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N Korea defends Saddam, blasts US as kingpin of state terrorism
Seoul, Apr 05: North Korea today blasted the United States as the `kingpin of state terrorism` for its plans to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Seoul, Apr 05: North Korea today blasted the United States as the "kingpin of state terrorism" for its plans to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
A North Korean newspaper said the leader "of every country is the supreme representative of power elected according to the will and demand of its people."
Noting the US-led war in Iraq aims to "remove the Iraqi leadership including President Saddam," the paper said no international law gave Washington the right to do so. "Nevertheless, the US made it a state policy to kill the leader of other country and is pursuing it in broad daylight, which clearly shows that the US is the kingpin of state terrorism and a rogue state," it said.
North Korea has been accusing the United States of planning to invade the communist country when it's done fighting in Iraq. US President George W. Bush had labeled North Korea as part of an "axis of evil" with Iraq and Iran, saying all three were developing weapons of mass destruction.
The United States and its allies are trying to muster international pressure on North Korea to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons programs. Washington has said it seeks a diplomatic solution to the dispute with Pyongyang, but has added that all options remain open.
Bureau Report
Noting the US-led war in Iraq aims to "remove the Iraqi leadership including President Saddam," the paper said no international law gave Washington the right to do so. "Nevertheless, the US made it a state policy to kill the leader of other country and is pursuing it in broad daylight, which clearly shows that the US is the kingpin of state terrorism and a rogue state," it said.
North Korea has been accusing the United States of planning to invade the communist country when it's done fighting in Iraq. US President George W. Bush had labeled North Korea as part of an "axis of evil" with Iraq and Iran, saying all three were developing weapons of mass destruction.
The United States and its allies are trying to muster international pressure on North Korea to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons programs. Washington has said it seeks a diplomatic solution to the dispute with Pyongyang, but has added that all options remain open.
Bureau Report