Czech MPs doubtful over sending field hospital to Gulf.

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

[Presenter] Defence Minister Jaroslav Tvrdik will tomorrow ask MPs to debate the sending of the field hospital to Iraq. The troops are prepared - the hitch is with the politicians. Some Social Democrats [CSSD] and Christian Democrats [KDU-CSL] are apprehensive about the hospital not having international approval for entering Iraq and are afraid that the Czech Republic may thus in effect become part of the attacking side.

[Reporter] The World Health Organization yesterday warned of a health catastrophe which could hit Baghdad. Doctors' help is not reaching civilians suffering because of the war. The situation is …