16:23 The Immortal Exploits of the Peerless Great Man Who Lives Forever in the Hearts of Progressive Humanity | |
Rodong Sinmun Wednesday, December 17, 2025, Page 6
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The Peerless Great Man Everliving in the Hearts of Progressive Humanity As days pass and years flow by, the boundless reverence for the peerless great man grows ever more intense. Progressive humanity earnestly recalls the noble achievements of the great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il who devoted all his being to the realization of the world revolutionary cause of independence. A Genius Ideological Theorist and a Rare Political Leader Among the immortal feats accomplished by the great General, the most brilliant is deepening and developing the Juche ideology—the supreme essence of human thought history—imbuing progressive peoples of the world with the most scientific revolutionary guiding principle and an invincible ideological and theoretical weapon. By his vigorous ideological and theoretical activities, the great General formally established the revolutionary thought of the Great Leader as a complete system of Juche ideology, theory, and method, an immortal merit noted in the history of human thought. The National Committee for the Study of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism of Nigeria posted this article on their internet homepage: “The Juche ideology, recognized as the guiding thought of the human independence cause, cannot be thought of without the names of its founder, President Kim Il Sung, and Leader Kim Jong Il. Leader Kim Jong Il once comprehensively analyzed and summed up the century-long history of the working class ideology and concluded that prior theories cannot correctly answer the theoretical and practical problems posed by the present era. In a classical work published on February 19, 1974, he clarified that President Kim Il Sung's revolutionary thought is a complete system of Juche ideology, theory, and method and solemnly declared Juche ideology as the original thought tied exclusively to the President's name, known as Kimilsungism” An academic from the University of London praised that under Kim Jong Il's leadership, revolutionary thought of President Kim Il Sung was systematized completely, shedding light on the correct guiding thought, revolutionary theory, and methods of struggle for the era of independence. Truly, the revolutionary lifetime of Leader Kim Jong Il was that of a genius ideological theorist and a rare political leader. A political figure from Bangladesh praised that Leader Kim Jong Il provided comprehensive answers to theoretical and practical problems arising in the course of carrying out the people's cause of independence and the socialist cause. At the turn of the last century, when socialism collapsed successively in many countries and imperialists and reactionaries loudly proclaimed the “complete demise of socialism,” Leader Kim Jong Il published immortal works such as “Historical Lessons of Socialist Construction and the General Line of Our Party”, “No Disturbance of Socialism Can Be Permitted”, and “Socialism Is Science”, instilling confidence in victory for the socialist cause. His works became beacons illuminating humanity’s path and the scourge to all injustice and sophistry. To this day, numerous parties and peoples study and absorb the great leader's ideological theory deeply. The precious legacy left by Leader Kim Jong Il will shine forever along with the triumphant advance of the anti-imperialist independence cause.” The General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist-Leninist), the Chairman of the Communist Workers' Federation of Finland, and the Chairman of the Study Group on Juche Thought of Thailand acclaimed that great ideology is both the torch illuminating the world and the locomotive that propels history forward. Comrade Kim Jong Il's ideological theory shines as an encyclopedic treasury of revolution and construction with originality, profundity, scientific nature, and people-centeredness. His Life Was a Lifetime of Dedication to the Happiness of the People The entire life of the great General was a history of dedication to the motherland and the people. The great General devoted everything he had for the people. Therefore, progressive humanity cannot help but harbor profound reverence for the great General who held the noblest view of the people. The Chairman of the Study Society of Juche Thought in Delhi, India, expressed overwhelming emotion brimming with endless reverence for the great General who always placed the people first in his heart and wove a lifelong history of love for the people. “Comrade Kim Jong Il's life was one of dedication to the victory of the Korean revolution and the happiness of the people. He was a loving father who devoted all his life to the people. No one had ever ridden the people's train of progress and continued local guidance until the last years of his life like Comrade Kim Jong Il. The precious achievements of Comrade Kim Jong Il are immortal.” This is not merely the passionate tribute of an individual in India. A responsible official of a Juche Thought study group in the Democratic Republic of Congo shared his feelings, stating that Leader Kim Jong Il spared no moment of rest while conducting field guidance throughout the country to ensure that the Korean people live without fear in the world. He added that one will never find such a great politician and loving father of the people anywhere else on earth. The Russian newspaper 'Zavtra' described the article titled “White Snow and Kim Jong Il.” “When recalling the life of Leader Kim Jong Il, the first image that comes to mind is white snow. His life was as pure as white snow. To Leader Kim Jong Il, there was nothing for himself alone. He always wore plain jackets, enduring fatigue with short naps on relentless field tours, yet everywhere he ensured the establishment of factories, new houses, and cultural and recreational facilities to improve people's lives. He erected many monuments and statues honoring those who made merits for the motherland but did not permit a single statue for