No Entitlement

U.S. "Human Rights" Offensive under Fire in S. Korea

Pyongyang, August 31, 2005 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for the Reunification Solidarity of south Korea reportedly issued a commentary on August 21 lashing at the U.S. appointment of an "envoy for the human rights issue of north Korea". The commentary charged that this appointment is a sort of attack as it goes against the spirit of the six-party talks. A "sort of" attack, huh? This must be the same kind of attack the U.S has been waging on the D.P.R.K all along. The action taken by the United States to bring forward again the "human rights issue" as part of its campaign against the north brought once again disappointment to the Koreans who desire an early settlement of the nuclear issue and touched off their anger, the commentary said, adding: The U.S., which is not entitled to talk about human rights, as opposed to North Koreans, who are not "entitled" to talk about ANYTHING is persisting in its smear campaign against the north. This cannot be construed otherwise than a sinister aim to vitiate the atmosphere of national cooperation and reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula at present and bring the trend of DPRK-U.S. dialogue back to the past confrontation. An act of blocking the reunification constitutes the worst violation of human rights according to the K.C.N.A on the Korean Peninsula and to cooperate in the efforts to achieve reunification and frustrate the moves for a war mean the fullest guarantee of human rights, the commentary said. It urged the U.S. to ponder over the ardent passion for reunification on the Korean Peninsula once again, withdraw the base and futile "human rights" offensive and the hostile policy toward the north and opt for warming its relations with the north at once. NO...