Democrats’ rally turns bloody

Police officers and demonstrators were injured; 20 people were taken to the police station. Nano’s villa is attacked. Four lines of police and special forces disperse the crowd.

Provocations by the socialist camp

The political situation is showing a new tendency toward confrontation, up to

Socialist

The political situation is showing a new tendency toward confrontation, to the point of upsetting the balance. to the point of upsetting the balance. First and foremost, this has to do with the cynical calculations of the socialist rulers, who want to retain power more than anything else. The ecological consequences of the communist policies of the Nano clan have been devastating in every field, to such an extent that people tend to suspect that this communist clan saw itself as temporary, and was therefore so indifferent to the fate of democracy and to the fate of Albanians in general. The attempt to achieve complete control over everything produced a machine of self-destruction that damaged not only political values but also social ones, further impoverishing Albanians and plunging the country into a catastrophic crisis. The crude power of the left suffered defeats because its political practices compromised—or, more accurately, discredited. Continued on page 3

New testimony about the March events: General Vinçani recounts his memories on “Zëri i Amerikës”

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Safet Zhulali writes from prison; It was a coup d’état

Second testimony of the SHIK general: I prevented the Përmet massacre

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Inside:

The Prosecutor’s Office signs another arrest warrant for former DP ministers M. Leka’s cognac runs out Melo, of the PBDN, on trial for 18 million Page 2 Three risks in falls in a glass of milk Prefect Çeço convenes Education; Brojka is absent Special forces commander dies in Elbasan Ambush on the national road; Dragot special forces officer killed Tragic love; 17-year-old girl poisoned Pages 6–7 George Soros loses two billion dollars Page 12

KOSOVO

• Serbian tank kills eight children and three women • Bomb at the American office in Pristina • Montenegro: A corridor for refugees • 400,000 displaced by the war Page 11

POLITICS

Mediu: “The DP fell into the SP’s trap” Meidani corrects SHIK Nano warns the ministers: “Beware of provocations by the DP” Page 3 Two parties, the “Republican and Transnational” parties, begin coordination, Godo takes the initiative The Democratic mayor of Tepelenë holds the anonymous commentators accountable Page 5

CULTURE

The greats of epic-ture together at the autumn exhibition Kadare’s “A Boring Season on Olympus” goes to the theater Page 13

ECONOMY

The Bank Governor warns: Beware, new pyramid schemes are coming “Silva” alleges: The company was sold before the law was passed Page 9