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Soldiers argued that this person was cryptically mentioned in a set of erotic correspondences written to the Italian attaché Alessandro Panizzardi. (20[1])While being arrested, (20[2])Charles Maurras (“more-OSS”) supposedly shouted that this person got revenge; Maurras founded Action Française (20[1])(“frahn-SEZ”) during an event involving this person. (20[2])The newspaper La Libre (20[2])Parole (20[2])frequently attacked this person based on documents that included (20[1])a (*) “bordereau” (10[1])discovered in a (10[1])wastebasket. (10[5])Georges Picquart (10[2])(“pee-KAR”) investigated actions (10[3])supposedly committed by this (10[1])person (10[2])after he was sent to Devil’s Island in 1895 (10[2])for (10[1])the crimes of Ferdinand Esterhazy. (10[1])For 10 points, Emile Zola penned “J’accuse” in defense of what Jewish military officer who (10[1])was accused of treason? (10[2])■END■ (10[3])

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