“Now we have to decide whether we will continue to call our party PPSH or change it to PS?” It was after this ridiculous question, addressed to the “communists, ” that they changed the name once before, from PK to PP. “This name change is the same”—that was the phrase with which all the hard-line communists gathered at the PPSH congress were “reassured.” PPSH is the only communist party in all the former communist countries that did not dissolve, but kept everything from its past. This truth was recently admitted in his own words by the chairman of that party, former PPSH prime minister until the day he was elected chairman of PS, Fatos Nano. He declared that PPSH did not dissolve for the sole purpose of keeping a “strong political opposition” to the democratic forces. No one could express more clearly than Nano the mission of PPSH under the mask of PS; the entire destabilizing policy mentioned above is based on this mission. Fatos Nano openly acknowledged a truth known to everyone, but which the others in PS tried to conceal through demagoguery: PS is nothing but a mask over PPSH’s wrinkled, quilted face, and it will be its final mask. The fact is that nothing changed in that party when its name changed. The party members remained the same. Many of them, even to this day, although they claim to be “celebrating” the party’s fourth anniversary, in reality count their date of admission to the party from the day they joined PPSH. An entire legacy—in ideology and, above all, in the defense of Marxism—remains in all of that party’s strategy. Just as they changed only the Party’s name, they also changed the name of the class struggle; they continue to prepare behind closed doors in the offices of PS leaders; state crime was replaced by street crime; the theft and corruption of communist leaders took on “modern” forms; the economic strategy of destroying Albania was pursued in the form of anti-reform; Hoxha’s isolationist policy was reduced to the efforts of Nano, Dokle, Zeneli, etc., to leave Albania outside international organizations. PPSH was and it will be its final mask. Continuing a half-century-old tradition, Albanian communist leaders who today head the so-called PS, the real… On this day, although they declare that they are celebrating the “4th anniversary” of the party, their membership cards bear as the date they joined the party the date on which they became members of the PPSH. A whole legacy in ideology, and not only in defending Marx’s theory but in the entire strategy of that party. changed its appearance and the forms of its entire strategy, relying boldly on their tradition. The projects 1) The 54-year-old baby on its fourth anniversary

F. Nano: “Life showed that the path we chose was more correct and more effective than the ‘Big Bang’ of dissolution… Had we acted differently in Albania, it would still have taken a long time to create a real and powerful political opposition.” “ZP,” 2 June 1995 G. Ruçi: “I can say that the formation of PS and the dissolution of PP came about as a result…” “Dita Informacion,” 11 June 1995 As can be seen, the chairman and the Secretary General of PS have different “opinions” regarding the question, “Did PPSH dissolve or not?” The facts and reality certainly vindicate Nano, who says that PPSH never dissolved. As for Ruçi, he remains just one of the facts that prove what Nano says. …and remains a powerful support for the political class that has undertaken to lead democratic Albania since the historic victory of 22 March 1992, which brought the democratic forces to power. Albanians have understood this very well, and are therefore grateful to the USA for offering Albania fruitful political, economic and military cooperation. Albanian-American cooperation has been not only comprehensive and consistent, but also built on a solid platform and a perspective for consolidating democracy and freedom—something those responsible try to hide, while the others in PS try to conceal the responsibility through demagoguery. Their arguments are nothing but a mask over the wrinkled, quilted face of PPSH, and it will be its final mask. Nexhmija and her offspring visited the Louvre and underwent plastic surgery. Meanwhile, an entire people endured extreme poverty, endless queues, ration coupons and ration cards; peasants scorched in the sun for 20–50 old lek. The former Block members were denounced by an entire people and put in the dock for only a tiny fraction of their thefts, for those bills and payment orders that had escaped seizure. But how many first secretaries, committee chairmen, people from the State Security nomenklatura, and from the levers of…

