It knows how to speak with its own mouth and vote In the disoriented strongholds of power, their seven corpses are breathing their last. The final gasps can be felt from afar. All their efforts through demonstrations organized on party orders have met with open noncompliance and universal contempt. The people, tired after 46 years of suffering and two years of transition, now see that what is falling is not democracy but communism. They proved this by boycotting the 26 August demonstration. Apart from a few pensioners and an occasional porter or laborer for the PPSH, turnout was extremely poor, entirely feeble compared with what the organizers and the tribune speakers had expected. Equally feeble was the turnout brought in by buses from the districts for what the communists had, for days on end, called “the great demonstration of the people.” The fact that the broad mass of the people did not come out, the direct indifference of poor people without social protection, of exhausted and disappointed pensioners and of every other category, clearly shows that they have begun to feel with bitterness and contempt the ordinary deception of Nano and his comrades. This also shows that the political parrots of the tribunes are losing, day by day, their power of influence over people. By refusing to take part in the demonstration ordered from above, and also by refusing to be used to justify the power struggle of Nano, Xhuveli and others like them, ordinary people are at the same time showing that they no longer care about the losers of 22 March. The rally the communists organized two days ago was truly a complete failure. Only the TV cameras and cameramen of the party television could hide this from the people. Television cameras and telephoto lenses can expose only what is in front of the tribune. They cannot show the huge empty spaces before and beside it. The voices that spoke from the tribunes were not the voice of this people. They were only a cacophony of despair and brutal political command. The voices that wanted to fill others with hatred and despair remained voices without echo, drowned out by the deafness of the tribune itself. In the name of the people, those who oppressed them for 46 years can no longer speak. Those who used the people as cannon fodder and drove them toward economic and moral abyss cannot say that they are with the people. Those who for decades denied them the simplest human freedoms, isolated them from the world, and plunged them into the hell of poverty can no longer present themselves as the people's defenders. Therefore, the boycott of 26 August was more than the boycott of a rally; it was the moral and political rejection of a past that seeks to be reborn. The people today know who impoverished them, who persecuted them, who killed hope. And for that reason they cannot once again follow the apostles of deception. Those who speak today of democracy, yesterday called free speech a crime. Those who speak today of the people, yesterday considered the people a submissive crowd. Those who demand justice today, yesterday built an entire system of injustice. That is why people no longer follow the PPSH, why its tribunes are deserted and why its calls fall into emptiness. (continues on page 2)

Recent commemorations have also reignited discussion about the events of Konispol and the figures involved in them. The article focuses on historical assessments, political responsibilities, and the way this issue has been treated during the communist regime. It mentions documents, testimonies, and various interpretations concerning the developments of that time and their consequences in Albanian political life. [English] After the 50th anniversary of the formal state of the Konispol conspiracy. Recent commemorations have revived discussion about the events of Konispol and the figures involved. The piece focuses on historical assessments, political responsibilities, and the way the issue was treated during the communist regime. Documents, testimonies, and differing interpretations are mentioned concerning the developments of that period and their consequences in Albanian political life. [Italiano] Dopo il 50° anniversario dello stato formale della cospirazione di Konispol. Le commemorazioni di questi giorni hanno riacceso il dibattito sugli eventi di Konispol e sulle figure coinvolte. Lo scritto si sofferma sulle valutazioni storiche, sulle responsabilità politiche e sul modo in cui la questione è stata trattata durante il regime comunista. Si menzionano documenti, testimonianze e diverse interpretazioni riguardo agli sviluppi di quel periodo e alle loro conseguenze nella vita politica albanese.

Charge: signing the order for the vessel to sail with 7 fishermen killed [?] Communist military leaders arrested Charge: signing the order for the vessel to sail, in the case where 7 fishermen were killed On Sunday in Korça, the former political commissar of the Armed Forces, a well-known communist, Hito Çako[?] / unclear name[?], was arrested. Meanwhile in Tirana the former deputy minister of defense, S. M., was arrested. It is also learned that the arrest of the former head of the Maritime Fleet and the commander of the naval military base is being sought. According to prosecution sources, the arrests were made for abuse of office and for responsibility connected with the order for the fishing vessel to sail, an ঘটনা in which 7 fishermen lost their lives. The investigation is continuing and further measures are expected. [English] Communist military leaders arrested. Charge: signing the order for the fishing vessel to sail, in the case where 7 fishermen were killed. The article reports arrests in Korça and Tirana of former military communist officials, including a former political commissar of the armed forces and a former deputy defense minister. According to prosecutorial sources, the arrests concern abuse of office and responsibility connected with the sailing order for a fishing vessel in an incident where seven fishermen died. [Italiano] Arrestati dirigenti militari comunisti. Accusa: firma dell'ordine per la partenza del peschereccio nel caso in cui furono uccisi 7 pescatori. L'articolo riferisce di arresti a Korça e Tirana di ex funzionari militari comunisti, tra cui un ex commissario politico delle Forze Armate e un ex vice ministro della Difesa. Secondo fonti della procura, gli arresti riguardano abuso d'ufficio e responsabilità connesse all'ordine di navigazione di un peschereccio in un episodio in cui morirono sette pescatori.

The people of Teqkthinë of Konispol!! On the 40th anniversary of their uprising against communism, they have made this event their own and forcefully stir the conscience of those who trampled on historical truths. By standing unshaken against communist terror, they proved that freedom and dignity are not extinguished by violence. The commemorations of this event were held with broad participation from residents and former politically persecuted people. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC SALI BERISHA

PS POLITICAL POLICY - MISTAKEN AND WITHOUT PERSPECTIVE An analysis of recent political developments and the positions of the Socialist Party. This article argues that the political course it has followed is wrong and offers no future for the country. The criticism focuses on its rhetoric, its attempt to instrumentalize social discontent, and the lack of credible alternatives for solving the country's problems. (continues on page 2)

On 28 August, Mr. Eduart Selami left for Budapest at the invitation of the deputy chairman of the Christian Democratic Forum of Hungary, Mr. Ivan Vence. During his stay in Hungary, Mr. Selami will take part in meetings with figures from the European People's Party, as well as senior state and party leaders in Hungary. On this occasion, Mr. Selami will also take part in a press conference, where he will speak about the current situation in Albania and denounce the persecutions being carried out by the neo-communist government through its punitive instruments, including the use of the secret police. At Mr. Vence's initiative, efforts are being made to raise awareness of the Albanian issue in many European countries. It is expected that in Budapest Mr. Selami will also hold talks with the two top leaders of the European Christian Democratic Forum, as well as with other senior figures in the Hungarian government and political circles. He will also meet Hungary's foreign minister, Mr. Geza Jeszenszky. During these days in Hungary, a joint meeting will also be held with Mr. Selami, Mr. Vence, Mr. Berisha and Foreign Minister Mr. Geza Jeszenszky, at which the Albanian issue and the political situation in Albania will be discussed.

After so much, black Molotov! the RED (continues on page 2) [English] After so much, black Molotov! the RED. [Italiano] Dopo tanto, Molotov nero! il ROSSO.