UK KFA Statement condemning Hoguk Exercise

The UK Korean Friendship Association and the Society For Friendship with Korea today
issued a joint statement condemning the aggressive and provocative "Hoguk" exercise
to be staged by the US imperialist aggressor forces and the south Korean puppet fascist armed forces from Sunday 2nd of November.

Noting that this involves 8,000 marines,generally regarded as the advance strike force of US imperialism we vehemently denounce this exercise as a grave threat to peace both in Korea but also in the world.

As the content of the exercise involves landing operations this can only be a rehearsal for the advance party of an invasion of the DPRK and attempt at seizing control of the DPRK and stifling people centred Juche Socialism by force of arms.Such an exercise is reckless and foolhardy in the extreme as it could provoke a nuclear armed conflict.It can be surmised that the US imperialists have several aims,firstly,intimidation of the DPRK into making concessions,secondy to stifle socialism in the DPRK,thirdly to create a shocking incident to distract from the US economic crisis and also bolster the US far right wing represented by McCain in the US presidential election.

These exercises go against the idea of the 6 party talks and also the June 15 and October 4th declarations.The exercises prove that the US imperialists are not sincere about relaxing tension on the Korean peninsula

We call on the US imperialists and south Korean puppets to halt these exercises at
once !
KOREA IS ONE!
YANKEE OUT!
signed
Dermot Hudson
Official Delegate KFA UK
vice president SFK UK
vice chairman Co Ordinating Committee of Friends of Korea of the UK
Chairman Juche Idea Study Group of England
President ASSPUK