Republika
19 July 1998
Serbia attacks Albania
Ceka’s former subordinate spills the beans: he knows his secrets. Fino has evidence linked to the gangs. Berisha has hidden documents that implicate the former minister
The Nano-Millosheviç apocalypse resurfaces
Now it is difficult to give a detailed account of the evidence of responsibility
Photo of a man lying in a hospital bed, with an IV drip.
Millosheviç
the overwhelming evidence of the killings and mass deaths that the Serbian hordes are inflicting on the Albanians. Just yesterday, dozens of seriously wounded Kosovars came to Albania for treatment, while Serbian shells were striking Albanian territory. The fighting in the area of Pyramid C2, regardless of the perspective from which the Albanian government viewed it, stemmed directly from the principal existential clashes that have characterized and shaped Albanian-Serbian relations in this century. The victims of this war are not merely the Kosovars, but all of Albania. But while Serbian shells had fallen 500 meters inside the Albanian border, Prime Minister Nano, instead of going to the border, was trying to convince Albanians from the podium of a local party conference that socialist governance is neither naïve nor
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The American Senate votes: Milošević is a war criminal.
Serbs abduct and kill civilians. The KLA repels Serbian paramilitary gangs. The International Criminal Court is established
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Sport: Ronaldo: I haven’t taken any injections. The Tour de France is shaken by doping. Britain’s star witness returns. Jordan still thinks he can leave
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The scandals of intrigue: who spied on Ismail Kadare
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Inside:
After Serbian shelling 500 meters inside Albanian territory, the wounded recount the tragedy at the Military Hospital. Mediu: Now blood has entered the picture. PR: Here’s how to fight corruption. Kalakulla, in trouble with his own people. Zeka: His statement is personal; we will discuss it in the National Council Page 2-3 ☐ The Prime Minister changes tactics after the opponents’ decision. Bomb at the Vlora Municipality. Dredha cuts with a sickle and strikes with a hammer Page 4-5 ☐ BRISKU on strike after RENEA. Three corpses in two days from emigration at Rinas. The Presidency: "Koha Jonë" has wounded the pride of Albanians. Economic scandal. PS,PD drowned in debt. Party activists, 5 billion in loans Page 6-7 In the Sunday supplement: Fishta, the Patriarch of Albanian Letters; Alain Bosquet, "Doctor Honoris Causa" of the University of Tirana. Exclusively for "Republika" from Paris, Luan Rama Page 11-14