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I change the word dictator to president as for npov, I believe we refer to Saddam as president and not dictator User:Smith03

Contents 1 419 scam warnings? 2 Gurmant Grewal 3 The videotape 4 Rank 5 Succeeded by who then ? 6 Evidence 7 Portrait 8 The videotape still available?

[edit] 419 scam warnings?

So there's a 419 scammer referring potential victims to this page: "I know this mail will come to you as a surprise, nevertheless i am Mrs. Grace Doe, a 59 years old widow of Major Philip Doe, the half brother and cabinet member of one time Liberian President, Samuel Doe. This web page will help you to understand my background better: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Kanyon_Doe".

I wonder if it'd be appropriate to have some kind of standard banner for Wikipedia pages like this, saying "Note: if someone claiming to be a relative of this person writes to you with a business proposal and points you to this page, they are lying criminals and you should just ignore them if you value your life and property" or other words to that effect. Or would that be too meta? -- User:Orbst

01/03/2006 - Does anyone know where i can find a genuine list of relatives for Samuel Doe. Having read the above notes, i wish to check various details, as i myself have recently been contacted by someone claiming to be a relative of S. Doe. Any assistance in this matter would be much appreciated.

[edit] Gurmant Grewal

I wonder if this page should have some kind of refernce to Canadian Politian Gurmant Grewal who in 1995 was quoted as saying he had been an advisor to Samuel Doe in an interview which has been haunting him during a recent scandal ? Dowew 20:13, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The videotape

Where can one find this videotape of Doe being interrogated?

On the streets of West Africa. Many people overthere got to see his butal execution through this videotape.

[edit] Rank

Didn't Doe continue to be referred to as "Sergeant Doe" or some such even after he assumed the powers of military dictator? Ellsworth 01:04, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Doe's previous rank and title was Master-Serseant Doe. Shortly after his successful coup, he named himself Field Marshal Doe. He also"invited" the University of Liberia to confer an honorary doctorate on him, which they duly did--so he became Field Marshal Doctor Samuel Doe--PeadarMaguidhir 19:32, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Succeeded by who then ?

The panel on right says Charles G. Taylor but bottom box states Dr. Amos Sawyer. Can someone correct that or atleast state why it is so and was the Dr.Amos Sawyer only de jure for short period or smth.

[edit] Evidence

Does anyone have evidence for this:

"Trained by U.S. Army Special Forces"

?

TuckerResearch (talk) 02:38, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Portrait

Okay, is it just me, or is the picture photoshopped?? The President of Cool (talk) 20:39, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The videotape still available?

Is the videotape still available from this horrible assassination? Any keywords for Google? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.133.85.96 (talk) 15:25, 23 February 2008 (UTC)