In Washington, President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi warned North Korea not to test-fire a long-range ballistic missile. President Bush met with Koizumi at the White House on Thursday. President Bush: The North Korean issue is one, obviously, that’s got everybody’s attention now. And we discussed this issue in length. We both agreed that it’s very important for us to remain united in sending a clear message to the North Korean leader that, first of all, launching the missile is unacceptable. Today President Bush and the Japanese Prime Minister are heading to Elvis Presley’s home at Graceland. International pressure has been mounting on North Korea ever since the New York Times reported on its front page two weeks ago that North Korea’s long range missiles were fueled and ready to take off. The report was based on unnamed American officials. But now the Times appears to be backing off from it is original reporting. Earlier this week the paper ran an article on page A9 quoting an unnamed official admitting that it is actually impossible to even know if North Korea has fueled the missile since the missile is inside a closed container.