AND KOREA – AT 9:05 A.M. ET:  While we entertain ourselves with the investigative antics of Washington, our capable secretary of defense is, like ISIS in the post below, issuing a warning.  I'd take this one seriously as well.  From Reuters: 

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday that North Korea's advancing missile and nuclear programs were the "most urgent" threat to national security and that its means to deliver them had increased in speed and scope.

"The regime’s nuclear weapons program is a clear and present danger to all, and the regime’s provocative actions, manifestly illegal under international law, have not abated despite United Nations’ censure and sanctions," Mattis said in a written statement to the House Armed Services Committee.

"The most urgent and dangerous threat to peace and security is North Korea," the statement added. "North Korea's continued pursuit of nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them has increased in pace and scope."

And...

The U.S. focus on North Korea has been sharpened by dozens of North Korean missile launches and two nuclear bomb tests since the beginning of last year and by Pyongyang's vow to develop a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland.

Mattis, speaking before the panel, warned of the potential losses in the case of conflict with North Korea.

"It would be a war like nothing we have seen since 1953 and we would have to deal with it with whatever level of force was necessary ... It would be a very, very serious war," Mattis said.

COMMENT:  I'm glad Mattis stressed how horrible a new Korean War would be – classic ground fighting with armor and infantry units, and large casualties.  This is critically important stuff, and look what Washington, and the anti-Trump news media, are focused on these days.

June 13, 2017