinite strength and
courage to the progressives aspiring after independence.
President Kim
Il Sung, the ever-victorious iron-willed brilliant commander, shattered
once again the myth of the “mightiness” of US imperialism to smithereens in
front of the whole world.
The US
could not but write an apology in which it pledged itself not to invade the Korean
territorial waters again, and kneel down.
The
“Pueblo”, exhibited on the bank of the River Daedong where the monument to the
sinking of the US pirate ship “Sherman” which was destroyed after invading
Korea 140-odd years ago, attests that the history of the US aggression of Korea
is very long and obstinate, and the US has suffered shameful defeat every time
in the DPRK-US confrontation.
The
“Pueblo” incident reminds all the fellow countrymen in the south, north and
overseas of something valuable.
It is that
for holding great President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il in
high esteem, the Korean nation could reliably safeguard its sovereignty and
dignity, and only anti-US independence is a true way of life.
The US
imperialists must not forget the lesson of history given by both US armed ships
“Sherman” and “Pueblo” on the bank of the River Daedong that faced only bitter
defeat in their invasions of Korea.
If the US
continues its hostile policy towards Korea and pursues its aggression moves
against it, it will face a more disgraceful destruction by the strength of the
KPA and the Korean people, thousand times stronger than it was 40 years ago.
The AINDF
and the patriotic people in south Korea will more energetically wage the
struggle to check and frustrate the aggressive joint military drills and the
arms buildup in south Korea, dismantle the US military bases and expel the US
troops from south Korea.
Zo Il Min,
Representative of the Pyongyang Mission of the AINDF
January 22 Juche 97(2008)
