Instant October Surprise

Via Crooks and Liars, this report from Bloomberg News:

The United States is tracking a North Korean ship described as suspicious by a U.S. official, Agence France-Presse reported from Washington.

The vessel left a North Korean port and may be carrying military equipment banned under UN sanctions imposed after North Korea carried out a nuclear test on Oct. 9., AFP said, citing a CBS News report.

It doesn’t matter whether there’s any banned material on board. If we can just get some sort of exchange of shots, Karl Rove has his October Surprise.