By Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Oct 16 (IPS) - Thirty-five years after the murder of prominent Argentine trade unionist José Ignacio Rucci, a book by an investigative journalist concludes that he was killed by the Montoneros guerrillas, as many already believed, rather than a right-wing death squad, as others argued. Written by journalist and political scientist Ceferino Reato, the book "Operación Traviata. ¿Quién mató a Rucci? La verdadera historia" (Operation Traviata; Who Killed Rucci? The True Story) prompted the Rucci family to seek a reopening of the case, which was shelved 20 years ago. It has also revived a fierce debate on the political violence of the early 1970s, prior to the bloody 1976-1983 military dictatorship. The book, which has quickly become a best-seller in Argentina since it was published in September,...
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