LECH WALESA
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former President of Poland Lech Walesa speaks to the media attending the Sept. 28, 2005 ceremonial ribbon cutting for the outdoor exhibit in New York's Union Square Park "Poland on the Front Page" which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the birth of the Solidarity Movement in Poland. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
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