U.S. Military Building Underway in Persian Gulf
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld orders American forces to prepare for possible deployment near Iraq, positioning the U.S. military in case of war. The move comes even as Bush administration officials say they will continue working through the United Nations to disarm the Iraqi regime. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.
President Bush is expected to announce a large increase in funding for the study of foreign languages considered critical to national security such as Arabic, Korean and Chinese. Much of the money reportedly will go to the Pentagon, to beef up language training at military schools. A big chunk of the funding should also flow to colleges and universities.