Pyongyang, September 27 (KCNA) -- It is an invariable wild ambition of the Japanese militarists to realize their old dream of conquering Asia and other parts of the world at any cost, backed by a big power. Rodong Sinmun Thursday says this in a signed commentary.
It cites facts to prove that the Japanese militarists are becoming evermore undisguised in their moves to realize their ambition.
It goes on:
The Japanese right-wing conservative forces including Aso, former secretary general of the Japan Liberal Democratic Party, are recently taking much pain to extend the "law on special measures against terrorism" as its term is nearing its expiry.
It is not difficult to guess why they are leaving no means untried to do so. Explicitly speaking, their ulterior intention is to remain war servants of the U.S. and launch overseas expansion, backed by their master.
The Japanese reactionaries are set to legalize the long-term presence and activities of the "Self-Defense Forces (SDF)" overseas under the pretext of "military cooperation with the U.S." in a bid to lay a military springboard from which to stage overseas aggression. Precisely for this reason they are persistently insisting on the extension of the above-said law, talking about Japan"s "sustained contribution" to the U.S. "anti-terror war."
Japan is regarding its policy of toeing the U.S. as a means for realizing its scenario for turning itself into a military power and carrying out overseas aggression and a lever for accelerating that process. It is as clear as a pikestaff that Japan"s stepped-up policy of toeing the U.S. would only escalate its militarist arms build-up and the SDF"s advance and operations overseas and, consequently, seriously threaten peace and security in Asia and the rest of the world.
The Japanese reactionaries would be well advised to bear in mind the lesson taught by history that those keen to survive in reliance upon foreign forces are bound to meet self-destruction, warns the commentary.