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− | '''Wikipedia's''' article on the Bleiburg massacre, is an article that reads as if it was written by the former ''Communist Party of Yugoslavia''. It is written in a non-encyclopaedic fashion and it has a dated writing approach that is reminiscent of the propaganda of the former Yugoslavia. | + | '''Wikipedia's''' article on the Bleiburg massacre (older versions), was 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 article is 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'''. | + | 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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| '''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 Massacre == | | == Yugoslavia and the Bleiburg Massacre == |
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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>[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=c-8YAAAAIAAJ&q=%22The+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.%22&dq=%22The+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.%22&hl=en&ei=PXPvTYOzG4mIuAOzldiPCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA 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 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 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 |