11/06/1998
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Republika

11 June 1998

War fever scorches Kukës

Brawl in Parliament over the distribution scheme. Malaj accuses the PD over VEFA’s money. Hajdari throws Mexi under the bus to save Berisha’s skin The Serbian army moves toward the border; the Northern Division goes into the field

The Lions of Africa hold back Norway; Paris is ravaged

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The West against the East, Nano against the West

The bloodbath in Kosovo is nearing its end. Clinton, Chirac and Blair are determined to adopt the military option. The only ones who have not yet supported the West’s options for military intervention are Boris Yeltsin and Fatos Nano. Yeltsin describes military intervention as interference in internal affairs, while Nano advises that the issue be addressed without displays of nationalism, first deploying NATO along the border with Albania. Meanwhile, 30 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter to President Clinton calling for military operations against Belgrade to begin immediately, while Russia blocked a draft Security Council resolution authorizing NATO intervention. Dj(e) in Pristina, Skopje and Tirana insistently called for NATO to be deployed in Kosovo, while Mr. Nano, at a press conference marking the 120th anniversary of the League of

The Finns could do no more against Brazil Page 15

Confusion in the courtroom: He killed a mother and son, sentenced to 7 years in prison. Letter from Greece: My husband kidnapped my daughter

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Film footage implicates [people] in the March events. The Ngjela Commission’s time has come.

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The great football festival, the France ’98 World Cup, begins with Brazil-Scotland. The Brazilians change their minds on the field

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Inside:

□ DBSH will put an end to the PS-PD carousel. Mediu meets American lawyers. Berisha calls for a government with the diaspora. Kosovo, the memory of the Balkans. Democrats “snatch” the campaign money bag. Pages 3-5 □ 50 military trucks head north. Expired oil is sent to Tropojë. Drug trafficking at the Port of Durrës. Two tons of smuggled coffee in a residence. Pages 2-6