Criminal Arkan killed

The head of the Serbian paramilitaries is shot and dies on the way to the hospital on page 18

The road to becoming an American

What you need to do so you don’t get lost in America’s noisy world. Read the path your destiny takes; all that is asked of you is to be honest on pages 12–13

The South: Meidani like Slobodan

“We will stop the Angjelis and Ruçis from destroying Saranda” Enthusiastic welcome for Berisha in Saranda and Delvinë on pages 4–5

The government, Meta’s free disco

By Astrit PATOZI President Meidani appointed yesterday the two ministers nominated by Prime Minister Meta, who will replace the two “corrupt” prefects, whom he removed from the government cabinet last week. Although five days have passed since the ministers were dismissed, nobody believes that Meidani hesitated to sign; rather, he simply played out one of his familiar tricks to the end, to appear a cautious man before the Albanians, when in fact he had already made the decision before Meta unleashed the thunderbolts on page 3

Nano to Meta: Hand over FRESH

The Prime Minister’s wife responds to the head of the SP: Our statute is independent Yesterday, from the rostrum of the gathering of the Eurosocialists, the head of the SP asked Meta to relinquish his mandate as head of FRESH. Nano referred to the SP statute, according to which it is impermissible for socialists to hold two mandates on page 3

The Cathedral of a Suffering

On Ismail Kadare’s latest book By Visar ZHITI on page 19

US conditions must be met

Former diplomats from the PD government comment on the statement by US Deputy Secretary of Defense Slocombe concerning the conditionality of US relations with Albania on page 2

Who is smuggling with Montenegro

Police fail in Shkodër. 1999 sets new crime records on page 15

The government protects Azem Hajdari’s killers

Today, 489 days since the murder of the December Leader Every day that passes since the murder of Azem Hajdari, the symbol of democracy and pluralism, proves the involvement of Fatos Nano’s government and his successor in the crime that shook the entire Albanian world. The governments of these communists, who leave free and unapprehended the criminals who took the December Leader’s life, show Albanians that they have been and remain on the side of the murderers, who have names and identities but are untouched by those in power. Democrats and all Albanians who loved and honored Azem Hajdari can in no way tolerate this fact. The government must either finally bring the criminals to justice, or publicly declare that it itself committed the murder of Azem Hajdari.

SCRIPTA

Don’t push our children to read bad books By Besnik MUSTAFAJ on page 19