Americans of Incirlik Base Examine Hospital

Two American officers, who had previously come to the southeastern province of Batman, this time are said to have examined the health institutions in Batman with their guides.

The officers, who had come to the Private Sifa Hospital a week ago and got some information from the authorities, reportedly came to Batman again and recorded images of the hospital with cameras.

The officers returned to the Incirlik Air Base after recording images of all the units of the private hospital, from the emergency room to the operation room, from bed capacity to the kitchen.

This action of the officers once again reminded the same question to the people in Batman: "Is the United States of America preparing to attack Iraq?"

The American and Turkish officers reportedly did not make any explanations about the incident.

The authorities at the Private Sifa Hospital said: "The Americans wanted to find out about our capacity in every aspect and so we showed them the present atmosphere. They told us that they thought our hospital was in a very good condition compared to the southeastern standards, and then left." (NU/EA/NM)