The Head of the American Office in Kosovo, Rossin, calls on the Albanian government: …THERE ARE COMBAT… TIRANA on page 3

The Speaker of Parliament refuses to mourn the victims of Otranto on page 2

Socialists panic over the PD’s large rallies Call for Enverist counter-rallies, as in 1991 on page 5

By Astrit PATOZI The governing coalition is trying to narrow the opposition’s scope and stifle opposition voices in order to keep citizens from learning about the plundering, scandals and abuses of senior officials. Former Finance Minister Arben Malaj has called for an ethics committee to be set up in Parliament which, he says, would minimize accusations made by MPs and politicians against one another and speed up legal procedures in cases of criminal complaints on page 5

“Onufri” presents the latest books by the great writer Mejdani and the others spoil the celebration “Onufri” presents the latest books by the great writer Kadare: I came for my readers Mejdani and the others spoil the celebration on page 13

Investigations into 130 billion belonging to NGOs on page 6 The accusations over the “Arcobaleno” mission … the arrests. The investigations reach the political level in both…

Two Western countries warn official Tirana: The governments of two powerful Western countries have asked Tirana’s highest authorities to stop the arms trafficking to Kosovo. At meetings with the Head of State, Meidani, and Prime Minister Meta, representatives of the Western countries expressed their governments’ deep concern about the arms trafficking which, according to Western sources, is organized and directed by the State Information Service. They informed the highest state officials that this trafficking must be stopped because it is a source of instability in Kosovo. As is known, the Tirana government, the Information Service and other criminal structures linked to those in power have transferred their criminal, illegal activities and dirty trafficking to Kosovo. Several SHISH officials have established themselves in Kosovo and control the illegal activities originating in Albania. The concern of a number of Western bodies and organizations, which has now also become a concern of Western states, is not new. But the latest warnings to the authorities in Tirana are a clear signal that the West will no longer stand by while official Tirana organizes illegal activities and trafficking in Kosovo. These dirty activities are also the main source of instability in Kosovo, along with the efforts of Milosheviç and his gangs. The West, which also considers Kosovo its own and is administering it, will naturally no longer tolerate instability being caused by criminal activities originating in and officially supported by Albania. L.M.

Today, 494 days since the murder of the December Leader Each 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 Albanians around the world. The government of the former communists, who leave the criminals and the accomplices who took the December Leader’s life at liberty, shows Albanians that they were and remain on the side of the killers, whose names are known but who are untouched by those in power. Democrats and all Albanians who loved and honored Azem Hajdari cannot possibly tolerate this. The government must either provide an answer to the criminal injustice, or publicly declare that it itself carried out Azem Hajdari’s murder.