U.S.: North Korean missile fueling complete

Filling in for Mark while he's on his honeymoon is guest blogger John Brodigan

Well, now if this isn't the shit hitting the fan.

And in lighter news, CNN originally had this story as their breaking news, though they changed it for the following later breaking news:

"Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to be cited for failure to wear a helmet, not having a proper license at time of his June 12 accident."

Way to prioritize CNN. For those of you concerned aboot things that actually matter, here's the story...

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea has finished loading fuel into a long-range ballistic missile, a Bush administration official said Monday as signs continued that the reclusive communist state will soon test a weapon that could reach the United States.

U.S. intelligence indicates that the long-range missile, believed to be a Taepodong-2, is fully fueled, said the official, who requested anonymity because the information comes from sensitive intelligence methods.

That reportedly gives the North a launch window of about a month.

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