The former President threatens the Prime Minister: There will be no more peaceful rallies; now force will decide. Appeal to the USA: Intervene, or there will be chaos here.

Undoubtedly, Albania—

Undoubtedly, Albania is experiencing a relapse, which could prove costly. After a colossal political mistake, using old methods drawn from the post-communist collection, the country is experiencing an all-encompassing crisis, a crisis fueled by politics. Yesterday Berisha made forceful demands and threatened Nano that he would use against him the arsenal he holds dear, while the Prime Minister, who is finding it difficult to get out of the dead end, is concocting “freezing-thawing” and seems to have left Berisha out in the square, while he is in Portugal. There is only one thing the Prime Minister cannot hide: his presence in the m[?]idst of the crisis. To drive it away, he is presenting a patched-together government lineup with a few new names. The political and economic crisis foreshadows changes in government structures. Once again, faced with prospects of conflict, the Nano cabinet has opted for spectacular changes on the stage of government, but not to the foundations of its methods. This is what is happening now, too, when the consequences of the economic crisis seem unavoidable, and are even visibly accompanied by the aggravated crisis of the Albanian spirit. But poli- Continued on page 3

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CULTURE You too, Battisti?! They say he was 55 years old. But it isn’t true. Away from the cameras and spotlights, out of the public eye, Battisti remained 20 years old. So slender, with a guitar and those “Emozioni” that only he knew how to give. Milan. San Paolo Hospital, September 9, 8:00 a.m. In the courtyard surroundings, fans and journalists gather, as they have regularly done for 13 days. Meanwhile, after a night P. 18

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The draw for Zani Çaushi is held. Instead of the judges, guards and secretaries draw the lots. Judge Zeneli: Here’s why I released Luzha. Page 2. Arms smuggling using donkeys and mules. The Muslim Community publishes the truth about El Shahid. Page 6. Today in “Republika”: Scholarships from the Romanian embassy. Page 16

Tomorrow at 11:00 in the “Odeon” hall of the Palace of Culture, the meeting of the PR National Assembly will be held.

PR: Government reshuffles won’t save us. Resignations, not patch-ups Mediu: Nano is afraid of the investigation results Majko: The Prosecutor’s Office will obey Parliament P. 3 What the rally-goers are rewarded with Tirana’s persecuted people ask the police for help Malaj threatens Nano in Vlora, Xhuveli in Dibër Pp. 4–5

• Ethnic cleansing and Western hypocrisy • Bob Doll: Kosovo has now become a second Bosnia • Belgium: The EU “regrets” Kosovo P. 11