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Piero Laporta’s books and the questions behind them. A reading path through documents, testimony, and interpretations of Italian history, centered on the Moro case and extending to the relationships between power, war, and economics.
OltreLaNotizia brings the books into conversation with articles, excerpts, and research updates. Start with a chapter, explore a theme, or learn about the author’s background. The two featured books and their excerpts below are in Italian; selected articles are also available in English.
Omertà e bugie su Aldo Moro
Magistrati sotto accusa. Il togalitarismo
Foreword by Paolo Guzzanti · Italian-language edition
What emerges when the public account of the Moro case is compared with the documents on which it should rest? Laporta develops his critique of institutional accounts by examining testimony, Moro’s letters, the investigation of his death, and the international setting.
Paolo Guzzanti’s foreword introduces the inquiry. The opening chapter gives readers an opportunity to assess the argument, its cited sources, and the conclusions the author proposes.
Read the foreword and opening chapter in Italian →
Raffiche di bugie a via Fani
Stato e BR sparano su Aldo Moro
Italian-language edition · ISBN 9798385587193
The starting point is the morning of March 16, 1978. Laporta reexamines accounts of the ambush, witness testimony, and Moro’s letters, exploring the relationship between the killing of the security detail and the kidnapping of the statesman.
The inquiry proceeds through three stages: a critique of established accounts, an analysis of the letters and anagrams, and the author’s proposed reconstruction of the events. It introduces a line of research developed further in Omertà e bugie su Aldo Moro.
- Read the preamble and contents in Italian
- Open the complimentary Italian excerpt
- View the Italian edition on Amazon
Moro’s letters and the continuing inquiry
The research on anagrams examines the relationship between the wording of the letters, the readings developed by the author, and external documentary evidence. In his 2026 international press release, Laporta describes material submitted to the judicial authorities and calls for independent scientific examination.
Read the international press release and related material, including English texts →
Other books
The author’s bibliography also includes Anagrammi di Moro e Togatisti Rossi. Il Golpe delle Toghe Rosse in via Fani and Trasparente come il vetro. La straordinaria storia di Luciano Vinella, imprenditore di Putignano. His Italian profile provides further information about his books.
Explore the author’s profile and bibliography in Italian →
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- Moro and the Italian Republic. The Explosive Device in Via Fani, De Matteo, and the Silence of the Record explores a question addressed in the books. In English.
- Economics and power. When the Dollar Lost Gold and Gained Oil connects money, energy, and international politics. In English.
- War and political decision-making. Che cos’è la strategia introduces another strand of the author’s work. In Italian.
About Piero Laporta
Piero Laporta is a retired Italian Army general from the Corps of Engineers. He left active service in 2010, having attended the 153rd course at the Military Academy of Modena and served on the Defense General Staff. An author and commentator, he was a consultant to the Mitrokhin parliamentary commission from 2002 to 2006.
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