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IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF THE PS NOT TO BE LED BY A MAN LIKE F. NANO With F. Nano at its head, its renewal is still deceptive. What is FATOS NANO? He himself has drawn up his biography in several versions, carefully preserved in the archive of the Central Committee of the PPSH. As he rose to positions, did the storekeepers and personnel-file inspectors grow richer? In light of this characteristic, he is worthy of being the first leader not only of the PS, but also of the illegal PK. We, too, will write a short biography of him, although this word makes us allergic. He has proved worthy of the veteran communist Thanas Nano. He was one of the leading cadres and most capable specialists in the workshop of lies, deception and demagoguery of the PK and PP, but also one of the fiercest censors of freedom of speech and truth. For his great talent in presenting hell as paradise, black as white, soap as cheese, and the devil as an angel, he was entrusted for many years with the task of director-general of RTSH. So, while he was at the head of this institution, the truth about Albania and the world was buried seven fathoms underground. For these valuable services and because it was as if Fatos had come out of his own nose, Comrade Thanas was granted another favor, and behind-the-scenes intrigues... In short, little Fatos was valued as a giant of socialist theory and practice, as their worthy successor. With this conviction, when the day came to entrust him with the reins of the party and power, they did not hesitate at all. And they were not disappointed. Besides the art acquired at their school, he has also shown creative and improvisational abilities. FATOS NANO is a worthy continuator of the work of Enver and Ramiz. He showed himself to be such, especially when he headed two short-lived PP governments and from the day Ramiz Alia entrusted him with leading the PS, with the PP in a new mask. He led the communist-socialist cabinets in their anti-national campaign to destroy Albania completely, in clear synchronization of platform and actions with Milošević’s headquarters in Belgrade, which in turn supported them with agents and millions of dollars spent with the same aim: the complete and irreparable destabilization of Albania. His meetings with well-known fortress elements, identified as long-standing collaborators of the UDB and the Sigurimi: env­irnar; to preserve and amplify Enverism in Kosovo and in the Albanian regions of Macedonia and Montenegro, activities of the brotherhood and foreign services, among them also... [?] to-ne? the poverty and misery of its people. According to the Brazilian scenario, Fatos Nano led the PS during the period of the Government of Stability in a campaign of destruction, arson and theft, abuses intended to ensure swiftly that, if we lost political power, we would retain economic power at any cost. During this period Fatos Nano, together and in agreement with Azis Sel-im, had opened the doors wide for him to establish the mafia in Albania. It is strange, absurd, but also an undeniable fact that they had already secured the transport of food products included in the Italian government’s aid of 40 billion lire. Whom did they favor? The documents speak clearly: Adil Çarçani, Fatos Nano and their successors. The fate of this aid shipment is also well known: as we have written, and as the Italian press itself has reported, the Italian mafia and the Albanian-socialist mafia pocketed the lion’s share, around 2.3, while the people were left with crumbs. So far, not a single hair on their heads has been harmed. He mobilized and led the PS, with Enverist security men as its vanguard, in the «historic» battle to regain power, but to sabotage and interrupt democratic processes, postpone the country’s stabilization and recovery indefinitely, resolve our national question, achieve full and worthy integration into the European family, and hold political trials against professors, associates and his fellow blocmen, authors and actors in the 47-year campaign of political genocide. The arrests of Ramiz Alia and Wilson Ahmeti, the trial of Nexhmije Hoxha, the approaching trials of other blocmen, the opening pages of the voluminous book of red corruption, the acceleration of the privatization process and serious foreign investment have greatly alarmed Fatos Nano and his staff. Democracy is strengthening, advancing and consolidating. Before even a year has passed, it has borne positive fruit. But this means complete, catastrophic and shameful defeat for the conservative communist-socialists. They have joined ranks with the slogan: «now or never». Therefore, the PD and the Democratic Government must be overthrown as soon as possible. The staged and manipulated strikes in Poliçan, Bulqizë and Ballsh are drops of gasoline poured by Fatos Nano and his associates to set the country ablaze, burning all the plans of the PD and the Democratic Government for today and tomorrow, for the country’s