Former parliamentary speaker Arbnori, an MP and member of the DP leadership, calls the statements by some politicians against Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova hasty The only legitimate government is one that emerges from free elections in a free Kosovo, based on the agreement and cooperation of all political forces ON PAGE 2

Another 1,200 arrivals in the city. 600 are left out on the streets ON PAGE 5

Three hundred thousand arrivals from Kosovo are today on the brink of hunger and various epidemics in many cities across Albania. The government's lack of organization and of an aid-distribution infrastructure, and the involvement in this process of people already known as thieves, risk seriously compromising the aid, generously provided by NATO member countries as well as many other countries friendly to Albania. The transportation of aid is now a national problem, and ensuring its delivery to its destination is one of the most important tests facing this government. For now, the calls coming to us from dozens of camps across the country speak of certain theft and embezzlement of aid, whether food or medical equipment, medicines, clothing, blankets, or even tents. Many local officials report that they have received no aid, while the amount arriving at Rinas Airport alone is several hundred tons. Islami, head of the government's Emergency Commission, must explain where this aid is going. The mass arrival at all the camps, as well as at the reception points for arrivals in Morinë and Krumë, [is met with] the irresponsibility of the Albanian government at the most delicate moment for the state, perhaps since its very creation. For several days, the opposition has been raising this issue, openly expressing its fear that the aid will be misused, all the more so when the government itself has monopolized its management. The opposition is now well aware that ... the network of a corrupt administration will not spare aid for the arrivals; this theft may also affect the monetary funds collected or donated for the welfare of Kosovo Albanians. The left-wing government has extensive experience in stealing aid and using it for the personal or collective benefit of certain government officials. The Socialists stole aid in 1991 too, when not only the 300,000 of today, but 3 million Albanians were on the brink of starvation. The former prime minister and former leader of this party was convicted of plundering millions of dollars during that period. He spent four years in prison and was released only through a pardon granted by the President of the Republic in March 1997. The current head of the Emergency Commission was Speaker of Parliament at that time, and millions of dollars flowed into thieves' pockets right under his nose. So far, the arrivals have eaten only bread and cheese in the best cases, while in most cases they lack even bread. In all the camps where aid or water for the arrivals is managed by government representatives, the displaced people struggle and suffer. Only camps that do not have government officials as their source of supply are in an acceptable condition; at least there is bread, some food, water, and a regular supply, although life is still poor. Wherever the government has representatives, there is no bread, water, medical care, or even human care. 300,000 arrivals are naturally a heavy burden for any state, let alone impoverished Albania. But this burden grows even heavier when the scourge of corruption within the government and state administration falls without mercy upon the little food, equipment, and other necessities for the minimal subsistence of the victims of Milošević's ethnic cleansing. Three days ago, the theft of several aid trucks was reported. This is a bad sign. Perhaps the only way to prevent such looting is for every country bringing aid into the country to maintain a record. They must not only manage it as far as the warehouses, but follow it until it is consumed.

Regional coordination for the deportation of Albanians from their lands The Democratic Party calls on the UN Security Council to launch an international investigation into Albanians deported by the Macedonian government ON PAGE 3

Typhus and malaria threaten the country. 70 thousand Albanians from Kosovo in Has are facing a hunger crisis. Ulcinj is asking for further aid. The government is not being transparent about the thousands of tons of aid that have arrived over these past 10 days ON PAGE 5

Europe has bombarded Albania with aid over these ten days

Division XXI calls for aid entering through customs to be checked

Europe has bombarded Albania with aid over these ten days Municipalities and prefectures in the district say that over these ten days, not a single truck carrying food and material aid has arrived from the central government ON PAGE 5

Division XXI calls for aid entering through customs to be checked The General Directorate of Customs and Division XXI have created a joint unit to protect aid sent to Kosovars from theft and abuse ON PAGE 5

Americans ready to send troops to Kosovo Support among the American public for air strikes against Serbian targets has grown, and Americans are meanwhile increasingly expressing support for sending ground troops to Kosovo, according to a new poll. A poll by NBC and the “Wall Street Journal” showed that 64 percent of Americans support air strikes against Serbian targets, and 53 percent said they would support a decision to send American and NATO ground troops to Kosovo. Political analysts say the dramatic images shown on television of hundreds and thousands of ethnic Albanians forcibly driven from Kosovo by Serbian forces are influencing the formation of public opinion. The public is also learning more and more about Kosovo—a place that, just a month ago, most people began by asking where it was on the map. Images broadcast by Serbian television of the three American servicemen, beaten and tortured, who had been captured by Serbian forces, also electrified American public opinion in favor of military action. Meanwhile, President Bill Clinton—a leader whose decisions have at times been influenced by polls—continues for now to oppose sending ground forces. But foreign-policy analysts say he will surely change this policy if he has the support of public opinion. ON PAGE 8

The international community considers the President of Kosovo to be under arrest ON PAGE 2

Milosevic has secured his place as the greatest killer of Albanians and the greatest killer at the end of this century By Milazim KRASNIQI ON PAGE 8

The phantom government of Kosovo, established in one of the government offices in Tirana, has for days been waving the banner of a political agreement among all Albanian political and military actors, reached in Rambouillet. Yet none of Kosovo’s “officeholders,” endorsed by the former Albanian communists, has made public the text and substance ... ON PAGE 2

Berisha: The KLA is putting up strong resistance in many areas of Kosovo ON PAGE 3

The heart stops, but the spirit of a democrat does not ON PAGE 2

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