President Berisha’s second visit to the White House On 11 September of this year, as has been announced, President Sali Berisha will shake hands at the White House with US President Bill Clinton. In fact, Albanians were certain that US President Clinton would invite President Berisha on an official visit. This visit confirms the excellent relations now existing between our two countries. Albanians knew that in Washington there was special respect for their charismatic leader, Mr Berisha, who thus stood at the forefront of the democratic movement to overthrow the most brutal communist dictatorship in Europe. On the other hand, we all know how much the United States of America supported and stood by the victory of democracy in Albania. The visit to Tirana by Secretary of State James Baker, who responded to the celebration by the opposition leader at the time, Mr Berisha, will remain unforgettable. US support was and remains a powerful backing for the new democratic forces to power. Albanians understood this very well; therefore, the flames of war were turned away from them and the hand of Serbian murderous aggressors was stayed. Meanwhile, Albanians are proud that Washington has assessed Albania’s foreign policy as a factor for peace and stability in the Balkans. In this regard, President Berisha’s role has undoubtedly been prominent, as distinguished American and European analysts have also pointed out. Even these days, analysts emphasize that President Clinton’s invitation to President Berisha is support for the policy pursued by the Albanian president and the democratic forces. Albanians know what this is about, since, after three years of democratic forces’ governance, Washington has a high regard for Albania’s democratic reforms and achievements in every field. American political analysts point out that Washington is extremely sensitive to the conduct of former communist forces in power; therefore, President Berisha’s visit to America disillusions those entirely dogmatic elements who have changed only their makeup. Albanians are aware that America strongly supports democracy in Albania and that this means, above all, support for the true democratic forces that broke away from the communist dictatorship and are building democracy, the rule of law and a market economy—not support for political forces that symbolize and dream of the old order, those who for 50 years described America as the “international gendarme.” Albanians now see America as the world’s superpower, making an unquestionable contribution to the defense of peace and the development of freedom. Such, too, is the role of US President Bill Clinton. That is why President Berisha’s visit to Washington… The opposition leadership at that time, Mr. Berisha. the historic victory of March 22, understood this very well; therefore, they are grateful to the United States for offering Albania fruitful political, economic, and military cooperation.

The pink propaganda décor of the PS at the head of the procession marking the change of the PPSH’s name to PS, and the fanfare presenting this day as the day the party was founded, can in no way conceal the traces of violence and crime that this party’s leadership inflicted on Albanians, both during the five decades under its old name, PPSH, and during 1991–1992 under its new name, PSH. Raging and illogical, they turned into “modern Western socialists.” “Strangely,” those who were screaming hysterically about E. Hoxha at that moment did not hesitate to raise their hands in favor of changing the party’s name. In truth, there was nothing strange about this buffoonery; Alia and Nano’s backstage maneuvering had worked as intended. Those who raised their hands had been told that apart from the name, nothing else about their party would change. “We have changed it,” weighed down by political sclerosis and in the throes of new crimes, seeks to lock away in the “archives of oblivion” all the violence and terror inflicted on Albanians during their rule, but this is an attempt that has definitively failed. In this connection, it is enough to remind these Enverist communists converted into socialists that when they make propaganda and proclaim the “necessity of their coming to power,” they would do well to give a history lecture about the “results” of their rule during 1990–1991. In any case, we must be aware that Albanians have not forgotten, nor can they forget, the policy of violence, crime and terror that these new rulers of the “years ’90–’91” planned and carried out against the back of an exhausted people aspiring to freedom and “service” through murder or disappearance, aspiring to construction and repayment through burning, who... The PS leadership’s constant calls for early elections were intended precisely to create a psychology of instability and kill the hopes of Albanians. But the PS’s destabilizing campaign did not end there. When important reform laws were to be discussed in Parliament, the PP(S) deputies knew nothing other than leaving Parliament and issuing absurd ultimatums. And even when they stayed in Parliament, they stayed only to raise the red card against the proposals. The fact is that, of the 307 laws considered here, they opposed 296 of them. Likewise, the absurd demands and calls for an unlawful government, and the obstacles and conditions that the PS placed on Albania’s accession to the Council of Europe, aimed at nothing other than raising artificial tensions in the country. Thus, everything said above clearly shows that the PS’s platform is destabilizing and anti-Albanian.

After branding the promoters of the democratic movement “thugs, hooligans, vandals,” the PS continued its role in 1991 as well. ’91 became the symbol of the destabilizing policy of all the socialists, who sought democracy for Albanians at any cost. Furthermore, just one day after democracy was signed on March 23, ’92, the PS lost no time in demanding early elections—a demand that cannot be considered an isolated whim. The party that throughout its existence carried the banner of communism and the embryo, the party that over this five-year period changed its name from “PP” to PS to present itself in Europe as “renewed,” while relying on Marx’s lessons throughout all the democratic processes in Albania, has played the most important role assigned to it by its predecessors: destabilizing the country.

296 laws, decrees and amendments opposed out of 307 approved We are not saying anything new when we state that the PS is an anti-reform party that has now positioned itself at the edge of total paralysis, in the fatal universe of an unprecedented obstructive and oppositional policy. Indeed, even its own leading figures are compelled to acknowledge this truth, albeit with reservations; they have more than once confirmed that their old party lacks alternatives and a realistic, competitive platform. It is truly a political and philosophical disgrace, a moral and identity crisis, to continue flirting with Marxist ideology, which “sanctifies” the abolition of private property and the mannequin-like human being devoid of hope, while waving before European institutions the timid “tokens” of renewal, which have never been credible. The socialist leadership, consistently and systematically, has opposed all laws intended to bring about reform, from the Law on Human Rights and Freedoms to other laws concerning the liberation of the individual from the state’s restrictions and their full inclusion in the free-market sphere. Thus (Continued on page 2)

