Japan threatens force against N Korea Japan has warned it would launch a pre-emptive military action against North Korea if it had firm evidence Pyongyang was planning a missile attack. <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2757923.stm" target="_new">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2757923.stm</A> This could help take some heat of the US for a bit since they have their hands full anyway. If we get a good report from Blix today I suspect a rally to the close. We are due some relief anyway.