himself. Even on distant foreign visits, his mind was on the people left behind. Even in the last period of his great life, continuing field guidance, the noble life of Leader Kim Jong Il will forever remain in the hearts of the Korean people and progressive humanity.” The Guinea National Broadcasting Service reported on the core element of the great General’s noble character—his love for the people. “Comrade Kim Jong Il cherished the people the most and carried out an unprecedented benevolent governance. His leadership record displays days filled with the true image of a politician devoted to the people. Even after his passing, Leader Kim Jong Il is still called a loving father and receives endless admiration from the people. It is truly natural for the Korean people to praise and follow such a leader.” His Merits in Defending World Peace and Security Will Be Passed Down in History Forever “Comrade Kim Jong Il did not guard the fate of a single country alone but defended the cause of justice, world peace, and security.” “Without Comrade Kim Jong Il's Songun politics, true peace on earth would have disappeared long ago.” “Leader Kim Jong Il is truly a great man among great men.” ... These are the voices raised by progressive humanity worldwide praising the immortal achievements of the great leader Kim Jong Il who defended world peace and security with invincible military power and led the human independence cause to victory. At the end of the 20th century, world peace and security were seriously threatened. Socialism collapsed in many countries, and there were great changes in world political structure and power relations. Imperialists relentlessly conspired to crush our Republic which consistently upheld the banner of independence and socialism, intensifying aggressive war plans. The world watched Korea with unease and concern. At such a time, the great General embraced firm belief and will that justice can only be secured by strong might and embarked on the tireless revolutionary Songun leadership path. He placed the People's Army, the pillar and main force of the revolution, at the forefront to firmly defend our socialism, the human independence cause, and world peace. A Russian writer expressed his stirred emotions saying that history was politics that forced people to hold guns only after hearing invasion gunfire, and politics that made guns and cannons only after invaders broke down the nation's gates. The history of a country's downfall and destruction of peace started from there. World politics woke from a deep sleep by the great bell of Korea’s new politics to defend the fatherland and preserve world peace—Songun politics. “Leader Kim Jong Il emphasized the strengthening of military power as the foremost national affair in the Songun politics he fully implemented in the 1990s. Military-first is indeed the right viewpoint. He regarded military-first as the fundamental guarantee for defending the homeland, a decisive guarantee for preventing aggression and war, and safeguarding world peace. It was a great discovery in political history.” The chairman of the National Committee of the People's Progressive Party of Nigeria emphasized that the historic achievement of Leader Kim Jong Il who crushed imperialist aggression and hegemony and defended peace and security with his original Songun politics will be passed down in history forever. He highlighted: “Leader Kim Jong Il held the principle firmly from an early age that if military might is weak, the nation and people cannot be protected, nor can peace be established. Throughout his lifetime he emphasized and prioritized the military. Under his vigorous leadership, the Korean People’s Army grew into an invincible strong army. He led the U.S.-DPRK nuclear standoff to a brilliant victory, establishing a reliable guarantee to defend not only the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia but also world peace. With Korea possessing powerful war deterrent capability, the era when imperialists threatened the country with nuclear weapons has permanently ended.” Comrade Kim Jong Il was a master leader and an unparalleled Songun commander, as confirmed by the chairman of the Romanian Socialist Party, the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Belarusian Communist Party, and the national leader of the Mexican Workers' Party, who declared that the sacred name of Comrade Kim Jong Il, who led the socialist cause with unwavering anti-imperialist stance and will, will be forever treasured in the hearts of humanity. Other figures from the Pakistan Self-reliance Research Association, the South African Association for Friendship and Solidarity with the Korean People, and the Ethiopian National Committee for the Study of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism also paid highest glory and respect to the great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il, who achieved eternal immortal achievements before the homeland, revolution, era, and history with exceptional wisdom and political skill. As universally acclaimed by the world, by the great General’s extraordinary wisdom, outstanding leadership, iron will, and superhuman dedication, the human independence cause could advance victoriously along one path. The immortal achievements the great General built for the victorious advance of the human independence cause will shine forever. Reporter of this agency Memorial Events Held in Various Countries On the 14th anniversary of the passing of the great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il, memorial meetings, discussions, seminars, lectures, photo exhibitions, and film screenings were held in Myanmar, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Belarus, Czech Republic, and Tanzania. Political and social figures of these countries, Juche ideology study groups, and friendship and solidarity organizations with Korean people participated in the events. At the film screenings, films depicting the noble portrait of the Father general, who is revered by all mankind as a veteran world political figure, and video clips showing the proud current reality of our Republic making comprehensive socialist development under