Coalition of the Willing

How nice of North Korea to co-operate with the Company and allow Darth Rumsfeld a Star Wars test opportunity.

...“It’s good to be ready,” the official told Reuters news agency. The step was first reported late Monday by NBC News and was reported in Tuesday's Washington Times newspaper.

U.S. officials say evidence such as satellite pictures suggests Pyongyang may have finished fueling a Taepodong-2 missile, which some experts said could reach the United States...

Now who needs that stale ol' World Cup?

Big Time and Bu$hCo have the real thing!

...As tensions grew, meanwhile, the U.S. staged war games in the western Pacific on Tuesday with 22,000 troops, 280 aircraft and three aircraft carriers.

U.S. officials have said the missile, believed to be a Taepodong-2, has a firing range of 9,300 miles and could reach as far as the U.S. West Coast. Most analysts, however, say North Korea is still a long way from perfecting technology that would make the missile accurate and capable of carrying a nuclear payload.

Oh well. Maybe better luck next time.

[Thanks to Leah for the heads-up!]