WIKILEAKS / The deputy secretary’s message on financial terrorism is revealed The cables from the embassy in Kuwait are published; the Americans called for the closure of the charitable activities of the “Revitalization of Islamic Heritage” association in Tirana By ELIRA ÇANGA Islamic activities in Albania worry the State Department. This was made known according to the latest cable published by the website Wikileaks, which presents the entire communication between the American Assistant Secretary for Financial Crimes Financing, Patrick O’Brien, and the American ambassador in Kuwait, Richard LeBaron, concerning efforts to fight terrorism as well as the freezing of assets of criminal groups and the laundering of money by them three years ago. ... Continues on pages 6-7

Floods / PS presents the package of proposals for the situation (In photo:) Floods, a boat floating yesterday in the Xhabije neighborhood of the city of Shkodër Fearing abuses, local authorities stamp the identification of 147 watercraft rented by the state. 14 thousand residents leave their homes. Here is the food distribution scheme The Civil Emergency Committee, Berisha: Situations like this happen only once every 150 years. The US ambassador, Arvizu: We are monitoring the situation closely, we will help you On pages 2-5

Dossier / Report on the Balli movement’s activity The dilemma in 1943 of the Allies about whether to support the partisans or the Balli fighters By AURON TARE During the past year we have published a large amount of declassified documentation coming from the archives of the British Intelligence Services that were created during the Second World War. These services, known as S.O.E., were quite effective and often decisive for the decision-making of British politics during the war on issues... On pages 22-23

The party’s first chairman speaks On pages 10-11

ERE DECISION On page 12

Yesterday in “La Repubblica” By VITTORIO ZAMBARDINO The arrest of Julian Assange is a “test case” for all the countries involved, which are in the West: the USA, Britain, Sweden... The “criminal” Assange challenges us Continues on page 28

Today’s opinion By AFRIM KRASNIQI 20 years ago the students of the “Studenti” district took to the streets in a political protest against one of the most communist regimes in Eastern Europe, the Albanian regime. ... 8 December 1990 Continues on page 29

The lawyer speaks On page 13

The director defends himself On page 27