Samuel Weems Passed Away
The death of "The Secrets of a Christian Terrorist State" author is mourned by all Turks
Yuksel Oktay, The Turkish Times - Samuel Weems, the retired judge from Hazen, Arkansas, had died of a heart attack on January 25, 2003. We wish comfort to his wife Gulnur, son, and family members, with our thanks for his never ending effort to help Turkish causes. This is a great loss for Turks and their friends.

Sam Weems was scheduled to visit Turkey on January 28th for a two month stay to continue with his research on the Armenian issue and also to attend the March 12 Commemoration on the Liberation of Erzurum from the Armenians.

Samuel Weems came to Turkey last year to attend a Conference on the 81th Anniversary of the murder of Talat Pasa on March 10, 2002. He was among many scholars who spoke about the Armenian issue, including Eric Feigl, the author of ''A Myth of Terror'' on the Armenian terrorism, and talked about the involvement of the Armenian Church in the Armenian terror. Weems appeared on TRT, CNNTurk, TV8, NTV and was interviewed on TRT2 on ''Aksama Dogru'' in Ankara. Weems also spared time to talk to young students in Istanbul and Ankara who were eager to learn about the Armenian issue. He corresponded with many of them, keeping them up to date with the latest news.

In May, 2002, Sam Weems's book, ''The Secrets of a Christian Terrorist State'' was published in the United States, which was also purchased by many individuals and associations in Turkey. Sam was working on the second edition of the book, including its translation into Turkish and Russian and was scheduled to meet with his publisher in Turkey for the publication of Turkish version of his book. His second book on the Armenians in the German Army was almost complete, ready for printing.

Sam Weems came to Turkey again in late August last year with a delegation from Arkansas and met with top leaders in Turkey together with the members of the Turkish Forum. After the meetings in Turkey, Sam took time to go to Baku to talk with his friends on their fight against the Armenian occupation of Karabag region. He was committed to helping Turkey in their fight against the smear and hate campaigns that is still rampant in the States and in Europe. He had many ideas in working with the Azerbaijanis and Turks to let the world know the truth about the Armenian issue. He always talked about the ''Ataturk World Peace Institute'' that he, the members of the Arkansas Delegation and and the members of the Turkish Forum, wanted to be built in Little Rock Arkansas, across from the Clinton Library.

Sam Weems loved Turkey, was a great admirer of Ataturk and was devoted to Turkish causes, and despite many threats to his life, he worked relentlessly to let the people know the truth about the Armenian issue. He will be missed greatly.