Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Black Wasps


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The result was   redirect to Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces. Deleted before redirecting. The Bushranger One ping only 20:22, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Black Wasps

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The only reliable references to 'Black Wasps' in this connection are two 1994 and 1997 stories very briefly mentioning 'Black Wasps' special forces being used for internal security/political repression-type tasks. As such, based on the available sources we can't say whether this force still exists, whether it's a military or paramilitary force, whether it's a specialised unit or comprises of personnel detailed from other units, etc. As there is no reliable information even on what the official name of the force is/was, it seems safer to delete this article for the moment, without prejudice to its recreation at a later date when more information becomes available. Buckshot06 (talk) 06:16, 1 July 2012 (UTC)


 * This 1994 story from The Independent and this 1997 story from The Nation very briefly mention the unit. No other reliable sources through Google, Google Books and Google Scholar however can be found. Buckshot06 (talk) 06:16, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. Buckshot06 (talk) 06:23, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Cuba-related deletion discussions. Buckshot06 (talk) 06:23, 1 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom and per the discussion at User talk:Nick-D. As Buckshot notes, we were unable to verify what kind of force this is, or locate any sources on it which are more recent than 1997. Note that the two sources identified above mention this force only in passing, and aren't even close to being sufficient to establish notability. Nick-D (talk) 09:48, 1 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete/Redirect Article carries no substantial info that's not in Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (albeit it's not sourced there either, but putting in a little ref there should be possible). --Colapeninsula (talk) 09:47, 2 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Redirect - Ob tund Talk 15:09, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
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