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The [[Merriam-Webster]] dictionary defines ''massacre'' as: | The [[Merriam-Webster]] dictionary defines ''massacre'' as: | ||
| − | :the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of [[atrocity]] or cruelty | + | :the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of [[atrocity]] or cruelty [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/massacre] |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://members.iinet.net.au/~gduncan/massacres_pacific.html Massacres and Atrocities of WWII in the Pacific Region] | *[http://members.iinet.net.au/~gduncan/massacres_pacific.html Massacres and Atrocities of WWII in the Pacific Region] | ||
Revision as of 16:05, February 21, 2009
Massacres are mass murders, usually of defenseless civilians by occupation troops (see war crimes). History books often gloss over these, especially in textbooks meant for schoolchildren.
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines massacre as:
- the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty [1]