Hundreds in Rota march against Iraq war, bases

Protesters carry flags and protest the Iraq war on Sunday outside Naval Station Rota in Spain.

Carrying anti-war and anti-U.S. signs, hundreds of chanting demonstrators marched to the gate of Rota’s military base Sunday protesting the Iraq war and American military bases in Europe.

Protesters from Spain, Portugal and Morocco marched from Rota’s cemetery to the main gate of Naval Station Rota, a Spanish base where about 3,000 U.S. service members are permanently stationed.

“The total occupation of Iraq and in Afghanistan is totally incorrect,” said Ignacio Ferrer Ivila, a 23-year-old literature and Catalan language student who lives in Algeciras. “It’s a complete tragedy and we think it should stop.”


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A protester on Sunday outside Naval Station Rota, Spain, holds a sign with "Paz" — the Spanish word for peace — while wearing a hood in protest of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal.




Protesters carry flags and protest the Iraq war on Sunday outside Naval Station Rota in Spain.




Protesters march outside Naval Station Rota, Spain, on Sunday while interlocking arms.




A pair of protesters leads the crowd in a series of chants on Sunday outside Naval Station Rota, Spain.




Hundreds of protesters from Spain, Morocco and Portugal march Sunday toward the main gate of Naval Station Rota, Spain. Demonstrators protested the Iraq war and the stationing of U.S. forces in the Iberian Peninsula.

I boycotted a trip to Spain because they have bull fights. I think now I would swallow my distaste for that in favor of the Spaniards protests against war. I love them for that.

I am proud of the Rotinians for doing that! Nice area that one!