the great Party’s leadership were shown. Speeches were delivered at the events. The central executive member of the Myanmar Journalists Association said in respect toward the passing of the great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il: Today, amid complex and complicated international political situations that many countries are engulfed in crises and confusion, only Korea steadily advances on its path without wavering, achieving remarkable accomplishments. The reason is that Korea thoroughly implements the line of independence. Comrade Kim Jong Il steadfastly upheld the principle of independence throughout revolutionary activity, making Korea a powerful socialist country of independence, self-reliance, and self-defense. Even when ruling socialist parties in numerous countries collapsed one after another and capitalism restored in a great political upheaval, any attempt or scheme of imperialist coalition forces against Korea, which regards independence as life and steadfastly continues on the road of socialism, was powerless. Korea’s dignity as an independent country and strong power cannot be thought of without the immortal achievements of Comrade Kim Jong Il. Under the excellent leadership of Comrade Kim Jong Un, Korea’s proud tradition is being firmly inherited. Figures of the National Leadership of Indonesia’s Diversity Party and the Indonesian-Korean Friendship and Cultural Exchange Association said that under the refined leadership of Comrade Kim Jong Un, people-oriented policies and national policies for children are published and steadily implemented in Korea, and many excellent buildings for the people are rising everywhere. They expressed admiration for Korea’s magnificent progress and pledged to actively work for further development of friendly relations between the two countries. Members of the leadership of the Bulgarian Communist Party, the head of the Bulgarian Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism Study Group, the secretary of the Bulgarian-Korean Friendship Association, and the director of the DPRK Culture and Information Center in Bulgaria’s Vratsa city stressed that during the period when the world socialist cause encountered serious twists and turns, Comrade Kim Jong Il upheld the banner of Songun, crushed the vicious anti-DPRK suppression schemes of imperialist coalition forces, firmly defended Korea-style socialism, and actively worked for world peace and security and friendship and unity among peoples, making a gigantic contribution to the realization of the human independence cause. His achievements will be engraved forever in the heroic struggle history of progressive peoples aspiring for independence and socialism. They were amazed at how our people have achieved miraculous results in socialist construction under the great Party’s leadership and extended full support and solidarity to the Korean people’s socialist cause, expressing hope that the Korean people will achieve even greater successes in building a prosperous nation. The head of the Belarus group for solidarity with the DPRK and the secretary of the National Coordinating Committee of the Juche Ideology Study Group in Tanzania said that progressive humanity worldwide deeply looks back on the noble life of the peerless great man who dedicated all for the victorious advance of the socialist cause, praised the great General’s immortal Party-building achievements and his boundlessly noble personality, and affirmed that the voices of all peoples’ endless praise and admiration for Comrade Kim Jong Il will continue indefinitely across ages and centuries. The chairman of the Czech Juche Ideology Study and Realization Group spoke as follows: The thought and cause of Comrade Kim Jong Il are brilliantly carried forward and developed by General Secretary Kim Jong Un. Last October, when I visited Korea for the 80th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea, I was completely captivated by the great image of General Secretary Kim Jong Un. Adults and children alike, undeterred by the pouring rain, enthusiastically cheered for General Secretary Kim Jong Un, and from the passionate scenes, I felt deeply the absolute trust of the Korean people in their leader, which moved me deeply. I will work more actively to widely introduce and publicize the true reality of Korean society, which no other country can imitate or create. 【Korean Central News Agency】 Warning Against Western War Provocations Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned against Western war provocations in a speech at a meeting on the 11th. He stated that the Western plan to wage a "quick anti-Russia war" using Ukraine has failed and accused the West of sowing seeds of new conflicts and shamelessly engaging in fraud and deceit against Russia. He said if Western countries continue to insist on shabby logic, the end will not be good. He emphasized that the West regards Russia as an eternal enemy and warned that if Western countries decide on war, Russia is prepared to respond immediately. Condemnation of U.S. Piracy The spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced the United States’ capture of oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela on the 12th as "state piracy." They condemned the seizure of foreign trading vessels as a heinous violation of international law and a flagrant breach of international maritime safety rules. They warned of the negative consequences arising from the U.S.’ repeated coercive actions against world peace, security, and trade activities, urging all governments and international organizations to oppose this illegal, villainous act and hold the United States fully responsible. Denunciation of NATO Secretary-General’s Reckless Speech On the 12th, the Hungarian Foreign and Trade Minister denounced the NATO Secretary-General’s reckless remarks relating to Russia’s next target being NATO and readiness to attack NATO within five years, labeling it as an act increasing the risk of war. He called such rhetoric irresponsible, dangerous, and provocative and condemned NATO for undermining peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict behind the scenes. Declaration