- After two protracted meetings, the PS leadership decides to return to parliament. - The last Sunday of the recess for PS deputies. - According to internal sources, G. Ruçi, K. Islami and S. Brokaj insisted that they should not return to parliament. - “Until F. Kumbari is gone, we won’t go in.” And Nano? - Through his lawyer Sanxhaku, Nano gives the O.K., but... PS deputies will return to parliament. This news is also reported by “ZP,” which “covers” the meeting of the PS leadership, at the end of which “by open vote” it was decided that its deputies would return to parliament. Why did the socialists return to parliament? “The political struggle is conducted in parliament”—this is the superficial argument offered for this act. An argument that is easily refuted by a simple logical question. Did the socialists not know this beforehand? Yes. Then what has changed in the meantime? After the socialists walked out, parliament continued to [text continues beyond the edge of the photograph] Could it be that Nano realized that his “friends” had decided to sell him out? There are many reasons why the socialist deputies decided to return to parliament, as can be seen, regardless of the arguments they put forward. Someone might say they returned after the Social Democrats, just as they had walked out, but the truth is different. The PSD deputies decided to return after a constructive dialogue with the PD, whereas the PS is returning in disgrace, having sold out what had driven it out of parliament. But perhaps they also returned because their recess had ended, perhaps because the Speaker of Parliament mentioned their paychecks to them. Nevertheless, one reason is certain and confirmed by the course of events: the PS leadership failed politically in this act. Walking out of parliament only discredited it among the ranks of the PS, just as its rejection of the law “On Human Rights” and its other actions discredited it. In any case, the decision of the PS deputies to return to parliament [text continues beyond the edge of the photograph] is to be welcomed. Let this truly be a sign of tolerance on the part of the PS, a sign that, at last, there are also people in the PS leadership who understand that communism has nothing to do with democracy. But our democratic public asks a logical question: should politicians such as Kastriot Islami continue to enjoy the status and privileges of a deputy—someone who loudly calls for confrontation with the law, threatens to crack skulls and trample democracy underfoot? Does he still deserve to enter that lofty temple of democracy, humanism and law? The PD, meanwhile, once again confirmed its political outlook, stability and clear prospects. ...the superficial treatment given to this act. An argument that is easily refuted with beforehand? Yes. Then what changed during this time? After the socialists left, Parliament continued its work normally. Fatos Nano was arrested; PS was left without a leader. PS held a series of failed rallies. PS leaders issued criminal statements. PD reacted to an inappropriate and hasty statement by Kakalula. The PS leadership tried to internationalize the Nano issue, but apart from its familiar “friends,” PASOK and some remnants of the former communists in Eastern Europe, nobody is concerned about Nano. Meanwhile, support for PD and President Berisha has come from representatives and prominent figures in international politics. After constructive dialogue with PD, PSD decided to return to Parliament. The PS leadership gave its elected representatives in local government an ultimatum to resign their posts, but the ultimatum was rejected. PS local officials made it clear to the extremists... ...faction. Of course, “ZP” has “forgotten” to present the discussion of the people concerned regarding this request. D. Agolli says that by returning to Parliament, “we are showing our tolerance.” None of the “arguments” against returning to Parliament are presented in “ZP.” Why? According to an inside source, the strangest of the “arguments” used by Ruci-Brokaj was that they would not return to Parliament unless F. Kumbaro was released. What about Nano? Have they given up on securing the release of their chairman, or is Kumbaro more important than Nano? Nano surely does not know that his “friends” have sold him out. But why? The reason is simple: they have got Nano out of the way, and now we must decide which of the Islami-Ruci-Brokaj trio will be the new chairman. Meanwhile, Nano, through his lawyer (again, according to inside sources), gives the O.K. for returning to Parliament. Nano, the one most eager and most determined not to return, suddenly “changes his mind.” It is striking that Nano’s opinion contradicts that of his friends Islami-Ruci-Brokaj. such as Kastriot Islami, who call at the top of their lungs for confrontation with the law and threaten to crack skulls and trample democracy underfoot, continue to enjoy the status and privileges of a member of parliament? democracy, humanism, and law? PD, meanwhile, once again confirmed its political outlook, its stability, and its clear prospects.

