HONOLULU -- The North Koreans have been gloating over the political chaos in South Korea caused by the impeachment of President Roh Moo Hyun. In the long run, however, the South Koreans will surely have the last word.

The official news agency of the North Korean government has asserted: "This is not merely an internal affair of South Korea. It is a political rebellion staged by a handful of political quacks."

The Korean Central News Agency, which reflects the party line in Pyongyang, said the National Assembly's impeachment of Roh on March 12 was "an unbearable insult and disgrace to the South Korean people."