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N. Korea's "National Defence Commission" - i.e. DPRK's ministry of WAR(^^) - released today(via KCNA) the following statement:
   

The U.S. and the south Korean puppet regime should take a bold decision of taking the following practical measures if they want to shirk the historical responsibility for the prevailing grave situation on the Korean Peninsula and evade sledge-hammer retaliatory blows of the army and people of the DPRK and if they truly stand for dialogue and negotiations:
   

First, they should immediately stop all their provocative acts against the DPRK and apologize for all of them.
   

As the first phase, they should take measures of retracting the UN Security Council's "resolutions on sanctions" cooked up under absurd pretexts.
   

They should bear in mind that doing so would be a token of good will towards the DPRK.
   

The south Korean puppet forces should promptly halt all anti-DPRK rackets being kicked up by them, linking their own mishaps such as the Cheonan warship sinking incident and the "March 20 hacking case" to the north.
   

Second, they should give formal assurances before the world that they would not stage again such nuclear war drills to threaten or blackmail the DPRK.
   

Dialogue can never go with war actions.
   

Frequent nuclear war maneuvers will only strain the situation and totally block the way of dialogue.
   

The army and people of the DPRK will not be taken in by sophism that the nuclear war drills being staged under its very nose are annual and defensive military actions for defending the U.S. and guaranteeing the security of south Korea.
   

Third, they should make a decision to withdraw all nuclear war means from south Korea and its vicinity and give up their attempt to reintroduce them as their immediate duty.
   

They should bear in mind that the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula can begin with the pullout of the nuclear war means introduced by the U.S. and this may lead to the global denuclearization.
   

The chief of Chongwadae should not forget that the prospect of south Korea may be rosy when the DPRK's nukes are considered as a property common to the nation but south Korea is bound to go to ruin when it remains under the U.S. nuclear umbrella.
   

The situation on the peninsula is directly linked with peace and security in Northeast Asia and the rest of the world.
   

The army and people of the DPRK together with the world peace-loving people who sympathize with justice and value conscience will closely follow the future behavior of the U.S. and its followers.

Related article(MUST READ!!!):
☞ Planet Pyongyang (The Daily Beast, 4.15)

 

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The background:

In South Korea, local medical clinics run by provincial governments exist around the country. These clinics are essential to providing needed healthcare services to rural and low income families and patients.
   But recently, however, the provincial government of Gyeongnam Province announced its plan to close the Jinju Medical Center(JMC), citing the center’s deficit as the reason. In response the patients at the clinic faced with forced discharge have begun to protest. The clinic workers have also been struggling to keep the clinic open, with the nurses going so far as to begin a hunger strike... (source: Korea Health & Medical Workers' Union/KHMU)

Meanwhile, y'day afternoon, Park Seok-yong(KHMU) and Kang Soo-dong(KCTU Jinju Regional Council) occupied the broadcasting tower on top of the Gyeongnam Provincial Gov't building...

 
...and declared an unrestricted sit-in struggle until the closure of JMC will be off the table!!

Related articles in the S. Korean press:
☞ Bill on Jinju Medical Center Rammed Through Local Council... (Kyunghyang Shinmun, 4.15)
☞ Fate of Jinju hospital cause for controversy (JoongAng Ilbo, 4.15)
☞ Hospital closure (Korea Herald, 4.08)
☞ Public hospital system put to test at Jinju Medical (K. Times, 4.03)


More updated reports/articles (in Korean^^) you'll find here!!

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One week ago(4.04) in the early morning: So-called civil servants - i.e. thugs hired by the Seoul Central District(Jung-gu) office - plus more than 200 riot cops attacked...

... dismissed Ssangyong Motor workers nearby Daehanmun, the main entrance of Deoksu-gung(palace) in downtown Seoul and destroyed/removed the "Ssangyong Memorial Site", established almost one year ago!

But THE STRUGGLE, incl. solidarity activities, GOES ON...

