'A great loss for Turks'

[Hovik]

'A great loss for Turks'

Monday, June 27, 2005

DIPLOMACY

ANKARA - Turkish Daily News

Celebrated author Edward Tashji, a Turk of Armenian origin who
was a "friend of Turks," passed away last Wednesday. Tashji was
the public relations director for the New York-based Federation of
Turkish-American Associations (FTAA), who held a funeral yesterday
in New York.

He spent years studying alleged Armenian genocide claims and wrote a
popular book titled, "Armenian Allegations -- The Truth Must Be Told."

His widow Mary Tashji described the author's death as a great
loss for Turks. "The passion he would feel for fellow Turks was
unbelievable. Whenever he encountered hostility attitude against Turks,
he would give a response. He always wanted to do something positive
for the Turkish people," she told the Anatolia news agency.

The funeral ceremony was attended by FTAA Secretary-General Atilla
Pak and Metin Tokel, the military advisor for Turkey's Permanent
Representative to the United Nations Baki Ilkin.

Tashji will be buried today in the Karacay Turkish Cemetery in
New York.

[Hovik]

I can only hope that the soul of this "so-called Armenian" is haunted forever by the screams of my 8 family members who perished in the Armenian Genocide. Their screams won't have to travel too far, they will already be haunting the souls of all the deniers buried in that Turkish cemetary.

[Tongue]

It's amazing how low people can go for money! It's actually disgusting... Anyway, never heard his name, but wonder if he lost any family members in the genocide like I did... Perhaps not.