Israel said its warplanes had also bombed sites on the Egypt-Gaza frontier near the town of Rafah, including a mosque allegedly used as a weapons storage depot and militant training camp.

BBC: Israel is 'nearing Gaza goals'

He also attacked the president over the latest revelations about 380 tons of powerful explosives missing from a weapons storage depot in Iraq, saying that Bush tried to hide information about the missing explosives until after the election.

CNN: Kerry: Bush has failed to?secure America

Malvo, now 18, faces terrorism, capital murder and weapons charges in the October 2002 killing of Linda Franklin outside a Home Depot in Fairfax County, Virginia.

CNN: No verdict on 1st day of Malvo deliberations

Wouldn't it make sense to divert some of that missile defense money - as large as it is, to doing something about securing the nuclear weapons and materials in the Soviet Union, which could become a Home Depot for terrorists, and beefing up home security to try to prevent the terrorists from being able to smuggle in a weapon of mass destruction?

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations