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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: big lies and big sticks

Why we cannot forget Dreyfus. It was the end of the nineteenth century and his exoneration in 1906 coincided with the birth of modernism. The double agents, perfidious generals, conniving politicians and anti-Semites posing as patriots have remained on the … Continue reading

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dreyfus: not so libre parole

Why we cannot forget the Dreyfus Affair. … Auguste Mercier’s exact motives for illegally condemning a brother officer to life-in-death have never been satisfactorily explained. It has been suggested that Dreyfus’s arrest was a snap decision, and the general was … Continue reading

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dreyfus was a goner

Why we cannot forget Dreyfus… …By having Du Paty deliver his memorandum at the last minute in a semi-clendestine way, and by enjoining the court to keep its contents secret, Gen. Auguste Mercier deprived the defense of its legal right … Continue reading

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spy vs. spy: wilde for dreyfus

Remembering 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 scene ever since… … 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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