Part of the constant demonisation of People's Korea by the mainstream media is the vilification and slander of its leadership. By holding this meeting to mark the 83rd anniversary of the birth of comrade KIM JONG IL we are showing our solidarity with People’s Korea and hitting back at this vilification .
The anniversary of the birth of comrade KIM JONG IL, the 16th of February, is celebrated by the Korean people and friends of People's Korea throughout the world as the ' Day of the Shining Star '. This is because the exploits and achievements of comrade KIM JONG IL shine like a bright star.
I have actually been in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK ) or People’s Korea or Juche Korea for the Day of the Shining Star , back in February 2019 ,6 years ago..
During my visit I witnessed the reverence of the Korean people for the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL manifested at the bronze statues at the Mansu Hill where people were coming in droves to lay flowers in front of the statues of the great leaders. The Kimjongilia exhibition featuring stands from different DPRK ministries and institutions . I liked the stand from the Ministry of Railways and the Construction Bureau .
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On the Day of the Shining Star I was taken for a meal at the Pizza Restaurant in Mirae Scientists Street. The Committee paid and the driver joined us . We were entertained by a Karaoke singer who sang Korean , Chinese and Russian songs. We had a meal of pizza and spaghetti and a cup of Korean barley tea. I saw Korean families tucking into very large and hearty meals in stark contrast to some reports about the DPRK alleging hunger etc.
I was able to enjoy a performance of dolphins and sealions at the Rungna Dolphinarium and also a circus performance which included a successful 5 rotations by acrobats.
I also recall in August 2017 I was greatly honoured to visit Comrade KIM JONG IL’s birthplace at Mt Paektu.Although I had visited the DPRK over 10 times I had never been to Mt Paektu We travelled to the far northeastern part of the DPRK by an Air Koryo domestic flight , my first time on a DPRK domestic flight. Our plane landed at the charming Samjiyon airport .We visited the Secret Camp on Mt Paektu which is the birthplace of the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL and was the headquarters of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army(KPRA) . The scenery here is just as breathtaking as on Mt Paektu . We could see Jong Il Peak rising in the distance with sheer incredible majesty . There were clear streams that were refreshing to look at , it was tempting to drink the water from these streams . A red flag was proudly flying from the log cabin that had been the HQ of the KPRA . This was striking symbolism as the DPRK virtually alone in the world is upholding the red flag and maintaining socialist principles even though others, have thrown it down shamefully.
I would just mention that in when I saw the great leader Chairman KIM JONG IL in real life .
It was April 2002 . I had travelled to the DPRK as the delegate of the Korean Friendship Association of the UK and the old Society For Friendship with Korea , to participate in the celebrations of the 90th anniversary of the birth of the great leader President KIM IL SUNG . My guide was a lady from the DPRK Committee for Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries , Mrs Pak Song Ok .
I was invited to attend the National Meeting for the 90th anniversary of the birth of the great leader comrade KIM IL SUNG . I was given an invitation card . The national meeting was a grand event . It was held at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium which is near to the People's Palace of Culture .
The stadium was packed . We took our seats . I had a good view of the main platform . Suddenly , there was a peel of music and Chairman KIM JONG IL appeared on the stage with Party and government officials following him . ' Leader KIM JONG IL ! ' Exclaimed Mrs Pak at the top of her voice which became highly pitched . At the time Chairman KIM JONG IL was 60 but he did not look it , he looked like a much younger man . He marched fast and had a straight back , the dignified bearing of a General and a real leader . Everyone cheered , shouts of Manse resounded through the air . The applause and cheering went on for more than 5 minutes .I had never seen anything like it in my life . It was amazing . It showed how the people were united around comrade KIM JONG IL and the Workers Party of Korea.
The achievements and revolutionary activities of comrade are diverse and manifold , time does not permit me to speak about even a fraction of them , instead I would recommend that you study the books on our reading list . Today I would like to say something about comrade KIM JONG IL’s guidance to defence building in the DPRK as this is important because the DPRK ‘s nuclear deterrent is in the news because the DPRK has basically rejected denuclearisation .Marshal KIM JONG UN himself visited the DPRK Nuclear Weapons Institute and Nuclear Materials Production base on the 29th of January .
Comrade KIM JONG IL’s guidance to the revolutionary armed forces began on the 25th of August 1960 when he visited the historic Seoul Ryu Kyong Su no 105 Tank Division of the Korean People’s Army .It was this unit that liberated Seoul in June 1950 .
. Comrade KIM JONG IL given counsel during the Pueblo incident in 1968 , the EC121 incident in 1969 and Panmunjom incident in 1976 .
In December 1991 comrade KIM JONG IL was appointed as supreme commander of the Korean People’s Army by the 9th Plenary Meeting of the 6th WPK Central Committee.
The period after the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL became supreme commander of the KPA was a very tense one . Taking advantage of the collapse of the USSR the US imperialists launched wars all over the world such as in Yugoslavia (which had previously been a peaceful unified country ) , Somalia , Iraq and other places . The US wanted to knock down the DPRK , the bastion of socialism in the world that was upholding the red flag of socialism . The US imperialists fabricated the first 'nuclear crisis ' and staged war exercises against with the south Korean puppets . Comrade KIM JONG IL responded by ordering the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK into a semi-war state and declaring the DPRK's intention to quit the one-sided and unfair 'Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty ' which had been concocted by the imperialists and big power chauvinists . This was a great blow to the US imperialists and shook them rigid , so they entered into negotiations with the DPRK .
I can remember how in 1994 comrade KIM JONG IL , the supreme commander of the KPA dealt another blow to the US imperialists . One cold December day , I woke up in my flat and turned the radio on . The pips for 7am went and BBC Radio Four announced ' anti-aircraft gunners in north Korea say they have shot down a US army helicopter' . I was excited to hear that , I put on song
'No Motherland Without You ' , the theme song of supreme commander
comrade KIM JONG IL , translated into English it is as follows :
You pushed away the severe storm
You made us believe, Comrade Kim Jong-il
We cannot live without you
Our country cannot exist without you!
Our future and hope depend on you
People's fate depends on you, Comrade Kim Jong-il!
We cannot live without you
Our country cannot exist without you!
Even if the world changes hundreds of times
People believe in you, Comrade Kim Jong-il
We cannot live without you
Our country cannot exist without you!
Oh... Our Comrade Kim Jong-ilOur country cannot exist without you!
A most stirring song .
I thought at last someone had hit back against the arrogant US imperialists ! .The 1980s and early 1990s were a bad time , a time of abject surrender and capitulation to imperialism but the DPRK stood out as a shining light , a fortress of independence. One crew member of the helicopter was killed and the other one was captured . The captured crew member was only released after the US issued an apology to the DPRK .
The great leader comrade KIM JONG IL not only faced down the US imperialists but augmented the self-defence capabilities of People's Korea by turning it into a nuclear power. It was on the 6th of October 2006 that the DPRK carried out its first eve nuclear test .This was followed by another nuclear test on the 25th of May 2009.
There is no doubt that the DPRK nukes are both securing the independence of the DPRK and its socialist system as well as helping to maintain world peace. Just look what happened to Libya where they abandoned their nuclear programme in its early stages or Iraq which never really had nuclear weapons in the first place.
It was thanks to the leadership of comrade KIM JONG IL that the DPRK was turned into a mighty fortress of Juche . Today the leadership of Chairman KIM JONG IL is continued by his loyal successor respected Marshal KIM JONG UN .
Glory to the memory of the great leader comrade KIM JONG IL !
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