- THE ANTI-DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION - A MATTER OF DRIFTING AROUND FOR A SOLUTION! - THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HIDDEN COALITION OF THE SOCIAL-REVANCHISTS AND FATOS NANO-SHALLIT MUST COME TO LIGHT, THE ACCUSATIONS OF INTERPRETATION AND THE CALLS OF SPIES, HIS HONOR AND CULTURE OF HIS [?] Along with Fatos Nano authority and corruption - THE ANTI-DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION - A MATTER OF DRIFTING AROUND FOR A SOLUTION! - THE TRUTH MUST COME TO LIGHT, - WHO ROSE AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION AND FATOS NANO-SHALLIT, THE ACCUSATIONS OF INTERPRETATION AND THE CALLS OF SPIES, HIS HONOR AND CULTURE OF HIS [?] Through the pressures of the PPSH Fatos Nano, having been definitively convicted as a person who committed the criminal offenses of document forgery, abuse of office, and theft through fraud, continues even today to try to present himself as a leading figure in Albanian politics and even as the only man who can save Albania from the present crisis. To this end, he exploits not only the so-called prestige created for him by certain circles of the former communist regime, but also the lack of an accurate public memory regarding his concrete actions as a senior official of the previous system. He was not only one of the officials who rose through the structures of the PPSH, but also one of the principal beneficiaries of the nomenklatura privilege mechanism. At the time when the country was entering a deep economic crisis, he represented precisely that political stratum which had lost all connection with the reality of citizens. Instead of accounting for his role in this system and for the concrete acts that led him to the defendants’ bench, Nano has chosen to present himself as a political victim. This strategy has been supported by circles that still have not broken with the old mentality and that hope to use his figure as a tool for political comeback. Repeatedly, he has tried to relativize judicial decisions, deny the proven facts, and cast against democratic institutions a general accusation of political revenge. But the documents, testimony, and decisions rendered do not support this version. The Fatos Nano case cannot be reduced to a party debate. It is directly tied to the necessity for the country to clearly establish the boundary between politics and corruption, between public responsibility and abuse of power. If that boundary is blurred, then every effort to build the rule of law is severely damaged. Yet instead of reflecting on these consequences, he continues to present himself as a symbol of opposition. That is why the debate over his figure remains heated: because he represents not only a convicted individual, but also an attempt to rehabilitate the political culture of impunity. In this sense, the issue is not merely personal. It is a test of the seriousness of democratic reform and of the ability of institutions to stand above political pressure. (Parts of the text in the side columns are illegible)[?]

Chairman of the People’s Assembly of the Republic of Albania Dear Mr. Arb[n]ori, Please allow me to express my thanks for your message of congratulations on the occasion of the 217th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. The hope of the Albanian people for freedom, democracy, and a market economy full of opportunities requires the commitment of many. The United States remains interested in a democratic government and an economic reform that will succeed in your country. I look forward to a continuing period of good relations between our nations, as well as to working with you and other Albanian officials in our common interest. Sincerely, Albert Gore, Jr. Vice President of the United States of America

It is good TO BE OBJECTIVE MR. ESHLI! Yesterday the statement by the spokesman of the U.S. Department of State regarding the trial of Fatos Nano was made public. According to it, the issue of his trial and conviction for misuse of state funds is an independent matter for the Albanian judiciary. However, on that same day, the same spokesman, Mr. Richard Boucher, told journalists that the Albanian court’s decision against Nano had been politically predetermined. This split manner of speaking does not help either justice or serious relations between the two countries. If the trial is an independent matter for Albanian justice, then how can its outcome be prejudged in political language? And if there is evidence for such a claim, then it should be presented. In the absence of such evidence, statements like these seem like an unnecessary interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign country. For this reason, objectivity is essential. Continued on page 8

FATOS THASAN NANO WAS ARRESTED Tirana. On 30 July 1993 at 14:30 Fatos Thanas Nano, chairman of the PPSH, is arrested CHARGES: Abuse of office and falsification of documents; theft by fraud; failure to report a crime. of murder related to the Italian admi[a]n.

FATOS NANO SHADOWS AND A COPY OF ENVER HOXHA ...later, in the cynical defense of everything that was repressed, they would give importance to the author and demonstrate it with a carefully prepared political act, presenting it as a triumph of the national interest and political consensus. At that time he was building his personal myth as the man who would solve the country’s crisis, while in reality he was serving the return of the old spirit. (NOTE: the text of the column is partly illegible)[?]

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS RECEIVES ONLY ONE MOTIVATING JOURNEY IN AIDHË [?]