Serbia has killed two more Albanians. If Serbia were the only one, it would be called barbaric, communist, Stalinist, anti-European... but Albanians are also killed by Greece, by Macedonia..., by Montenegro... Everyone kills Albanians, and it seems they know very well why they do it. Why are Albanians killed? Albanians, many of whom live on the edge of physical survival, but also many on the edge of human dignity; Albanians who have lived most of their lives in a way that cannot be called dignified, are now condemned to be killed in the most ordinary fashion, without knowing why they are being killed! The Serbs know very well why they kill Albanians..., as do the Greeks..., the Macedonians... and they do not doubt for a moment the rightness of their actions. Physical annihilation, the seizure of territory and the trampling of national dignity built over decades are sufficient reasons even for someone more [unclear] than the Greek and the Serb to kill an Albanian. It cannot be allowed that an Albanian be killed and his dignity violated over a family visit, a few packets of smuggled cigarettes, or slave labor in Greece. The great distance and the division of families by a death-bound border are major challenges, but the challenges that the Balkan crisis may bring could be much greater. Challenges that could lead to the killing of Albanians on a massive scale, far greater than these killings from every direction. Then the Albanian must know why he is being killed. He must be able to die with dignity..., knowing why he is being killed. With our honor violated, our national dignity trampled, and accustomed to undignified deaths, it is difficult for us to be ready for these challenges. Therefore, let no Albanian be killed without knowing why he is dying. They know why they kill us... At least let us learn why we must die...

The UN capitulates in Bosnia Gorazdha, a Bosnian town with a very small Serb minority, which for some time has been under the protection of the United Nations, can finally be said to have fallen under Serbian occupation in recent days. Although the Serbs have not taken the whole town—in fact, the compact center, with a population of 60,000, has not yet fallen into Serb hands—all the foreign news agencies are loudly reporting that the Serbs have taken Gorazdha, then explaining that the occupation has in fact not yet been completed. The situation, not yet entirely lost, is being presented as a fait accompli, clearly showing that the words of the Western Powers—that force would be used if the areas under their protection were attacked—were a vain hope entertained by the naïve. Excuses of the sort that bad weather prevailed over Bosnia, while footage from foreign television stations clearly showed that the sky over Gorazdha was darkened only by smoke from Serbian artillery shells, would be laughable if a Serbian shell were not falling in Gorazdha every twenty seconds, sowing death. The arms embargo imposed on the warring parties places them in a reality where they are unable to act. [The rest of the text continues outside the frame.]

Cartoon: a man with the appearance of the world puts out with water a fire burning the map of Bosnia. Ruse 94.

— Difficult to understand! Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine and Hungary will seek the lifting of the embargo on Serbia, on the pretext that it has damaged their economies; Ukraine, which is far from Serbia, is particularly incomprehensible. Hungary’s desire is also hard to understand, given that Serbia has under its rule a large province inhabited by Hungarians. These states calculate the losses to their trade, not the unprecedented massacre taking place among their neighbors, nor the danger threatening them themselves, the whole Balkans and perhaps the entire continent. This is logic that is difficult to understand. The Observer

A. POPOCI Meeting at PRSH headquarters On 20 April 1994, PRSH chairman Mr. Sabri Godo, deputy chairman Mr. Fatmir Mediu, and Steering Committee member Mr. Arben Braçe met at the PR Central Headquarters with the Republican International Institute’s Program Assistants, namely Mr. Piter Dikenson, Mr. Xhejms Lombarda and Mr. Xhejms Partholongu. First, Mr. Dikenson stressed that he was continuing to intensify a series of seminars aimed at the [unclear] of democracy in Albania. He then expressed his interest in PR’s views on recent political developments in Albania. Mr. Godo told those present that PR had participated in the three-party alliance with PD and PSD to overthrow communism in Albania. Throughout, PR had insisted that this alliance be transformed into a [unclear] for democratic development in Albania. But PD has shown a tendency to monopolize the country’s political life, as well as a tendency to govern the country by (continued on page 2)

