(North) Korean News: "U.S. Termed Ringleader of State-sponsored Terrorism"

I was wondering when the Juche Gazette would take notice of current events in the Middle East. The article is careful to frame this in terms of Israel and the Palestinians. The word "Lebanon," not to mention "Hizbullah," does not occur in the article despite the reference to "the grave situation prevailing in the Mideast":

The United States is the ringleader of state-sponsored terrorism. Rodong Sinmun Wednesday observes this in a signed article accusing it of defending Israel in its state-sponsored terrorism against Palestine under the motto of "anti-terrorism". The article says:

Israel's military invasion against Palestine was an inevitable product of the double-dealing policy now being pursued by the U.S. under the pretext of "anti-terrorism".

Israel's state-sponsored terrorism against Palestine would have been unthinkable without the U.S. backing and patronage.

It is the U.S. Mideast policy to help Israel boost its position in the region and thus retain its grip on it. By exercising its influence on the Mideast issue the U.S. seeks to expand the sphere of its influence on the region and create conditions favorable for using Israel as a shock brigade for carrying out its strategy to dominate it.

The U.S. has always stood by Israel in the Mideast issue while putting pressure on Palestine, instructing it to do this or that under the pretext of "aid." It is the demand of the U.S. that Palestine lay down arms, recognize Israel and submit to its fate.

The U.S., while acting a "mediator" of Mideast peace, took much pain to make sure that a Palestinian government that might join hands with Israel emerges in Palestine. However, its hope was snuffed out. As Hamas, a hard-lined military outfit of Palestine, took power, the U.S. resorted to a sinister trick.

The U.S. has worked hard overtly and covertly to bring down Hamas by branding it as "a terrorist organization" though it came to power through a democratic election.

Our Songun friends are no sillier than any other leftist attempting to make this point. It is almost as if Hamas did not exist before it won an election.

The U.S. has supported and protected its allies and other followers in their actions against independence and peace, applying double standards over a series of issues including "human rights issue." But it has put blatant pressure, sanctions and threat and blackmail upon those countries incurring its displeasure. This is clearly proven once again by the grave situation prevailing in the Mideast.

Some related items in today's Korean News:

Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties between DPRK and Syria Marked:

Muhammad Adib Al Hani, charge d' affaires ad interim of Syria here, hosted a reception Tuesday on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the DPRK and Syria.

Songun Politics Praised:

The North American Committee against Zionism and Imperialism posted a photo of President Kim Il Sung standing together with General Secretary Kim Jong Il and special write-ups praising the Songun politics on its Internet homepage "Songun Korea". The homepage in an article entitled "Springboard from which to make leap forward in building great prosperous powerful nation" noted that Kim Jong Il more dynamically pursued the independent Songun politics in the period of stern ordeals, foiling the imperialists' moves to isolate and stifle the DPRK and defending socialism.

Have a Juche day.

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