I manifestanti a sostegno del presidente Assad a Damasco

Syrian regime supporters wave Syrian flags during a demonstration to show their support for their President Bashar Assad, and to give thanks to Russia and China for blocking a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its brutal crackdown, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday Oct. 12, 2011. Tens of thousands of Syrians thronged a main square of the Syrian capital and nearby streets Wednesday in a show of support for embattled President Bashar Assad as he struggles to quell a seven-month-old uprising. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)