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Today's Kyunghyang Shinmun published the following piece:

"Attack Websites to Liberate North Korean Citizens"

Anonymous Korea, the South Korean branch of an international group of hackers who call themselves Anonymous, released a list of South Koreans who subscribed to a North Korean propaganda website, Uriminjok-kkiri (among our people).

On April 8, The Kyunghyang Shinmun interviewed a member (Twitter ID @Anonsi) of Anonymous Korea. In the interview, the hacker said, "The attacks on North Korea and Israel were carried out to liberate the citizens of North Korea and to retaliate for the numerous casualties due to Israel's raid on Gaza."
 

Recently, Anonymous hacked into and attacked Israeli and North Korean websites causing the sites to crash. The hacker we interviewed acknowledged, "The forewarning that we will attack North Korean websites this coming June 25 is true." Earlier, Anonymous had announced they might attack North Korean nuclear facilities as well as their government websites on June 25.

Q. Does a group called Anonymous actually exist or is it just a name commonly used by hackers?
 

A. It's an actual group. It's just not a formal organization. It's a group of like-minded people. We are anonymous. We maintain our anonymity and hack according to our purpose.
 

Q. Do you hack individually or collaborate?
 

A. Sometimes we work separately. When we collaborate, we divide [the roles] into hackers and those who engage in tango down (crashing a certain website) attacks.
 

Q. Why did you target North Korea and Israel for the latest attack?
 

A. We are not the United Nations. We only act according to our beliefs. We wanted to urge North Korea to free its citizens and to cease further provocations, and Kim Jong-un to step down. As for Israel, it was in retaliation for the countless casualties who suffered from the raids on Gaza.
 

Q. Some are concerned that hacking into North Korean websites can trigger regional warfare or an all-out war.

 
A. The results will be the same, even if we don't do what we do.
 

Q. Unlike a typical online attack by hackers, you disclosed your identity after the attack on North Korea. Why?
 

A. Anonymous originally discloses its identity. Most of the [hacking] operations are carried out in public.
 

Q. What do you think about North Korea's technical capability in online hacking and defense?
 

A. I'm not sure since I haven't tested them directly, but considering their security status, I don't think they're that powerful.

 
Q. How did you proceed with the latest attack?

 
A. On March 30, we ventured to tango down 5 websites. Then we hacked into the sites. One of the major websites was the Uriminjokkkiri website, which praises Kim Jong-un and promotes propaganda targeting South Koreans.
 

Q. Hacking is illegal. Do you think there is a positive aspect to hacking?
 

A. Like the recent North Korean operation, we hack for a bigger cause. It's hacktivism (a movement in which people hack or incapacitate a target server computer or develop such technologies for a sociopolitical cause). If North Korea cannot engage in provocations and if the North Korean citizens can be free due to our actions, this can be an example of hacktivism.
 

Q. Some view Anonymous as an ideological or political group.
 

A. We hack according to our ways and beliefs, so we don't care about evaluation or criticism from the public. We pursue freedom, peace, the right to know, and the freedom of expression.
 

Q. What are your future plans? You said you would launch an online attack on North Korea this coming June 25.
 

A. We will not stop #Op NorthKorea and #Op FreeKorea. And we are preparing #Op KoreanWar this June. If North Korea engages in provocations, we can launch additional attacks any time. We will continue our attack until we get what we demand and achieve our goal.

http://english.khan.co.kr/khan_art_view.html?artid=201304091821557&code=710100

Related articles:
☞ Anonymous Korea shrouded in mystery (K. Times, 4.09)
☞ Anonymous vows to keep up attacks (JoongAng Ilbo, 4.08)
☞ Anonymous releases names of N. Korea propaganda site members (Hankyoreh, 4.06)
☞ 'Anonymous' Hackers Declare Cyber War On North Korea (Huffington Post, 4.04)

 

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The full text of yesterday's "editorial" you'll find here!!