NORTH KOREA DEFIANT - AT 9:12 A.M. ET:  From The New York Times:

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a barrage of seven ballistic missiles into the sea between the Communist state and Japan on Saturday in a move that flouted a United Nations Security Council resolution and sent a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day holiday.

After a nuclear test by North Korea on May 25, the Security Council adopted a resolution that, among other things, barred the country from testing ballistic missiles. North Korea sharpened its standoff with Washington on Saturday by following through on part of its earlier warnings that it would respond to the resolution and sanctions with more tests of its ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.

COMMENT:  There are fears that a new nuclear test will be next.  And what are we doing about it?  Well, we're working to enforce a UN resolution. 

The worst part about the North Korean regime is that it's a proliferator - it sells this missile and nuclear stuff to other countries.  We have been ineffective in stopping them, and the Obama administration does not exactly strike fear and dread into the hearts of anyone.

July 4, 1776