| Olivier explained that village carvers had made the sculptures in response to orders from Belgians. |
| After the Second World War many Belgians and Italians came to France to rebuild. |
| Russians and Belgians had their shops smashed if they were in the way of the mob or went unrecognized as allies. |
| The Belgians in the Congo, the French in Algeria, practiced torture and sexual humiliation on despised recalcitrant natives. |
| Establishing a safe area of operations for the Belgians brought these soldiers into direct confrontation with a clan warlord's militia. |
| It is important that correct procedures are followed, and the Belgians were remiss. |