recovery, empowerment and modernization. (Continued on page 4) XHEVAT MUSTAFA …was entrusted with the annual publication of the RTSH Director General’s newspaper. So much so that, at the head of this institution, he kept the truth about Albania and the world hidden beneath layers of… For these valuable services, and because he seemed to have pulled Fatos out of nowhere, Comrade Thanas was given another favor: his son, who had been sentenced, was given two floors at the Central Committee of the PPSH. Here Fatos, thanks also to his inherited gifts and personal abilities, managed to talk for miles without saying anything and win the favor of Comrade Nexhmije and Comrade Ramiz; he became one of the most prominent lecturers in the field of the legacy of the time, including its empty theorizing and demagoguery elevated to an art. The two patrons took care to give him valuable lessons from their own treasury of chameleonism, hypocrisy, farces, villainy— …countries with missionaries and millions of dollars poured in Albania. His meetings with fortress-like elements known as long-standing collaborators of the UDB and the Sigurimi: enverists; their role in preserving and amplifying Enverism in Kosovo, in the Albanian regions of Macedonia and Montenegro, as well as in the diaspora; their provision of Enver’s and Ramiz’s works openly and freely, in front of Serbian leaders and militiamen, who once would have torn you apart merely for mentioning Enver Hoxha’s name (naturally, this was with Enver’s own knowledge and approval, to present him as anti-Serb) were among the reasons Fatos Nano enjoys the sincere support of the rabidly anti-Albanian Milošević supporters. Who, more than they, has an interest in perpetuating Albania’s destabilization and our national divi- Their accomplices. The fate of this relief and the Albanian-socialist mafia divided up with the crumbs. So far, not a single hair has been touched on the heads of those responsible for this. While we drag our feet, Italian Prime Minister Amato does not hesitate to arrest his fellow Socialists, deeply mired in corruption, who are also suspected, with evidence, of abusing aid for Albania. A heavy shadow of suspicion has also fallen on Fatos’s close friend, PSSH member Xhani De Mikelis. Why are FATOS NANO and his team so unbearable? Since 23 March, Fatos Nano

In his capacity as chairman of the parliamentary Commission for Public Order, the SHIK and Defense, Mr. Azem Hajdari held an announced press conference in the press conference hall of the Palace of Congresses. Besides journalists, members of parliament from the PAD, PS, etc. were also present in the hall. The public statements on the issues of opening the files, the trial of A. Hajdari, the media and the situation in the country were read by Agli Fati and Spiro Curra, while Mr. A. Hajdari answered the journalists’ many questions. «RD» correspondent

- Two deputies, R. Peshkëpia and A. Imami, provoke and then clash with two journalists - - The «all-powerful» deputies, protected by parliamentary immunity, insult journalists—but who will protect the journalists? - After the press conference held at the Palace of Congresses at around 12:30, an incident occurred outside the Palace that could also be called a scandal. The «independent» deputy R. Peshkëpia, walking past the two journalists, Robert and Ylli Rakipi, threatened and insulted them in a vile manner. The two journalists turned around, outraged. The other «independent» deputy, A. Imami, came to R. Peshkëpia’s side and struck in the journalists’ direction. Many people witnessed the scene, and some intervened, breaking up the «clash». A. Imami, after provoking, cl— And the «all-powerful» deputies, protected by parliamentary immunity—who will protect the journalists? It is well known that journalists are constantly targets of attacks, and in this case they became the direct targets of the two deputies’ attack. But what are the reasons R. Peshkëpia threatened and insulted the journalists? Surely, the damaging facts about this deputy that were published in the newspapers «RD» and «Republika». Will the journalists sue the deputies? Perhaps, but above all, this is not the solution. Journalists must be equally protected so they can do their job (specifically, there could be an article in... …rëve, Robert and Ylli Rakipi, he journalists returned, outraged. The other “independent” MP, A. Imami, came to R. Peshkëpia’s side and struck out in the journalists’ direction. There were many people present at the scene, and some of them intervened, putting an end to the “scuffle.” Afterwards, Mr. Peshkëpia entered the club in the Palace of Congresses and went over to the table where journalist Afrim Krasniqi was seated, threatening him and attempting to hit him as well, but this time A. Imami restrained him. During the incident with the journalists, at the Palace, the other independent MP T. Keko approached Y. Rakipi and said: “Leave, because they are two MPs and they can put you in prison.” Thus, MPs, protected by parliamentary immunity, can