Tag Archives: Leslie Derfler

dreyfus: when was the fix not in?

Unfortunately, the after-shocks of the Dreyfus Affair are still with us, over a hundred years until he was finally exonerated in 1906. The dilemma of government secrecy in the in the so-called national interest and the whole ugly stench of … Continue reading

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dreyfus: justice better late than forever

Why we cannot forget Dreyfus. It was a long time ago and the stage was France, but the chief actors in the drama, as part of an ushering in of the age of modernism, have remained on the political scene … Continue reading

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dreyfus: the great e-scape-goat

The hiding of evidence on the basis of the interests of national security has been with us ever since.The Dreyfus Affair never goes away… …It was the classic interactionof chance and necessity that set the wheels of truth in motion. … Continue reading

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dreyfus: national insecurity

Why we cannot forget Dreyfus. The time was “la belle epoque,” and the stage was France. But the chief actors in the drama- the double agents, perfidious generals, conniving politicians, and anti-Semites posing as patriots- have remained on the political … Continue reading

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dreyfus: spy fever pitch

Careless pillow talk. And to see the treason from the forest… To explain the impact of Col. Sandherr’s “discovery” on his superiors, it may be useful to recall certain aspects of the military and the social history of the period. … Continue reading

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dreyfus: baked in psychosis

The Dreyfus affair and the continuing saga of French “identite nationale.” It is imperative not to consign Dreyfus to the scrap heap of history. The time was la belle epoque and the stage was France, liberal democracy, Voltaire , Proust … Continue reading

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dreyfus: cones of darkness

Why we cannot forget Dreyfus. The time was la belle epoque, and the stage was France. But the chief actors in the drama- the double agents, perfidious generals, conniving politicians, and anti-Semites posing as patriots- have remained on the political … Continue reading

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lest we forget dreyfus

Why we cannot forget Dreyfus. The time was la belle epoque, and the stage was france. But the chief actors in the drama- the double agents, perfidious generals, conniving politicians, and anti-Semites posing as patriots- have remained on the political … Continue reading

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