- President Rugova declares - PRISHTINA. - At his press conference, the president of the Republic of Kosovo, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova, also spoke about the accusations made by self-proclaimed Yugoslavia concerning various incidents on the border between Kosovo and Albania. PRISHTINA. - At his press conference, the president of the Republic of Kosovo, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova, also spoke about the accusations made by self-proclaimed Yugoslavia concerning various incidents on the border between Kosovo and Albania, and between Montenegro and Albania. He described them as slander and as an attempt to downplay the incidents that self-proclaimed Yugoslavia itself is causing at the border. This fact, he said, has also been established by the European Community’s commission in Albania. The President of the Republic of Kosovo reiterated his position that take an interest in the part of its people separated off in Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and elsewhere. Albania is not provoking anyone, said Dr. Rugova, and we have the right to cooperate with Albania in examining our national and human interests. President Rugova described the accusations made by the government of self-proclaimed Yugoslavia against Albania and Kosovo as communist and Stalinist-style accusations. welcomed the UN Sub-Commission’s resolution on Kosovo, adopted in Geneva, and stated that it is a very important and very objective document on the situation in Kosovo. According to this UN resolution, Kosovo has entered the category of places where segregation, apartheid and racism are practiced. This is a very important fact, President Rugova said. In closing, he also welcomed the efforts of the Chairperson-in-Office of the CSCE Council of Ministers, Ms Margaret Af Uglas, to find a solution for Kosovo; in a letter these past few days, she called on the international community and the CSCE to take immediate measures to avert the worst in Kosovo. (ATSH)

As we reported earlier, an air accident occurred during training maneuvers. Pilot Idriz Hoxha, flying a MIG-19 aircraft, crashed off the coast of Kavaja. The Ministry of Defense immediately set up a special commission to determine the causes, consequences and circumstances of the air accident. From that day, information was gathered from local observers, such as beachgoers and fishermen in the area, to determine where the incident had occurred. With the direct involvement of the President of the Republic of Albania, Sali Berisha, and under the direction of the Minister of Defense, Safet Zhulali, the Air Force and the Naval Forces, in cooperation with fishing vessels in Durrës, began searching the area between Cape Selita and the mouth of the Shkumbin River, at a sea depth of 3–5 kilometers. For days, the search operation involved Air Force helicopters, 8 Naval Forces warships, 7 fishing boats from Durrës, Naval Forces divers, etc. NATO ships also assisted in the search operation: a Turkish frigate, an American frigate and its helicopters, and the helicopters of a Dutch ship. The search so far has found parts of the aircraft’s wing, pieces of the canopy glass, part of a landing wheel and [continues on page 2]

I am writing to you late because, owing to my circumstances, I only learned late about “Greetings from Miss Politics,” published in “ZP” on 26 August 1993. Just how much Eduard Selami’s “greetings” have stung yesterday’s murderers and their corrupt heirs is best demonstrated by the author’s use in his article of language that is extremely vulgar, like that of a brothel, and perverse; “ZP” gives it space and a warm bed, as is in fact fitting for this newspaper. I will not deal with what is said in “ZP,” since there is nothing new there and nothing outside this newspaper’s nature. What draws attention and is truly [text continues beyond the edge of the photograph] Since this has not been done, we cannot help believing in the truthfulness and sincerity of “ZP” and its author; we cannot help believing that they are nothing other than exactly what they themselves claim to be. This is nothing to be proud of, but “ZP,” which has always declared itself to be “the voice of truth,” apparently cannot [text continues beyond the edge of the photograph]

. Europe should declare its shame, because it is still not bringing war criminals to trial. It brings common criminals to trial and honors their patrons. Athens welcomes Karaxhiç as a fighter for peace. Miçotaqis sits at the table with Karaxhiç and Milosheviç. Believe it if you can: official Greece. Others place a laurel wreath on Karaxhiç, and the Greek prime minister pretends not to know anything. [text continues beyond the edge of the photograph] Today, a price was put on Karaxhiç’s letters, and another prize for his peace. Athens’s festive streets, ready to welcome a criminal like Karaxhiç, say it all. It would be no surprise if tomorrow Karaxhiç were nominated a Nobel Peace laureate.

- In a very short period: public order and calm were secured. - The Albanian economy halted its precipitous decline and production resumed. - Albania emerged from 50 years of isolation and opened up to the entire West and to other countries of the world. - The programs of the three parties naturally converge with one another and create a favorable foundation for the progress of democratic processes, which are supported by a considerable part of the population. The initial sitting down at the negotiating table between PD and PSD, and then between PSD and PR, despite their respective disagreements, once again reconfirmed the already familiar coalition of March 22, 1992; it even lowered the artificial tension and showed that the things the parties have in common are greater than those that divide them. During the 17-month period, the coalition of the three political forces (PD carries the main weight) has produced results in many efforts that guarantee the beginning of democratic processes in Albania. Let us mention some of them: - Public order and calm were secured; crime was fought almost every day, keeping at bay the anxiety about whether the state would be established or not, although there have also been serious incidents involving the police or criminal groups, which are amplified and appear from above to be extreme...

