- Samuel Weems
Samuel A. Weems (December 12, 1936 – January 25, 2003 [ [http://www.turks.us/article~story~20030129123956270.htm"A Great Friend Of The Turks, Sam Weems, Died"] , a
January 29 ,2003 article in "Turks. US Daily News"] ) was the writer of the book "", a disbarredArkansas lawyer from Hazen, Arkansas. [ [http://www.law.cornell.edu/ethics/ar/narr/AR_NARR_0.HTM Arkansas Legal Ethics ] ] He was disbarred while holding the office of prosecuting attorney, but wasn't immediately removed from the office, despite the disbarment decision. [http://courts.state.ar.us/opinions/1998b/980914/98-801.html 98-801 ] ] He died of a heart attack on January 25th, 2003. He was best known for his advocacy of, and contribution to, the denial of theArmenian Genocide . [http://www.theturkishtimes.com/archive/03/0203/f_weems.html Samuel Weems Passed Away] ] He unsuccessfully ran for the position ofmayor of Hazen county in 1994 and 1998. [http://courts.state.ar.us/opinions/1999a/19990715/99-010.html 99-010 ] ]He made various controversial remarks such as "the Armenians have never been known as truth tellers" and "the number one export of Armenia is terrorism"." [ [http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Samuel_Weems#_note-0 Samuel Weems - Armeniapedia.org ] ] In March 2002 Weems visited Turkey on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the assassination of
Talat Paşa and, in numerous interviews with news agencies as well as in the universities ofIstanbul andAnkara , spoke on the "Armenian issue" and alleged a smear campaign against Turkey inEurope and theUnited States , He also made arrangements about the printing of his book in Turkish. He appeares in "Sari Gelin", a documentary denying the Armenian Genocide that was sponsored by the Ankara Chamber of Commerce.His second book, about Armenians in the Nazi army, was almost complete and ready for printing before he died.
He was survived by his Turkish wife, Gülnur, and a son. [http://www.theturkishtimes.com/archive/03/0203/f_weems.html "Samuel Weems Passed Away"] ]
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