On 19.4.1994, at 9:00, a meeting was held at the American Embassy between Messrs. Douglas Smith, embassy secretary, and Karl Siebentritt, second secretary, and Messrs. Fatmir Mediu, PRSH deputy chairman, and Ismail Male. The main part of the conversation was devoted to discussing the coordination and scaling up of work under a clear program for the right-wing front. The mutual exchange of views on this issue was very valuable. The conversation took place in a spirit of understanding and mutual willingness to continue discussions in the future. “Republika” correspondent

Only the smoke from Serbian artillery shells would be laughable, if every twenty seconds a Serbian shell were not falling in Gorazhdë, sowing death. The arms embargo imposed on the warring parties—which in reality only prevents the Bosniaks from arming themselves—fully achieves the aim declared by international actors: “Allowing the purchase of weapons would ignite the war at a higher intensity and prolong it.” By leaving the Bosniaks unarmed, the war really would end sooner and be quieter. The Bosniaks would disappear together with their hopes much more easily, and without temporarily giving up—without temporarily giving up on air strikes and, on the other hand, advancing into Gorazhde and breaking through the Muslims’ defensive lines. The critical situation prompted Russian diplomacy to become active once again. At first it opposed the air strikes by NATO forces, which had been carried out without consulting Russia; later, however, through its mediator Vital Çurkin, it tried to put pressure on the Bosnian Serbs to end the attack on Gorazhdë. But Çurkin’s mission to persuade Karaxhiç and his men also failed. At the end of the talks he declared: “You can’t talk to them; they are crazy.” Meanwhile, at a “briefing,” President Klinton declared that he “viewed with doubt the success of a solution involving air strikes by NATO aircraft,” which could directly implicate the Americans in an undesirable conflict in the Balkans; only after a request from UN Secretary-General Butros Gali did Klinton say that he doubted the success of the bombing solution. The Bosnian civilian population, in great misery. The UN’s peacekeepers appear to be their hostages; leadership from protesting loudly against the peaceful erasure of Bosniak existence and statehood. the US claims that it will not allow the war to spread to Kosovo, when areas under the direct protection of the United Nations and NATO are attacked and occupied, while the peacekeepers withdraw, leaving the civilian population at the mercy of Serbian forces? Leaving Gorazhdë at the mercy of the Serbs further promotes the idea that force is the way to resolve the Balkan crisis. As for the Muslims, they should be called only Bosniaks, as Albanians have traditionally called them to distinguish them from Serbs and Croats. There is also an argument for doing this. The Bosnian Parliament has decided by special resolution that their nation be called BOSNIAK. “Muslim,” meanwhile, can refer only to religious affiliation. This term has been adopted by most Western media, while it is used insistently by Serbian, Macedonian, and other media. Even when these outlets write about Kosovo, they write in the style of “Kosovo with a 90% Muslim population...,” without mentioning the national identity of the Albanians.

“The voice of his blood Called out truly ‘Thine God’ there where he dwells Brighter than the star...” P. Budi 1618 BARDHYL MATRAHXHIU The killing of April 10 was, from a military point of view, an ordinary killing. It is not a problem when there is a peaceful and friendly atmosphere at the border, but when a trained commando unit is there to track down a few recruits. Such guerrilla actions have usually demonstrated that a military base is a more daring and important target than the one at Peshkëpi. The ruined road and bridges—as the voice of his blood called upon God, “All the heavens saw it,” Budi says of Kanan’s crime—with the simplicity and grandeur with which he would have said of the photographs showing people shot in the back, published in “Republika”: “The whole world saw it!” They would tell the victims’ families the ancient Latin phrase “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori” (“It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country”—Horace, ODES, 3). But this is pointless. The mass media have used “blood-soaked sorrow” so much that those who express sympathy do so hypocritically, as if they were enjoying themselves. This “sympathy” neither comforted them nor increased their grief. They almost seem to be saying, “Let’s leave grief in force.” The problem is that, consciously and unconsciously, the press and diplomatic policy are concerned not simply with the victims’ lives, but with a blow that could mark a political turning point, but with a blow that could mark a historical historical historical turning point. Meanwhile, among the Greek-Albanians and in the Balkans, and in phrases such as “position,” with all these “expressions of solidarity and new relations,” the opposition press seems to be washing its hands of the threat. (Continued on page 3)

