Serbs enter 500 meters into our territory. The Albanian government accepts war

What the Serb leaves behind, the Albanian government “reaps” Among Albanian government officials, feelings of resentment are growing, now openly directed against the influx of persecuted Kosovo Albanians. Reducing their arrival is ranked as the number-one political problem: “There is no reception infrastructure whatsoever,” Mr. Majko said on behalf of the party that holds the government and parliamentary majority. This means that the Nano Government is rapidly moving toward traditional communist tendencies and overt anti-national intolerance. Milošević’s imperial-colonial expansion is being accompanied by an outbreak of localist sentiment among the Albanian socialists in power. The selfishness of individual political groups is running rampant, and an extra-national consciousness is emerging, serving to revive more or less faded chauvinist-Internationalist sentiments. The unwillingness to respond swiftly, both to the bloodshed in Kosovo and to those arriving in the north of the country, does nothing but encoura ge the Serbs to show even greater determination to ... Continued on page 3

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Mediu: Nano realized too late that there is no peace with Milošević. DBSH: Only war can bring Sllobodanini to heel — Pages 2–3 Serbian commandos have infiltrated among the arrivals. The Commander of the Kukës Division speaks to “Republika” — Page 2 Kosovo in Tirana, the Government boycotts. Shkodra opens its doors to Kosovars; Elbasan: Our homes are yours. — Pages 2, 6 Berisha: Nano will bomb Tropoja. Nano: Berisha is lighting the Serbs’ fire. Leka Zogu back in Albania again. — Pages 3–4 DBSH, a bloc in 7 municipalities. — Pages 5–6 The Albanian Cup finds its winner. “Apolonia” is a European team. — Page 21 Sunday literary supplement — Pages 11–14