Bashar al assad protest poster 2012 28 09

A sign denouncing Bashar Assad, President of Syria, is displayed at a rally of groups opposing Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Septin New York City. Politicians including former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and former UN Ambassador John Bolton spoke at the pro-democracy rally which also included Syrian pro-democracy protesters.