After the failures to resolve the crisis THE LIFTING OF THE ARMS EMBARGO ON THE MUSLIMS REMAINS THE ONLY OPTION GAVROSH LEVONJA Gorazhdë—the latest act in the Bosnian tragedy. I say latest, since no one can guarantee that it will be the last. An intense attack, accompanied by heavy-weapons fire and the participation of Bosnian Serb tanks, caused yet another large number of casualties. The images broadcast by television stations in various countries were chilling; describing them would be pointless, since by now we are accustomed to such scenes from Bosnia. The UN’s calls to stop their offensive against this Muslim enclave, which is among the areas declared “safe areas” by the UN, were met with the arrogance and contempt of the Bosnian Serbs. This, in turn, led to NATO aircraft bombing Serbian positions, to which the Serbs responded by shooting down a British aircraft and taking 150 helicopters hostage, forcing NATO temporarily to abandon its air operations and, on the other hand, allowing them to advance into Gorazhde and break The Soros Foundation in Yugoslavia at risk Today there are 22 Soros foundations around the world—from the Baltics to South Africa. At this time, the foundations support programs in the fields of science, culture, information, and education, and also carry out various humanitarian activities. Through this work, the foundations promote the ideas of democracy and experience for people’s well-being. To date, the Soros Foundation has been closed only once, in Beijing, after the massacre in Tiananmen Square. It is quite true that the Soros Foundation has been attacked by far-right forces in Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Croatia, but for the first time since Tiananmen, another foundation is at risk of closure: the Soros Foundation in Yugoslavia. Thus, a foundation is at risk whose staff have distributed medicines throughout Yugoslavia worth more than nine million dollars and, according to expert estimates, saved thousands of lives. A foundation is at risk that, at a time when many international non-governmental organizations were openly reluctant to come to Yugoslavia for political reasons, helped thousands of refugees, sick children, and orphans. The Foundation’s assistance to them took many forms: clothing, food, and educational materials for primary and secondary schools. The Soros Foundation in Yugoslavia organized summer and winter camps for children, cultural and artistic activities for artists and athletes, and also provided material support to many existing institutions for children and their programs. Through these programs, the Foundation has tried to help these children return to normal life and revive their hope for the future. (Continued on page 4)

The Bosnian civilian population, rather than being protected by the UN blue helmets, appears to us to be their hostage; with promises and empty words, they prevent the Bosniak political leadership from protesting in a full-throated voice against the silencing of that voice. What weight do the words of the authorities of international organizations and Western powers carry? How seriously can one take the claims of the US that it will not allow the existence and statehood of Bosnia to be [text cut off]. [The remainder of the text is cut off at the edge of the image.]

NATIONAL LIBRARY TIRANA

“Who is stronger than me?” said the madwoman N of the capital. “I’ll kill you all; I’m not like the Socialist Party, which gives everyone equal chances. I’ll beat some of you a little, others a lot; I can’t guarantee you the same chances. I’m also the most beautiful of them all,” she said, looking at herself in the mirror. “But here you will all have the same chances. I make no distinctions between anyone. This morning I had a bad dream. There was an embassy, and there they offered me a job doing propaganda for Yugoslavia. I didn’t know where that was, and began, as if in a dream, talking about the 400,000,000 Greeks who live in Greece. Then the Greek police arrested me and threw me in jail for increasing the number of the Greek minority in Greece. Apparently the policeman wasn’t one of those Greeks who don’t know where Epirus is. Because when I told him I wanted Epirus, he told me Epirus isn’t here,” she said, having gone to the Greek Federation of Socialists held in the north of Jugo-Epirus. Let’s leave culture aside for a moment and talk a little about politics, the favorite subject of those who have no worries except material ones. Today, test elections will be held in several districts. If the answers are correct, then the winner will be drawn. Anyone who has made a wrong prediction will be sentenced to one year of restricted liberty without any conditions. When the day comes for the next early test elections, the first prize will be a deep-freeze refrigerator that will hold the deposited results, which will be opened in the week after the regular elections. The valid results will be those in which the Socialist Party has won the most votes. If the number of votes is equal, voting will be repeated after 8 months using secret lists. Neither the party’s name nor the candidate will be written down. Everything will be done using pseudonyms, to prevent manipulation. THE CHRONICLER