HISTORY HERE IS WHY THE DEVOUT HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATE TOOK HIS OWN LIFE On page 9

THE AGREEMENT IS SIGNED. YELTSIN STORMS OUT OF THE KREMLIN “We will obey NATO’s orders” THE AGREEMENT IS SIGNED. YELTSIN STORMS OUT OF THE KREMLIN The Russians swallow their pride “We will obey NATO’s orders” On page 5

Arian Çani A prosecution witness is arrested in the act in the courtroom. Because, under the law, he refuses to testify even after taking the oath; because he “insults” the authority of Justice by mocking the judges who do not wear formal robes. Up to this point, everything would sound normal. But when the witness is Perikli Teta, former Minister of Public Order, when he is summoned to court to shed light on the scandal of 14 September, when he is arrested and when he is released seven hours later, nothing sounds normal anymore. Beyond an ordinary arrest in the act, the witness’s case, besides being the next bluff, undoubtedly raises questions and suspicions. Why did the prosecutor choose, under the law, to arrest him in the act, when, also under the law, he could have prosecuted witness Teta while he remained at liberty? Because by arresting the former minister of the left-wing coalition still in power, the message would be easy to decipher: “Be careful, this could happen to you too, witnes- Continued on page 6

Perikli Teta escorted by a police officer inside the Burgu[t] car (Photo: Hektor Pustina)

From Prizren Carlo Bollino Thirteen months of continuous experience of war at the front, not as a soldier, but as a doctor. With only one student nurse assigned to him in the field of battle as an assistant surgeon, and seven other young men, he had to do everything. With the KLA insignia on his shirt, Agim Hazrolli, newly specialized in urology, was forced by circumstances to perform five hundred operations of every kind, with few tools at his disposal, and even without anesthesia: “I performed six leg amputations and one arm amputation on conscious soldiers—we were told—and I had to use a wood saw.” Agim Hazrolli shows us the other side of the war after returning to Prishtina from the field hospital that had been hidden in the mountains of western Kosovo until just two days ago. While the KLA men fought, he stayed behind the front line to treat the wounded, trying to erect an insurmountable barrier against death, which is always present in war. Continued on page 4

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IN SHKODER Within two days, the police arrest three KLA soldiers. Charged with carrying weapons without a permit, the three men, who were wearing military uniforms and carrying weapons without permits, have been put behind bars. Paulin Martin Deda, one of those wearing a KLA uniform, went to meet... On page 15

VISIT Skopje is becoming the Americans’ favorite in the Balkans. The capital of Macedonia has displaced Tirana, perhaps if only because NATO troops are stationed there and are entering Kosovo. According to Macedonian sources, US President Bill Clinton is expected to be there on Tuesday... On page 2