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===Contents of ''J'Accuse...!''===

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Zola argued that "the conviction of Alfred Dreyfus was based on false accusations of [[espionage]] and was a misrepresentation of justice." He first points out that the real man behind all of this is [[Armand du Paty de Clam|Major du Paty de Clam]]. Zola states: "He was the one who came up with the scheme of dictating the text of the bordereau to Dreyfus; he was the one who had the idea of observing him in a mirror-lined room. And he was the one whom Major Forzinetti caught carrying a shuttered lantern that he planned to throw open on the accused man while he slept, hoping that, jolted awake by the sudden flash of light, Dreyfus would blurt out his guilt."<ref name="January13">Zola, E. {{lang|fr|[http://www.chameleon-translations.com/sample-Zola.shtml J'Accuse...!]}} {{cite web |url=http://www.chameleon-translations.com/sample-Zola.shtml |title=J'accuse by Émile Zola (Sample) —– Chameleon-Translations |access-date=2008-07-23 |archive-date=2008-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080715014824/http://www.chameleon-translations.com/sample-Zola.shtml |url-status=dead}}. {{lang|fr|[[L'Aurore]]}} (13 January 1898). Translation by Chameleon Translations. Retrieved 12 February 2008.</ref>

Next, Zola points out that if the investigation of the traitor was to be done properly, the evidence would clearly show that the bordereau came from an infantry officer, not an artillery officer such as Dreyfus.<ref name="January13"/>