Gjirokastra threatens Bashkim Fino, Vlora burns Arben Malaj

THE REVELATIONS OF RAMIZ ALIA

The former President confides in the European Commissioner: How the opposition leaders were recruited by the PPSH. Evertsi promises the status of former president Meidani returns Nano’s new party card Page 3

State racism emerges

Day by day, our government officials are trying in every way to feel, at all costs, freed from the obligation to take on the urgent political, national and moral responsibilities that represent the interests of all Albanians. To evade responsibility for the Kosovo issue and for highly sensitive matters such as corruption, which is eating away at Albanian society, the propaganda of those in power is making every effort to sound the “false” alarm that the country is being torn apart by the poverty of organized crime, mainly crime of “Islamic” origin, and that responsibility for this falls first and foremost on the right-wing opposition of the PD, which allowed “Islamists to enter Albania without customs checks.” What is more, yesterday the sensational news was published that the Albanian police would check all foreigners entering and staying in Albania. “During the past year, many Islamists have entered Continued on page 3

PS also joins the PD roundtable on the Constitution. All parties agree; PAD withdraws

5 ©M. Hysi PD PS Page 3 The drawing depicts the PD and PS as two figures connected by strings held by hands that control them.

Albanian politics: repentance and punishment

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Kosovo: all roads lead to the PR

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Kalakula gets even with Rrapo Danushi: He is an extra

KOSOVO

The war reaches Kaçanik. Serbs shoot at children. 46 houses burned in Likoc. Millosheviçi, the true beast of the Balkans P. 11

SPORTS

The big World Cup title lands in the Balkans EuroLeague starts in 2000 Bodiroga, basketball player No. 1 Agassi, the best again. P. 15

CULTURE

Albanian culture in the hands of foreigners; the Yugoslavs disregard the contract. Albanian music, an Italian business P. 13

Inside:

A Sunday bloodied by accidents in the capital: 9 accidents in 4 hours, 14 injured Daylight robbery in the capital; 7 million lekë stolen from “Republika” Three female traffickers arrested Page 2

Shkodra amid ruins that accuse The MPs rounded up the Presidium Albania’s representative in Belgrade wounded Page 5

Arabs: 5,000 dollars for a livelihood The American lottery — between the law and the lawyers SHKSH: Don’t buy from “Gabi” Zaharina, the poison of diabetics The General of the North seeks reservists August, general mobilization Fire at the Police archive 300 people in Fier ask the prefect for water A day of bloodshed: 2 killed, 1 wounded in Lushnje Lightning kills 14-year-old friend Pages 6–7

Two days after the explosions that shook the world A camera filmed everything in Tanzania A Saudi millionaire behind the attacks Russian plane hijacked; 91 passengers survive 10,000 people at Zhivkov’s funeral Page 12

Judges play ping-pong with property Compensation sought for bread stolen Page 8