Cheonan
Sinking Case Must Be Settled
Of late, a voice for reinvestigation into the case of the sunken warship
Cheonan
is increasing in south Korea.
Organizations, including the South Committee for Implementing June 15 Joint Declaration, and figures of various social standings recently formed a preparatory committee for all-people joint social measure council for probe into truth about the
Cheonan
case and issued a special statement demanding reinvestigation into the case.
From March 28, KBS has been airing "60 minute pursuit", a documentary based on a new video captured by a thermo image monitor at the time of the sinking of the warship and CCTV image data, drawing the attention of the public.
An article demanding reinvestigation for the probe into the truth behind the
Cheonan
case was posted on the website of the Blue House to evoke lively repercussion from the public. In the meantime, an opinion poll turned out that 70 percent of the south Korean citizens does not trust the results of the investigation into the
Cheonan
case. This is prompting an increasing demand for "government's" reinvestigation into the case.
The demand for reinvestigation into the case getting stronger amid the mounting atmosphere of national reconciliation and unity proves that the case is one of the biggest stumbling blocks in the way of improving north-south ties.
The case was a hideous conspiratorial farce which traitor Lee Myung Bak deliberately cooked up to stamp out the June 15 era by escalating north-south confrontation and to get rid of his serious ruling crisis.
Soon after the investigation results of the authorities were made public with a "story about torpedo attack by the north" as the core, they were rejected by south Koreans from all walks of life and the international community, and they have ever since increased all kinds of suspicions for the past eight years.
The unprecedented modern-day version of the burlesque was used for escalating confrontation with the fellow countrymen and the moves for a war against the north and for realizing the ambition for power of the pro-American conservative forces. Such confrontational policies as "May 24 step", a dirty product of the farce, put north-south relations at a total stalemate.
What matters is that the present authorities, trumpeting about the abolition of conservative evils and improvement of north-south ties, are still mired in the mysterious
Cheonan
case.
They let the military authorities describe a series of suspicions about the case as "something that cannot be construed otherwise than the torpedo attack by the north" and hold the burlesque called "commemoration of the day of defence of the West Sea", chilling the atmosphere for the improvement of north-south ties.
As proven, it is an urgent and crucial issue under the present situation to clarify the truth about the sunken
Cheonan
case and root out the stumbling block hindering the improvement of north-south relations.
In order to realize all Koreans' desire and wish for national reconciliation and cooperation, it is imperative to settle the
Cheonan
case cooked up by the conservative group of traitors in a bid to derail north-south relations.
Truth is bound to be brought to light.
The south Korean authorities have to respond to the demand of the public with proper attitude.
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