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Gazeta Shqiptare

28 August 2011

WIKILEAKS BOMBS

THE FULL TEXT IS PUBLISHED / HERE ARE THE CABLES FROM THE PAGE THAT SHOOK DIPLOMACY The Gërdec and Durrës-Kukës scandals are revealed THE FULL TEXT IS PUBLISHED / HERE ARE THE CABLES FROM THE PAGE THAT SHOOK DIPLOMACY WIKILEAKS BOMBS The Gërdec and Durrës-Kukës scandals are revealed Reports by former U.S. ambassador Withers, as well as Americans’ opinions on the Berisha government’s violations and on Edi Rama’s weak opposition By ELIRA ÇANGA The Gërdec tragedy has badly shaken Albanian politics, but the idea is forming that the government is calculating a way to avoid responsibility. The concern of the U.S. Embassy in Tirana, in a report sent to the State Department in Washington regarding this sensitive issue, has been made known in a cable published on Friday in... Continues on pages 2-3-4-5 In the photo: Facsimile of the cable sent on 7 April 2008 by the U.S. Embassy in Tirana, concerning the impact of the Gërdec tragedy on the Albanian political scene

Zef Staku, the Shkodër poet who was sentenced to death

The story of the young man who protested against the Jesuit rector in 1941 By MENTOR QUKU The poet, writer, and gifted translator Zef Staku was born on 9 February 1922 into a middle-class Shkodër family with patriotic traditions. Even in his youth he stood out for his literary talent and patriotic formation. Traditionally, his ancestors were known from generation to generation... Supplement

The Municipality will also have dismissals in the municipal police

“The tax inspectors caused 1.282 million in damage” On page 9

Serbia’s self-deception

Yesterday in “Express” EDITORIAL The recent actions of the Republic of Kosovo Government to impose reciprocal trade measures against Serbia and extend the authority of the... Continues on page 30

The sleeping “guards” of the public interest

Today’s Opinion By ILIR DHIMA Over the past nearly two months, while the miners of Bulqizë have been carrying out and continuing their various forms of protest for... The sleeping “guards” of the public interest Continues on page 31

Massacre in Berat, 2 thieving brothers kill the 36-year-old after a dispute

They fell with an axe to the head On page 28

Doctorates at the School of Economics, here are the criteria you need

AVERAGE GRADE REQUIRED On page 26

Ilir Mati: The words ‘Epir’ and ‘Greek’ are Albanian

Support for Frashëri Ilir Mati: The words ‘Epir’ and ‘Greek’ are Albanian On pages 32-33

Colonel Fiçorri: Vietnam, the U.S. built strategic villages

DOSSIER Colonel Fiçorri: Vietnam, the U.S. built strategic villages On pages 10-11

Kim Mehmeti tells his story: My childhood as a “villager” facing the snobs

MOZAIKO

Greece introduces a voucher instead of the euro for emigrants

A NEW GOVERNMENT MEASURE Greece introduces a voucher instead of the euro for emigrants On page 34