PLANS ARE BEING DRAWN UP Along with the Syrian arsenal, U.S. commandos are also coming to Albania AMERICAN MARINES WILL GUARD THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS Hundreds of tons of toxic substances from the Army’s inventory have already been removed from the country. OSCE continues the project of re-stocking the forces with dangerous substances Pages 4-5-6

TRAGEDY Page 2 To take the rails and the chrome, 7 dead in the mines

Political satire BY ARBEN DUKA Free advice for Basha and the opposition Part one The opposition clock needs to be wound, because now the PD is being abandoned badly! From all levels, there is leakage every day; it seems they do not want to be opposition... continues on page 21 together with the column “VIP-a and Ripa”

PARLIAMENT Pages 8-9-10 “Korça”, PD draws allies into protests, “money” in the session

THE POEM OF 1972 IS PUBLISHED VISAR ZHITI A Sleepless Night A sleepless night, tired, alone, between night and silence, on guard, with a machine gun in my hand. A sleepless night, I walk. Without a cigarette, cold, it rains, my shoes crush the stones of loneliness, I walk. Wet stars. A sleepless night, wrapped in my overcoat, I am a soldier, the body of the machine gun on my shoulder. Girls’ hands have hung on my shoulders, long breasts, beautiful, hands you would not exchange for anything in the world, now this machine gun, more secure than any hand, eternal until communism. A sleepless night, and others do not sleep, my century does not sleep, horizons shake like posters, fluttering in the wind, it rains with thunder, I wet the soldiers’ overcoats, with damp overcoats, with machine gun in hand, it is time [?] NOVEMBER 3 MAGAZINE PUBLISHED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE YOUTH COMMITTEE IN THE DISTRICT THE POEM OF 1972 IS PUBLISHED Visar Zhiti: In his pocket a volume by comrade Enver, the automatic rifle up to communism Teodor Laço: Comrade Enver’s speech, a great light for us Pages 16-17

TIGHTER MEASURES Police: Handcuffs for drivers who move around without documents Just yesterday 8 arrests in Kavajë of those caught without papers TIRANË MARIGLEN MULLA The State Police arrested 8 people yesterday in Kavajë, because they did not have their driver’s license with them. From now on, the police will arrest anyone who [?] drives a... Page 12

ARRESTS Page 3 The theft, 5.4 million euros in VAT, tax officials handcuffed, fraud scheme

Comment BY ILIR DHIMA The mouth that pronounces the words of the law Yes, this is how the role of the judge has generally been defined for two centuries, especially in the state tradition with codified legislation. We belong to this tradition. Therefore, this important law, the Fundamental Law of the Republic of Albania, also orders that the judge, in the exercise of his functions, must apply only the Constitution and the law... continues on page 15

PORTO ROMANO Page 14 What is happening with Fazlliç’s land and the coal-fired power plant

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