More made up bullshit from:

Jim Carroll - 04 Dec 14 - 05:38 AM

"Britain declared war because neutral Belgium was invaded."

As Great Britain had undertaken to defend Belgian sovereignty and territorial integrity in 1839 that is basically correct.

"Of all the countries you could mention Belgium was the most murderous of colonies - Shouldn't that be colonists Christmas??

Irrelevant the Treaty of London (1839) guaranteed Belgium's sovereignty and her neutrality it had nothing whatsoever to do with Belgian colonies none of which existed in 1839.

"the fact that the British establishment peddled "gallant little Belgium" a a reason for going to war was typical of the con of recruitment."

Really?? British Army of ~440,000 in July 1914 was overwhelmed by over 1.2 million volunteers by December 1914. Britain did honour her treaty obligations to Belgium exactly as she had warned Germany that she would. The 1.2 million men who flocked to the colours to enlist were not duped by anyone peddling them any line about Belgium they volunteered because they saw it as their duty in light of the fact that the BEF had suffered losses against the enemy and those losses needed to be made good.

"As a signatory of that treaty Britain was duty-bound to condemn the Congo massacres but instead it adopted the policy of "I'll ignore your crimes against humanity if you ignore mine".

Typical example of Jim Carroll MUS (Made Up Shit) Now I am really going to love this. OK then Jim here is the full text of the Treaty of London

Treaty of London 1839 - Full Text

Please read it and point out to us all where in that treaty, which article signed by the Dutch; Prussians; Austrians; Russians and Great Britain obligates Great Britain, or indeed any signatory to condemn massacres in as yet unknown colonies at some undetermined time in the future.