Not to Abandon Weapons Naem Qassem, the Secretary-General of the Lebanese patriotic organization Hezbollah, declared at a meeting on the 13th that his organization will never relinquish weapons under any circumstances. He said Hezbollah will protect itself even if the sky falls and will let the U.S. know that it will not give up weapons even if war is brought to Lebanon. He argued that it is the responsibility of the state and army to deter and prevent aggression and the duty of resistance forces to confront Israel’s occupation. He emphasized that succumbing to U.S. and Israeli pressure to give up weapons would harm Lebanon’s existence. Many Casualties and Refugees from Conflicts On the 14th, indiscriminate drone attacks by anti-government forces were carried out in Sudan. According to testimonies of local medical workers and witnesses, anti-government forces targeted a hospital and shops in Dilling city of South Kordofan province, killing eight and injuring seventeen. Meanwhile, in South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, armed conflicts have led over 500,000 people, including about 100,000 children, to flee since the beginning of December, according to UNICEF on the 14th. Accidents and Natural Disasters in Various Countries - On the 12th in southwestern Cameroon, a tanker overturned and exploded on a highway. Eight people died and several were injured in the accident. Several cars following the tanker and about ten houses near the road were damaged. - On the 12th in Isfahan province, Iran, a bus derailed and overturned, causing four deaths and seventeen injuries. Earlier, on the 10th in Afghanistan, several collisions caused by poor road conditions and driver carelessness resulted in two deaths and sixteen injuries. ＊ ＊ - In São Paulo city, Brazil, recent strong winds caused damage. On the 10th and 11th, winds of 98 km/h swept the city, cutting off electricity and water supply. Also, trees and utility poles were toppled and flights were canceled. - In Iraq, recent heavy rain and flood caused damage. According to the Ministry of Health on the 12th, nine died and several were injured due to natural disasters. The government took measures to strengthen emergency relief activities in affected areas due to predicted continued unfavorable weather. 【Korean Central News Agency】 Mass Strikes and Protests In Italy On the 12th, large-scale strikes and protests opposing the authorities' anti-people policies erupted across Italy. About 500,000 workers from various sectors participated in strikes and protests in dozens of cities nationwide. They criticized the recently approved 2026 national budget for indifference to workers’ living conditions. They denounced the authorities for neglecting the dire socioeconomic conditions of worker families, elderly people, and youth and demanded solutions to housing and employment issues. Strikes and protests caused disruption in public sectors such as education, health care, transportation, and communications. In Portugal Workers and labor organizations in Portugal protested by strikes and demonstrations against unjust labor law amendments promoted by the authorities. Participants held placards reading “Oppose the Labor Law Reform Package” demanding the authorities reject attempts to grant more power to employers at the expense of workers’ rights. They denounced the amendments for benefiting privileged groups while harming already suffering people, and accused authorities of forgetting that workers are humans, not machines. Strikes and protests stopped train and plane operations and closed schools throughout the country. 【Korean Central News Agency】 Anti-Terror Operation Pakistan security forces carried out two anti-terror operations on the 12th and 13th in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, eliminating 13 militants, according to the country’s military. Operations continue to completely wipe out remaining elements in the area. Anti-Drug Campaign Recently, Afghanistan security forces conducted an anti-drug operation in eastern Ghazni province, confiscating 187 kg of narcotics and arresting two suspects on site. In the capital Kabul, police detained 52 suspects during anti-drug raids. General Knowledge Effects of Geomagnetic Storms on Human Health Geomagnetic storms are practical physical factors that can worsen the health of persons with chronic diseases, weakened immunity, or sensitivity to weather changes. A medical specialist from Russia explained how geomagnetic storms affect health. No scientific proof directly links geomagnetic storms to specific diseases like strokes. However, statistical and long-term observational data show that medical assistance requests genuinely increase on days with geomagnetic activity. Geomagnetic storms mainly impact the cardiovascular and nervous systems and blood pressure regulation. The most well-known effect is the extra heat production in tissues and disturbance in ion flow within cells, especially disruption in calcium flow that helps expel free radicals destroying mitochondria. Ultimately, people experience weakness, fatigue, and impaired cognitive function. Additionally, geomagnetic storms can affect blood properties, increasing blood viscosity and placing extra burden on the heart. This is especially noticeable in people with hypertension and ischemic heart disease, increasing the risk of angina attacks. Geomagnetic storms can also act on the hypothalamus and bone ends, destroying nervous system activity. This leads to headaches, dizziness, weakness, insomnia, and reduced concentration. To minimize negative effects, avoid excessive physical and mental stress, manage blood pressure well, and maintain good dietary habits. It is important to spend ample time in fresh air and avoid sudden movements that may cause dizziness. 【Korean Central News Agency】 Geomagnetic Storm Forecast Geomagnetic storms are expected between December 16 and 31, 2025, on the following days: December 23: Weak geomagnetic storm December 30: Weak geomagnetic storm On December 21, 22, 24, 27, 29, and 31, geomagnetic disturbances may occur. Deeply Cherishing the Immortal Autograph
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