Scotland on Sunday THOUSANDS of anti-war protesters took to the streets of Glasgow and London yesterday to demand a return of British troops on the second anniversary of the start of the conflict in Iraq.
The Glasgow rally, organised by the Scottish Coalition for Justice not War and the Justice for Gordon Gentle Campaign, followed a march by up to 1,000 demonstrators through the city centre to St Enoch Square.
The names of some of those who have died during the conflict were read out, along with a so-called "name and shame" list of Scottish MPs who gave their backing to the war.
Maxine Gentle, the sister of 19-year-old soldier Pte Gordon Gentle, a Royal Highland Fusilier who was killed in a roadside bomb attack in Basra in June last year, called on the Prime Minister not to send any more troops.
The 15-year-old said: "I miss my big brother very much and think Tony Blair should be put out because I don’t want him to send in any more troops to help George Bush. My brother died for no good reason."
