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Hellenic
Genocide:
A Brazilian new... Lord Byron
INTERVIEW
by Steve Messinis
Thursday, 7th June 2001,
Web
posted at: 08.00
He was astonished with the atrocities
made by Turks against Hellenes, he started the campaign
"Learn the truth now!" and published in a web site
the results from his research (quotes from historical
documents and photos) documenting the Hellenic Genocide
 Turkish
soldiers posing proudly with heads of their victims
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IS A computer scientist in Sao Paulo, Brazil, who loves Hellas:
Roberto Lopes. He
is a descendant of native Brazilians, Italians and Portuguese who
spends his time researching History, especially that for the region
between Armenia and Hellas and in the period of 1898-1974. He
travelled to Europe and he was astonished with the atrocities made
by Turks against Armenians and Hellenes. That's why he decided a few
years ago to start the international campaign "Learn the truth
now!" in an effort to make the Hellenic genocide known to the
world. Unfortunately, and for various reasons, including personal
ones, his campaign has ended. But it was a succesful campaign.
Some
of the results of his research are presented in a web side under the
title "The Hellenic Genocide - Quotes from Historical
Documents and Related Photos", where he documends with
historical facts and photos the Hellenic genocide.
"Due
to my wish to help make justice prevail, I research
history," he said to TGA NEWS, talking about his
campaign. "Especially the history of the region between Armenia
and Hellas, and in the period 1898 and 1974. I also research as much
as possible the History of Macedonia in order to be able to confront
the lies from and on behalf of FYROM in its efforts (and of
the ones behind FYROM) to steal the History, the cultural
heritage and the most strategical territories of Hellas."
He
did his research through the internet, historical books and
university libraries. As he states in his web site, most of the
documents he presents were found at the World War I Document Archive
of the University of Kansas.
"Also,
I research and collect material for the site from books I bought in
Hellas and from books Hellenic friends send me from time to
time," he said. " Most photos of the site are from the
books I actually have with me."
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"They
[Greek Governement] didn't and still don't help and I think
they now see my efforts as something negative as they are
increasingly busy in doing what's profitable to the USA and
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During
his campaign "Learn the truth now!" he approached
various government departments and organisations for help, but
without result. "I suggested to Armenians and Hellenes to create
such a campaign," he says. "They had much better
conditions to do it. Maybe I didn't find the right persons to
cooperate."
"I
contacted the Hellenic government a number of times. From time to time
someone from the Ministry of Culture replied and thanked me for
doing something positive, as did the Hellenic Embassy here, in
Brazil.
"I
wrote and still write to the media companies in Hellas. They
usually don't even reply. The same applies to many organizations,
universities and individuals who could easily do a lot. Very few of
several hundreds of recipients take time enough to just reply.
"Many persons with whom I never talked with supported the
former campaign, though. Until today, we can find links to its
former Web site. For instance, the site of a movie made in the USA,
called American History X, had a link to the campaign's site."
He
believes that he didn't find any support from the Hellenic
goverment's side, because of its efforts to improve the
Hellenic-Turkey relations. Actually, improving the relations with
Turkey would be excellent, but
that's not what the Hellenic government does. Hellas must work to
encourage Turkey to become a really civilized country.
"So, they didn't and still don't help and I think they now see my
efforts as something negative as they are increasingly busy in doing
what's profitable to the USA and some other countries, but not to
Hellas," he responds to our question quite bitter.
"For
instance, that "reapprochement" process with Turkey is
clearly a 'sell out' process, guided by the US government."
"As for the "The Hellenic Genocide - Quotes from
historical documents and related Photos", I asked for help
from Hellenes to translate some texts in Hellenic that I was not
able to translate and to review others I translated.
"Part of those Hellenes who helped me with the translations are
in Hellas, others are in other countries. Also, the work of several
persons who made many of the photos of the site available on the
Internet was essential."
His
campaign "Learn the truth now!" was not very
succesful as he expected. "But it had some excellent
results," he says. "Most of all, I met activists with whom
I cooperate until today and I learned a lot from them.
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"At the
beginning, the campaign was supposed only to inspire the
Armenians and Hellenes to create a really strong campaign.
Later, I decided to turn that simple one into a campaign
that could make things change. But I had to end it before it
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"At
the beginning, the campaign was supposed only to inspire the
Armenians and Hellenes to create a really strong campaign. Later, I
decided to turn that simple one into a campaign that could make
things change. But I had to end it before it became a really strong
campaign.
"I
ended the campaign because of personal problems and because I had to
do too much with too little help, even from the members of the
campaign."
He
reveals that a better organized campaign has been designed and it
will be launched soon. The new campaign will address all the crimes
perpetrated against humanity by Turkey.
"Meanwhile I try to cooperate as much as possible with the
Armenians, Assyrians and Hellenes to make the Genocides of their
nations known and I do what I can to help in ending the lies on the
History of Hellas made by FYROM.
