North Korea Ask Their Citizens to Defend Jong-Un till Death

North Korea asked its people to the death to defend the new leader Kim Jong-Un, and vowed to make every effort for welfare. The assertion is written in the New Year editorial in a local newspaper, Sunday (01/01/2012).
"The whole Party, entire army and all people should have a strong belief that they will be a bastion of human and human shields to defend to the death of Kim Jong-Un, and abide by a large party for ever," wrote one of the government-controlled media.
Jong-Un, who in her 20s, was announced as the leader of North Korea after Kim Jong-Il's father died on December 17, 2011. On Saturday, North Korea announced the appointment of Jong-Un officially became supreme commander of the 1.2 million-strong military personnel or military power the world's fourth largest.
North Korean officials have publicly declared his loyalty to the new leader and warned the world not to expect any policy changes. In addition, North Korea also threatened because they do not respect the 13-day period of mourning over the death of Kim Jong-Il.
The editorial asserts pledge to consolidate the armed forces and urged the United Seriat pull 28,500 troops from South Korea. However, North Korea also said it would establish friendly relations with countries that respect the sovereignty of the country.
Newspaper published a statement that the ruling communist party newspaper Rodong Sinmun and other papers, affirmed the importance of the role of the party. Earlier, the party had ruled by Kim Jong-Il who prefer the military.
"To achieve victory in propelling the progress of this year, the need to strengthen the party and enhance its leadership role in the maximum," the statement said.
North Korea has set a goal of becoming a strong and prosperous country this year. "This year is the year in which Kim Jong-Il plans to prosper will produce a brilliant result," wrote the newspaper.
North Korea's economic crisis. Factories and power shortages of raw materials. Outside the city of Pyongyang, millions of people each day struggle just to find food for themselves and their families. Food shortages that began mid-1990s has killed hundreds of thousands of people.

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