09/07/1998
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Republika

9 July 1998

Assassination attempt on Nano at midnight; 30-year-old assailant caught at the gate of the villa

Leaving parliament throws the DP into confusion. OSCE: Reconsider the decision. Pollo did not listen to us, says Berisha

Ceka accuses: Malaj has stolen 80 million dollars

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NATO is provoking the Albanians to incite war in the Balkans

to incite war in the Balkans

NATO offers not only training for the Albanian army and police, but also irony and ridicule for Kosovo. The Supreme Commander of the Atlantic Alliance, General Klark, said yesterday in Tirana that NATO cannot intervene in Kosovo without a prior political agreement being reached between the parties and without an immediate ceasefire. “We will resolve crises through dialogue,” Mr. Klark emphasized, shifting NATO’s military mission 180 degrees. NATO is now advocating moral solutions, abandoning military options. Faced with the conflict and escalating violence in Kosovo, it is almost turning into a cultural organization, further encouraging Milosheviç’s revanche. It still pretends not to understand the consequences of the war and is trying to adopt diplomatic postures to compensate, to some extent, for its military impotence—or, more accurately, its unwillingness to intervene militarily. Mr. Klark’s statement is supremely amateurish from a diplomatic standpoint. In the event

FRANCE '98

Thuram, the French final. The four goals are enough for the Croatians. Zagallo, among the penalty-kick masters. Maldini: Don’t spill my blood. Koku: They were afraid; we lost. Pages 14–15

Inside

Godo: My political formation will decide on my resignation from the post of co-chair. The Albanian state has been rented out. Imami: I supported Godo’s idea on property before the Venice Commission. Vejsiu: We were preparing to enter the Constitution process, but Berisha decided on a boycott. Lesi: The DP helped the SP. Kinkel comes to Tirana Page 3–4 The IMF leaves Nano with the bill. The scandal of the usury schemes explodes at the court. The Irish demand ownership of BKT. Malaj reaches an agreement with Bundo and sues Kokëdhima Page 9 PS, ready to take Berisha’s officials to court over the cafés. Krasniqi attacked in Tirana. People injured in Elbasan while celebrating Brazil. Nue Prenjas, hunger strike for Holland. CIA, $150 for capturing Egyptians Pages 2–7