The Hajdari murder, Prosecutor’s Office at Telekom: Call made before the murder from a public phone was not recorded Today the chief supervisor of the pyramid schemes, Arapi, is being forcibly brought to court Page 2

The Islamic Conference is not a taboo for the Majko government, as it was for the Nano government. Breaking the taboo is not a moral imperative, but simply a commercial one. Majko is seeking cooperation with the Islamic Conference on the basis of pragmatism and the country’s interests. Strong faith in “rationality” triumphs over religiously defined morality. In the name of goals proclaimed as idealistic, Majko is developing a tendency to engage in economic and social engineering. But is this a guiding principle for political conduct? It is difficult to say for certain. Paradoxically, in contrast to the preceding strategy of governance, the new prime minister seems to be seeking to implement a rational scheme, outside the effects of his party’s orthodox politics. The paradox lies in the fact that not only Nano, but Majko himself, in his earlier statements as a senior political official of the PS, displayed strong degrees of anti-Islamism, directly accusing former President Berisha of wanting to isolate the country from Euro-Atlantic structures by seeking its membership in the Islamic Conference. The entire leadership of the PS and Continued on page 3

The armchair and the fool

The man who was going to blow up the American Embassy in Tirana was caught; 80 pages of documents, 30 gold bars, weapons and ammunition were found on him Page 2

PS chairman killed Father and daughter in the terror of the masked men Orphan spends two years in a morgue in Milan Passports torn up at Kakavijë for 70 Albanians with valid visas. Greek Prosecutor’s Office sides with Albanians Injuring outside the Greek consulate Page 7 Blerim Çela goes home Petro Koçi begins reform; the Criminal Police oppose it The Zastava that killed the Kosovar minister Policeman’s house burgled Page 8 Teachers’ strike broken Exploitation of minors: they rape them, then photograph them Speedboat hijackers arrested in Kavajë One month in prison for the robbers of the “Pacific” Page 6 Smuggling begins the purges, 48 customs officers at the Prosecutor’s Office Greek Bank goes to Durrës Page 9

• How much will the Russians sell Milošević for? • Yeltsin sends a message to Belgrade • Suharekë: 250 houses in flames • Greece against NATO in Kosovo • Annan: The crimes bear the Serbian stamp p. 11

DP, new condition for dialogue: Berisha’s immunity must be restored Gjinushi: There are many slackers in my party Nano splits the party in two Christian Democrats have no opponents Storm over deputy ministers, Idajet Beqiri to Public Order pp. 4–5

Godo: It is a Constitution for all Albanians. The property and National Question were causing me distress. It was done as we proposed, but we lost the Senate. The DP has a clear path ahead Page 3

Meidani weighs Fino in k…[?] p. 3