“In Dibër, two rifles were stolen and within 32 hours 400 people were questioned. They were found immediately,” says Ramiz Alia in an exclusive interview for Gazeta. He recounts the whole adventure the Albanian treasury went through until the day he handed over power On pages 2-3 Ramiz Alia, former President of Albania Ramiz Alia, former President of Albania

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editorial Arian Çani Should Berisha go to Vlorë or not? Does he have the moral right, or does he not have the moral right? Did Berisha burn Vlorë or did Berisha not burn Vlorë in March ’97? The debates over the rally announced for this Sunday by the PD leader in the city of unrest are buzzing as usual in political circles, cafés and even at many Albanian family tables. A not small group of people in this country, who systematically consume politics, words, statements or politicians’ quarrels, has been worrying for weeks and saying loudly that “Berisha has no face to go to Vlorë”, that “he burned Vlorë”, that “he dressed 2,000 mothers in black”, and so the comments never end. Continues on page 5

paradox Edmond TUPJA There are two words that have recently given an entirely different color to the landscape of Albanian domestic politics: treasure and bandit. The strange thing in our Albanian language is that these two words rhyme in a different way (Oh, how curious I would be to know whether there are other languages where it can be observed... Continues on page 2

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