Interior Minister Perikli TETA gets angry with the MPs: “Parliament does not want order to be established.” On 17 August, NATO comes to Albania The Constitution Commission brings down the curtain. GODO: We’ll find a way to win over the Democrats BROKAJ: NANO INSULTED ME, CALLING ME A MOTHERF—ER Page 3

While yesterday’s attack by Serbian forces in Kosovo was among the largest carried out to date, politics in Albania is once again reaching “boiling point.” Surprisingly, the idea of new elections has been put forward by both major parties, PD and PS. But while the PS is shaping the idea of new local elections, the PD is convinced that the re-election process should begin with parliamentary elections. Public opinion sometimes sides with one camp and sometimes with the other, but the essential point is still not being understood: holding new elections at any level under the current conditions cannot add anything to the neocommunist solution of power divided bloodily between the two clans, PS and PD. It is all too true that the branches of government have lost their shared substance of communication, but in such a political and institutional atmosphere, a possible transformation of the order of consensus cannot be achieved. Albania is so strained that it has not found itself anew… [the final part of the text is difficult to read] in Albania, the spirit of… Continued on page 4

Today in the pages of the Supplement: KADARE: “The Old War.” An excerpt from his latest book, “Three Funeral Songs for Kosovo.” Bashkim Çepelë: “Cycle of Poems.” Pranvera Bardhi: “Pandora’s Box.” Afërdita Avdiko: “That night when inside m[?]…” Pages 11–14 Today in the pages of the Supplement: KADARE: “The Old War.” An excerpt from his latest book, “Three Funeral Songs for Kosovo.” Bashkim Çepelë: “Cycle of Poems.” Pranvera Bardhi: “Pandora’s Box.” Afërdita Avdiko: “That night when inside m[?]…” Pages 11–14

□ WASHINGTON, rare incident on Capitol Hill. Attempt on Bill Clinton’s life — Page 16 □ REPUBLICANS oppose the sale of assets without creditors’ approval. MEDIU: Politics is the path of alternatives — Page 3 □ TROPOJË, the influx of arrivals is declining. 12,700 is the number of displaced people — Page 7 □ Source of FISCAL stamps uncovered. Albanian-Greek counterfeiting network — Page 2 □ Soldiers for pay. The Ministry proposes the new trend for the Albanian ARMY to the Defense Council — Page 2 □ Statistics on RELIGIOUS buildings over the last 8 years. Albania: 700 million dollars for places of worship — Page 8 □ Letter to the Editorial Office: MAZREKU writes from prison: “People of Has, put pressure on the government” — Page 8