When did corruption in the PS begin? Like the PS itself, its main attribute, corruption, comes from the PPSH. If the PPSH formally changed its name to PS, corruption was called corruption only with the beginning of the democratic process. Everyone remembers those days in December ’90, when Albanians discovered their poverty on the one hand and the political bureau of the PPSH’s lack of poverty on the other. Gold was stolen from this people, thousands of traders were ... (Continued on page 2)

Eastern democracies, whose foundations are still taking shape, need not only new ideas but also Western democracy and consolidated European institutions. Albanian democracy is no exception; indeed, from the very beginning it has sought to join European organizations, refining its Western profile day by day. Nevertheless, to the astonishment of the civilized world—but not at all to ours—the Albanian political spectrum also includes a dark current which, with deliberate objectives rooted in the East and means borrowed from elsewhere, pursues one of the most anti-European tendencies of our time. The story that “the apple must be picked as ripe as possible” appears directly in September 1993 and soon takes the stage whenever Albania is visited by European political figures, culminating once again in the Gusenbauer–PS meeting (D.Çie Meta, (Continued on page 2)

Held yesterday by the Shkodër Military Division The Commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania, President Sali Berisha, took part. The Commander of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Albania, President Sali Berisha, took part, along with the Minister of Defense Safet Zhulali, the Chief of the General Staff of the Army, General Sheme Kosova, and other senior Albanian military officers. Major Adrian Kollari presented the force to the Commander-in-Chief, Mr. Berisha, and directed the exercise. First, President Berisha met with officers of the Shkodër Division. During the exercise, defensive and offensive maneuvers were carried out with the participation of infantry, tanks, artillery, engineers, anti-aircraft missiles and flamethrowers. The troops’ operations were covered by combat aviation pilots. Major Hamzollari, director of this exercise, reported that it was being conducted in accordance with NATO army requirements and standards. (Continued on page 2) On the other hand, Albanians are a source of stability in the Balkans. In this context, President Berisha has undoubtedly played a prominent role, These days, too, analysts emphasize that the reception given to President Berisha by President Clinton is a show of support for the policies pursued by the Albanian president and the democratic forces in Albania, and for the measured policy of peace in the region. Albania has now presented itself with dignity not only in developments in the Balkans but also more broadly; therefore, the messages of the Clinton-Berisha meeting are awaited with particular interest for their shared contribution to the stability of our region. The conduct of the operations formed the basis of a tightly coordinated front in the battle, with the greatest emphasis placed on defensive and counter-defensive actions, the coordination of different types of weapons, and the elimination of the consequences. An important fact is that, for the first time here, some new anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons, as well as other logistical equipment, were used. For the first time, the exercise also applied the deployment of troops, while at the end the assessment was made not by the commander but by judges observing the simulated battles.

— 48 passengers injured Yesterday, at around 10:15, a serious road accident occurred on the national road between Mirditë and Laç. An Opel pickup truck with license plate MR 04 74 A, carrying 48 passengers, overturned, as a result of which all the travelers were seriously injured. They had set out early in the morning for the Church of Saint Ndoit, where a religious ceremony was to be held that day. The 25 most seriously injured were transported by helicopter to the military hospital in Tirana. During the journey, a woman of about 50 died, and another passenger admitted to the hospital in Rreshen also died. The other injured are under the care of the medical staff at Rreshen Hospital. The injured were also visited by Prime Minister Mr. Aleksander Meksi and Minister of Health Mr. Maksim Cikuli.

After the referendums in Italy Rome: — Silvio Berlusconi achieved a major political and economic victory on Sunday, securing through the Italian vote the right to keep his Fininvest media empire intact, although the very high abstention rate (42%) somewhat reduced the significance of the vote. Twelve referendums, whose wording was often unclear and which addressed a wide range of issues, were put to 48 million voters. The first polls after voting ended pointed to a conservative vote; Italians indicated that a majority favored curbing the traditional power of the trade unions, partial privatization of public radio and television RAI, and several measures against the breakup of Fininvest. The Italian commercial television tycoon, with a majority of 57 percent of the votes according to the first exit polls, secured voters’ support to keep his three commercial channels, continue interrupting programs with advertising messages, and retain the right to market other channels through his advertising agency, which generates the wealth of the Fininvest group. Had the “Yes” vote won, Silvio Berlusconi would have had to sell two of his channels. Setting aside any theatrical maneuvering, this triple positive result should not lead Berlusconi, who is determined to continue his political career, to abandon his plans to sell all or just part of the company. He has announced that he will make an important statement on this issue. His choice requires Berlusconi to consolidate (Continued on page 2)

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