“The Mazreku case”: Hajdari’s testimony is discredited. Student protests are suspended; Washington and the EU head to Kosovo
Alimuçaj finds refuge in the USA
Nano: Albanian rentiers have laundered money. Evidence of extensive international trafficking
Kosovo burns, politicians squabble
The Albanian political crisis undermines the national cause
The ruling camp’s slogans about “power-sharing” and “meritocracy” are exposed by its overt attempts to seize all administrative activity through militant ideology. In the face of the new officeholders’ revenge, the Democratic Party opposition’s counter-revenge should not be strongly motivated, since it is driven by fixed convictions about returning to power rather than by respect for the principles of democracy. The Albanian political reality is further driven toward criminalization and fatalism by the stance taken on the national question. The protests of Kosovo’s students have not inspired a spirit of political cooperation to draw up a joint agreement in support of Albanian patriotism in Kosovo. Albanian clan politics is presented as being instrumentalized by various circumstances that do not encourage the national will to oppose Serbian violence and perversity with diplomatic language that respects, first and foremost, national principles and universal human rights. The current positions of Albanian political forces on the Kosovo question provide fertile ground for the infiltration of the neighbors’ chauvinistic nationalism. The stance on the national question must be publicly declared through statements and promises that call for active resistance to Serbian militarism, which seeks to hold a noble and patriotic people hostage. An all-national platform for Kosovo must first be initiated in Parliament, where the will of the people is affirmed. But Gjinushi is busy with the “large-scale corruption” of the decrees issued by Berisha, the former president, while Foreign Minister Milo flirts with Serbian diplomacy, disregarding the immediate interests of the Albanians. Members of Parliament must summon Mr. Milo for questioning after his enigmatic meeting with his Serbian counterpart, in order to learn the truth about the meeting. Kosovo calls for the unification of Albanian political positions and a nationwide consensus, which would in any case discourage Serbia’s violent policies.
The American Embassy: Those who have not received the second envelope should not dream of going to America. Page 7
The American senator introduces VEFA’s adviser to Prime Minister Nano. Page 8
The Group of 14 attacks the Saranda Police Station with an antitank weapon
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