12/05/1998
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Republika

12 May 1998

Fino testifies today, Berisha tomorrow

Elections split the coalition. Melo and Ceka against the PS. Nine families accuse officials of corruption, from the village headman all the way up to Nano. The Corridor project is stalled; land in Rrogozhinë costs four times more than in Tirana. Has the uprising in Kosovo begun? Page 10 [Partial photo; the article text continues beyond the edge of the image.]

The Dayton myth and Kosovo’s independence. Why is peace delayed?

The mission of Holbrooke, architect of the Dayton Agreement, in Kosovo shows that Bosnia was a major test of America’s resolve in the eyes of other governments. The European diplomatic corps’ lack of energy in responding to the crisis in Kosovo has finally compelled U.S. diplomacy to use its status as a power [text continues beyond the edge of the image] to prevent a repetition of Bosnia’s tragic history. Holbrooke’s mission, as American analysts described it, is an “urgent firefighter.” Milošević and Holbrooke know each other well and do not favor tolerance. Both use the card of force. But more on page 3

“Ngjela” at the end of its term. Hearings of major witnesses begin

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Inside:

Mediu: NATO is not a customs guard 10,000 Albanians sign their death sentence in 10 days PD: PS is manipulating the electoral lists Page 3 Pan-Albanian round table on Kosovo Hasani: Democrats pelted them with stones in Vlora Ermenji in Tirana on Thursday The Legalists take another step to the right Page 4 The journalism of “Republika” is mistreated in Korçë; journalist Zenepe Luka’s house is blown up in Vlorë Page 6 250 million to reproduce Albanian Kalashnikovs Tensions flare at the border; 200 more are sent to the front The mystery of the arms trafficking: investigators will go to China Page 2 Albanian tragedy: two children die—their parents are in Greece Son kills his mother in Vlorë Nuns’ Toyota stolen Masked thieves steal without masks Page 7