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Air Strikes in Iraq

American and British war planes struck at Iraqi air defense stations outside Baghdad today. The Pentagon says the move continued routine enforcement of the "no-fly" zones by hitting targets that threatened the safety of allied patrols. Linda Wertheimer talks to NPR's Tom Gjelten about the news.

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