"The new campaign was designed, and hopefully will be created,
in a way that a lot can be done, without depending so much on my
actions. I learned a lot with the former one..."
Mr
Evangelos Rigos, director of the HEC (www.greece.org) organisation which
hosts Mr Lopes web site, said to TGA NEWS about his work:
"Roberto
Lopes is our Lord Byron from Brazil. I can assure you that Roberto
is more Greek than millions of Hellenes leaving in Hellas.
The only incentive for Roberto is love for Justice and
Hellas. What we need to do is to support his work with
volunteers. Let us built a group of people around Roberto and he
can deliver miracles. His mind generates a lot of avenues to help
our cause but due to luck of volunteers these
ideas
go straight to the shelf. The www.greece.org/genocide/quotes
created by Roberto, is a small example what he is able to
deliver to Hellenism. In addition to Roberto, we have
numerous other volunteers who are working for the same cause. Our
group is the creators of www.greece.org/genocide/
and very shortly, we will lunch another big project equal or
rather bigger than Genocide."
Also,
Nicholas Tanery, Genocide Advocate HEC, from Portland, Oregon USA,
said:
"Roberto
Lopes is a dedicated soldier in the battle for remembrance of the
Hellenic Genocide of Asia Minor. As a counter to the well financed
International Industry of Denial of this ultimate crime against
humanity by the Turkish government-Mr. Lopes, an unpaid volunteer
like all of us at HEC, has contributed greatly in the realm of the
internet to advance truth against the historical revisionism of
the Turkish government."
The
address of his site is: "The
Hellenic Genocide - Quotes from historical documents and related
Photos" (http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes)
TGA
NEWS
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THE HELLENIC GENOCIDE IN PHOTOS:
The following are 21 of of the most important photos (of 345),
although some of them may not be appropriate for an unrestricted
audience. They are in the order they are listed on the site, that
is, by subject.
Christian men being
deported to the interior of Asia Minor:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-ge-vict-deportation-men.html
Turks seem to rejoice
watching a massacred Christian family. Even babies were tortured and
massacred:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-ge-vict-watch.html
Refugee orphan at
Erivan. Like many others, she carried the marks of forced
starvation:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-ge-vict-refugee-orphan-erivan.html
Demonstration in
Berlin: "Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks, Kurds many Victims, one
Perpetrator Turkey".
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/photos-all-christians-other1.html
Note about the photo above: The Kurds supported the Turks to
perpetrate the Genocides of the Armenians, Assyrians and Hellenes.
Even so, those nations try to end the present persecution of the
Kurds, which began as soon as most Armenians, Assyrians and Hellenes
had been killed.
Bodies of victims.
The Turkish policy was that of extermination under the guise of
deportation:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-ar-vict-road.html
Bones of Armenians
massacred at Erzingan:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-ar-vict-bones.html
Hellenes from Pontos
in a Turkish labour battalion. Few survived:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-he-pontos-vict-labourbattalion.html
Remains of an
Hellenic school in Pontos. Frontistirio Agios Georgios Arguroupolis:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-he-pontos-remains-hellenicschool.html
Opened, desecrated
graves of Patriarchs in the courtyard of the Holy Monastery of
Zoodochos Pege Baloukli:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-he-cons-destr-cem-tombs.html
Patriarch Athenagoras
I in front of the burnt Church of Saints Constantine and Helene of
Ypsomatheion:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-he-cons-destr-church-agkon-el-yps6.html
Cars of Hellenes and
goods of Hellenic shops destroyed by the Turks:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-he-cons-destr-street-cars-witn.html
The Turks looting and
destroying Hellenic property. The same hate that led to the
massacres of millions:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-he-cons-turk-mob-destr7.html
Official order for
the destruction of all Hellenes and the abuse of the Hellenic women:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-he-turk-mehmetazit-order.html
The school of the
Schinoudi village, ruined by the Turks. The Hellenic schools were
closed. Teaching Hellenic was forbidden:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-he-imvros-school.html
Buildings on fire at
the quay 14.Sep.1922. 09:00 AM:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-he-smyrna-burn-14d09h.html
The city on fire.
14.Sep.1922:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-he-smyrna-burn-14d-ship-buildings.html
The despair to escape
makes a boat sink:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-he-smyrna-burn-vict-boat-sink.html
Desolation. (Wide
view of Smyrna destroyed.):
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-he-smyrna-burnt-desolation.html
Turkish soldiers
posing proudly with heads of their victims:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-he-smyrna-vict-trsoldiers-heads.html
Persons of all ages
were tortured and killed:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-he-smyrna-vict-line.html
German and Turkish
officers on board the Goeben:
http://www.greece.org/genocide/quotes/p-ge-germ-turk-goeben.html
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