[imText1]As North Korean state media broadcasted the news of Beijing agreement, they used a term “temporary interruption” of nuclear facilities rather than disablement or shutting down as stated in the agreement signed by the six parties.
Analysts interpret the media reaction in Pyongyang as an inside propaganda to emphasize North Korean victory over the US in Beijing through declaring to be nuclear state.
In 1994, North Korea exploited the Geneva Agreed Framework with the United States by advertising it as the country’s win over American imperialists.
At that time, North Korean media informed the people of US promise to provide fuel oil and eventual normalization of US-NK relationship and praised Kim Jong Il’s leadership and bravery that ‘overcame the US.’ Kim was described as a mighty hunter, while the US being a succumbed tiger.
Soon afterward, Kim Jong Il often showed up wearing hunter’s hat and North Korean media along with South Korean pro-NK websites have been occasionally depicting Kim as a tiger hunter.
Former defector Kim, who came to Seoul in 2001, said “North Korean authorities might try to educate the people that they won the other five powerful nations.”
“However,” Kim continued, “North Korean people now are only interested in their livelihood. They don’t care about nuclear tests or six party talks.”
In 1994, whereas the international community celebrating the end of North Korean nuclear crisis, Kim Jong Il strengthened his personal cult by describing himself as a hunter of tiger (or the US) and accelerated the nuclear weapons development program.
Next phase of North Korean propaganda works on how to depict Kim Jong Il is yet to be observed.