insult and hit anyone. But what about the journalists of this party, “RD” and “Republika”? Will the MPs be taken to court by the journalist? Perhaps, but in any case, that is not the solution. Journalists should be just as protected in carrying out their duties (specifically, an article could be included in the press law stipulating that, for actions that physically and morally harm journalists and constitute a criminal offense, the punishment should be harsher than for other citizens). And finally, the arrogance and thuggishness of some MPs must be curbed somehow, since these are not isolated incidents. A similar incident was provoked with another “RD” journalist by Kastriot Islami, who used the same thug’s language as R. Peshkëpia. “RD correspondent”

Why is Nano rushing to defend Ahmeti?! At the PSSH meeting whose proceedings took place in Vlorë these past few days, Fatos Nano, the Enverist head of this party, a product of the incubator of the Institute of Marxist-Leninist Studies directed by the mother superior Nexhmije Hoxha, made a series of biased statements. Among other things, according to him, the democratic government «is trying to grab whatever can be grabbed, and not only the 1 million and 600 thousand dollars discussed in Parliament»... Nano states his firm and final opinion before awaiting the results of the investigations, without needing to see the relevant documents and without taking the court’s opinion into account. He has no patience for any of this and reduces it to zero, just as his «spiritual leader», the dictator Hoxha, used to do. By accusing the democratic government of stealing 1.6 million dollars, he openly comes to the defense of former prime minister Ahmeti, Bufi’s successor, who had succeeded Nano as prime minister. Nano has taken a position in a new proceeding, prejudging it completely and placing himself above it. The facts speak of a financial scandal uncovered by the democratic government in a case that has come to light. The democratic government had been pursuing it. Let us turn to the state of the democratic government in these past months: it has lost every good quality, and with that, every chance of being honest; it has found itself in a very difficult position, where, without any evidence, demagoguery cannot help it defend itself, not even for propaganda consumption. Nano knows the truth very well, and it is plain to see. And it is much deeper and closer than one might think. Only this can explain why a party leader, so openly concerned, takes such an absurd position. Nano is rushing not simply to defend Ahmeti as a friend or colleague, but to defend Ahmeti as a former socialist prime minister, the last prime minister from the PS, who must be believed to have inherited from his predecessors many delicate matters, practices to continue, and unfinished or even completed projects that had to be buried without a trace. It was Nano, as prime minister, who gave the go-ahead for the connection with «Levante Co». Corruption in this company is now of the same kind. Nano cannot claim to be innocent. «Zëri i popullit» is worried about why the scandals of this company are being mentioned and socialist Italians connected to it and to the leaders of the PSSH are being called to account. Nano, for his part, surely cannot be at ease. If V. Ahmeti, in a very short period, embezzled at least 1.6 million dollars, those before him, who had even more opportunities and time at their disposal, must have played the corruption card much better and in other, more sophisticated and professional ways. V. Ahmeti can in no way be considered an isolated or accidental phenomenon. If he were, Nano would have disowned him and left him to his fate; he might even have dealt him a final kick to gain credit in this way, as Enver did. But V. Ahmeti is the first link uncovered in the long chain of corruption of the communist clique. The uncovering of one link risks breaking the whole chain. That is why Nano is desperately defending Ahmeti.

TO BE READ IN THE COMING ISSUES Jahja Satka, born in Rë- desh of Skrapar, like many other Alba- nians, in the 1920s took the road of emigration and settled in Istanbul, Turkey. Even after the establishment of the communist regime, he never severed his ties with his birthplace, where he had left his wife, a bro- ther and a sister. Until the final years of his life, he worked as a highway contractor, and he wished to build one of these in his birthplace as well, something that was not accepted by the regime whose principle was self-reliance!(?) His real tragedy began after his somewhat mysterious death, alone, in 1977. His lawful heirs, who lived in Albania, were denied their inheritance; the wills he had left them were concealed, and his honor and fortune remained in the hands of a Turkish judge who had worked for him as a ser- vant, but who, through deception, presented herself to the Turkish courts as Jahja’s wife. It is worth re- membering that just one part of Jahja Satka’s real estate was valued by Prof. Dr. Ibrahim BAKITAS at 1. T. U.