AROUND 150 people gathered at the United Nations (UN) building in Manama yesterday to demand the withdrawal of US and British forces from Iraq. The anti-war demonstration also featured art and photography exhibitions highlighting war atrocities in Iraq. The event, organised by the National Committee in Support of Iraqi People in Bahrain, is part of a global campaign initiated in the US by the New York-based United for Peace and Justice group. The demonstration was held to express the solidarity of Bahraini activists and organisations with the Iraqi people by calling for the withdrawal of US and UK forces from...