North Korea steps up anti-US propaganda

North Korea yesterday stepped up anti-US propaganda with a six-nation nuclear disarmament process bogged down and Pyongyang and Washington in dispute over the delay.
Rodong Sinmun, the North's ruling communist party-published newspaper, which serves as an official mouthpiece, lashed out at what it called Washington's strong-arm policy in international affairs.
"It is an anachronistic dream for the US to try to bring to its knees and dominate other countries through high-handed practices," Rodong said.
"Looking back on history, all those who tried to conquer other countries through high-handed practices met a miserable end without exception."
The anti-US rhetoric came with a landmark nuclear disarmament process in North Korea at a stalemate after several months of smooth progress and after relations between Washington and Pyongyang had earlier appeared to be improving.
Under the disarmament deal, the North should have by December 31 disabled its key nuclear facilities and given a full declaration of its nuclear programmes in return for aid from China, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the US.