...great, and by hostile circles in our country. - In a very short time, Albania emerged from 50 years of deep isolation and opened up to the entire West and many other countries of the world, always on the basis of mutual benefit. - Contrary to the expectations of the new Albanian state and foreign experts, the economy, through its reform, halted its precipitous decline in 1992 and began to recover in 1993; the increases in production in agriculture, livestock, mines, electric power, construction, and several other sectors are admirable. - The first pluralist Albanian Parliament has passed a large number of laws aimed at creating a modern Western European state and democratizing the lives of Albanians. But in order to achieve...

...the parliamentary package; there have also been unnecessary extensions of parliamentary sessions and other weaknesses, due in part to the negligence of the first parliamentary presidium, which are entirely avoidable. - The Albanian government undertook a profound administrative reform, significantly reducing the communist bureaucratic apparatus and creating an apparatus suited to the new conditions of the transition to a market economy. PSD and PR supported this reform in principle, but at the same time suggested that professional criteria should prevail in the new apparatus and that social criteria should be given greater proportional weight. - PSD has put forward its options on the law on lustration, dialogue between the government and trade unions, reform of the struggle against the security service, etc., and denazification—which stems from its program. It opposes the “land law” and the slowing of privatization—which likewise stems from its program.

These are the disagreements among the three parties that have often caused fluctuations in the tripartite coalition, but they can in no way be said to mean its definitive breakup. These three political forces, as well as a large social constituency, understand that the coalition is essential to the progress of democratic processes in our country, provided that relations remain constructive, each party’s position is respected, and all observe the principle of give and take. And, most importantly, another, which means implementing a centrist program, for which most of the population voted and which best serves their interests.

Tolerance toward crime—“Democracy” for the opposition?!... The context of a quotation from Rexhep Qosja is “interesting.” It is taken from a letter he sent some time ago to President Berisha and published by “ZP” on 27. 8. 1993: “People, wake up! It is not only Fatos Nano who is in prison! We too are in prison, forced to live with the terror of prison.” These are the familiar, typically communist-leaflet-style calls. But there is also a naively political giveaway in the use of the pronoun “we.” I would ask: Who are these “we”? I think nobody has any reason to live in fear of prison if they are innocent. So these “we” must have something on their consciences. And it is natural, moral, lawful, and democratic for the freedom of perpetrators of crimes to be conditional. If such people are included in this “we,” then “usurper” R. Qosja (in our case, of the “we”) has no reason to denounce the democrats and Sali Berisha as propaganda. Because I would then ask: could it be that these “we” call tolerance toward crime “democracy”?! So these “we” are politically in favor of a “democracy” of crime?! It is easy to understand from this article that, having exhausted its army of pseudonyms, “ZP” is trying to draw into its old mill even the foreign news agencies AFP, BBC, Reuters, etc. AFP’s own report makes clear that it refers to Ramiz Alia, in order to avoid confronting these agencies and their great international reputation. And so, today, tolerance toward crime is being presented as “democracy” by the leaders of the Albanian opposition. This misinterpretation also appears in a Reuters dispatch dated August 25, which warns of dictatorship. The dispatch cites, among other things, recent arrests. (“Albanian opposition warns of dictatorship” is the title of the dispatch in question, taken from the ATSH bulletin.) Meanwhile, what stands out to us even more is the excessive zeal to spread the opposition’s sensational claims and to bring a Western diplomat into the “game” as well. According to “ZP,” this diplomat is said to have remarked, alluding to Fatos Nano, that the “only” observation one can make is that the only prisoner of conscience (now) in Eastern Europe is in Albania. From this anonymous diplomat’s comment, they immediately move to a “generalization” and to the plural (“diplomats”), when they write: “Diplomats expressed surprise at the arrests.” But who are these “diplomats”? Are they Nano’s close associates and partners? When they express surprise at the arrests now in Albania, can the author also tell us what “surprise” they expressed about arrests of the same kind in Italy?! Strange! How is it that, according to the author’s concocted account, diplomats have been keeping records of recent newspaper reports? Where have we been, then, that they should tell us? Why do these diplomats supposedly “want” to be put on the record? And why all this eager approval of actions against the law? Rexhep Qosja? Right at the beginning of the article, it says that “ZP,” in a text published on August 25 about Reuters, has misrepresented... ...and the perversity the author employs in his article, to which “ZP” gives space and a warm welcome, as befits this newspaper. I will not dwell on there and nothing outside the nature of this newspaper. What attracts attention, and is genuinely new, is the fact that “ZP” has not used a pseudonym in this case, but, with communist courage, has printed the real name of the author it endorses, thereby identifying itself with him as well. And so, at the end of the article, the author reveals his pornographic nature and identity. author, we cannot help but believe that they are exactly what they themselves claim to be, neither more nor less. This is nothing to boast about, voice of truth,” apparently cannot sacrifice the truth even in a case like this. This organ of political pornography thus returns to pornography’s original form—sexual pornography—thereby openly demonstrating its impotence in the face of reality and argument. JAKUP FERI

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