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'''Wikipedia's''' article on the Bleiburg massacre is an article that read as if it was written by the former ''Communist Party of Yugoslavia''. It was written in a non-encyclopaedic fashion and it had a dated writing approach that is reminiscent of the propaganda of the former Yugoslavia.  
 
'''Wikipedia's''' article on the Bleiburg massacre is an article that read as if it was written by the former ''Communist Party of Yugoslavia''. It was written in a non-encyclopaedic fashion and it had a dated writing approach that is reminiscent of the propaganda of the former Yugoslavia.  
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The older article was mainly written by Editors from [[Croatia]] (Communists extremists) and supported by other Editors and Wikipedia-Administrators who have [[Communists|communist]] leanings and does not represent contemporary views. Sections of these  articles are written in a child-like manner and reads like Communist's rhetoric '''spin'''.  
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The older article was mainly written by Editors from [[Croatia]] (Neo-Communists extremists) and supported by other Editors and Wikipedia-Administrators who have [[Communists|communist]] leanings and does not represent contemporary views. Sections of these  articles are written in a child-like manner and reads like Communist's rhetoric '''spin'''.  
    
'''Update''': Currently Wikipedian Editor ''Joy'' and others are attempting to make the article read as less biased. The article has been renamed 'Bleiburg Repatriations'.
 
'''Update''': Currently Wikipedian Editor ''Joy'' and others are attempting to make the article read as less biased. The article has been renamed 'Bleiburg Repatriations'.
 
== Yugoslavia and the Bleiburg Massacres ==
 
== Yugoslavia and the Bleiburg Massacres ==
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The Yugoslav regime was desperate to keep the massacre a secret however this all changed after  the fall of the '''Berlin Wall''' and the break up of Yugoslavia. These events happened after the end of [[World War Two]]. It has been written that the massacre was a revenge <ref> Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Volume 3 by  Dinah Shelton Macmillan Reference, 2005 - Political Science (p.1170) </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enotes.com/genocide-encyclopedia/yugoslavia|title=www.enotes.com "Yugoslavia."Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. Ed. Dinah L. Shelton. Gale Cengage, 2005. eNotes.com. 2006. 26 Jun, 2010 Yugoslavia: Genocide & Crimes Against Humanity-Mark Thompson.|date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-07}}  
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The Yugoslav regime was desperate to keep the massacre a secret however this all changed after  the fall of the '''Berlin Wall''' and the break up of Yugoslavia. These events happened after the end of [[World War Two]]. It has been written that the massacres were a revenge <ref> Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Volume 3 by  Dinah Shelton Macmillan Reference, 2005 - Political Science (p.1170) </ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enotes.com/genocide-encyclopedia/yugoslavia|title=www.enotes.com "Yugoslavia."Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. Ed. Dinah L. Shelton. Gale Cengage, 2005. eNotes.com. 2006. 26 Jun, 2010 Yugoslavia: Genocide & Crimes Against Humanity-Mark Thompson.|date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-07}}  
    
*"The killing continued after the war, as Tito's victorious forces took revenge on their real and perceived enemies. British forces in [[Austria]] turned back tens of thousands of fleeing Yugoslavs. Estimates range from 30,000 to 55,000 killed between spring and autumn 1945."</ref> against the war crimes that were committed by the Nazi element of the retreating Axis Forces.<ref>'''Encyclopaedia Britannica''': Independent State of Croatia  
 
*"The killing continued after the war, as Tito's victorious forces took revenge on their real and perceived enemies. British forces in [[Austria]] turned back tens of thousands of fleeing Yugoslavs. Estimates range from 30,000 to 55,000 killed between spring and autumn 1945."</ref> against the war crimes that were committed by the Nazi element of the retreating Axis Forces.<ref>'''Encyclopaedia Britannica''': Independent State of Croatia  
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== Yugoslavia and Repatriated! ==
 
== Yugoslavia and Repatriated! ==
 
The article had this one very dubious sentence at the bottom of the ''Events'' chapter. Events chapter [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bleiburg_massacre&diff=prev&oldid=380511739#Events link]:
 
The article had this one very dubious sentence at the bottom of the ''Events'' chapter. Events chapter [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bleiburg_massacre&diff=prev&oldid=380511739#Events link]:
{{Cquote|[[Wikipedia]]:  ''The vast majority of the refugees were returned to Yugoslavia and were repatriated as Yugoslav citizens via forced marches under inhumane conditions over long distances''. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bleiburg_massacre&diff=prev&oldid=380511739#Events|title=Wikipedia:Bleiburg Massacre |date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-07}}</ref>}}The key words are "'''repatriated''' as Yugoslav citizens". Concerning this style of the written language '''George Orwell''' once stated:
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{{Cquote|[[Wikipedia]]:  ''The vast majority of the refugees were returned to Yugoslavia and were repatriated as Yugoslav citizens via forced marches under inhumane conditions over long distances''. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bleiburg_massacre&diff=prev&oldid=380511739#Events|title=Wikipedia:Bleiburg Massacre |date=[[2010]]|accessdate=2010-10-07}}</ref>}} Concerning this style of writing '''George Orwell''' once stated:
 
{{Cquote|''Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable'' <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=my7MokQsXxIC&pg=PA258&dq=Political+language+is+designed+to+make+lies+sound+truthful+and+murder+respectable&hl=en#v=onepage&q=Political%20language%20is%20designed%20to%20make%20lies%20sound%20truthful%20and%20murder%20respectable&f=false The State of the Language] by Christopher Ricks & Leonard Michaels</ref>}}
 
{{Cquote|''Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable'' <ref>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=my7MokQsXxIC&pg=PA258&dq=Political+language+is+designed+to+make+lies+sound+truthful+and+murder+respectable&hl=en#v=onepage&q=Political%20language%20is%20designed%20to%20make%20lies%20sound%20truthful%20and%20murder%20respectable&f=false The State of the Language] by Christopher Ricks & Leonard Michaels</ref>}}
 
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