INTERVIEW On page 6
Opinion of the Day By DRITAN HILA The maritime agreement has entered the second phase of renegotiation. What results will come out of this is hard to be optimistic about, because just as... Is history lied about? Continued on page 23
Opinion of the Day Opinion of the Day By ALFRED CAKO When we were young, we read a story by the famous Jack London entitled “A Piece of Meat,” about the brutal exploitation of boxers... Continues on page 29 A Piece of Meat
REPLY TO THE HEAD OF THE KUVENDI TË KOSOVËS REPLY TO THE HEAD OF THE KUVENDI TË KOSOVËS Murat Basha: Ahmet Zogu did not kill the intellectuals On page 15
PS CHAIRMAN Opposition: End the trade in diplomas at universities On page 3
INTERVIEW Ilir Beqja: the KLD and the Constitutional Court, illegal On page 6
POLITICAL MILLIONS / MINISTERS’ HOMES AND PS “MILLIONAIRES” Dritan Prifti, $600,000 apartment • Bujar Nishani, rented shops, pays two loans • Bamir Topi, 3.6 million lek compensation for properties • Sadri Abazi, 1.7 million dollars profit • Monika Kryemadhi, salary as secretary
Opinion of the Day By MERITA MYFTARI Today is the 20th anniversary of Albanian democracy... I dare to call it that, because in Albania democracy is brought about more by young people than it is chosen... The 20th anniversary of democracy, without women... Continues on page 22
Exclusive Fatos Kongoli: Why I don’t like politicians’ vocabulary On page 25
Opinion of the Day It is known that all dictatorships, left and right, European or African, cannot survive without being fed and tended to every day by the cult... By KIÇO BLUSHI The effects of the cult of personality on democracy Continues on page 23
Reply / “Why did Enver Hoxha appoint him editor-in-chief of ZP” (In photo:) Ramiz Alia and Sofokli Lazri. Mehmet Elezi and Enver Hoxha “Why should Sofokli Lazri have become a KGB agent? Since he was the son of an American citizen, wouldn’t the fabrication have sounded more sponta
Opinion of the Day By ILIR DHIMA Although that Arab proverb, according to which “a wonder lasts only three days,” has long since proven its validity, sometimes one can speak... From Berisha’s talk to Maslow’s theory Continues on page 33
Opinion of the Day By ILIR DHIMA It has been said many times that the wise person is the one who does not let himself be deceived by a momentary decision, which is not always lasting, or by a... Will Dritan Prifti be sued? Continues on page 29
All powers, to the ruler! Now that, thank God (that is, America!) the FBI helped us investigate and uncover the murders committed by Albanians against Albanians, the officials against the voters, ... Now that, thank God (that is, America!) the FBI helped us investigate and uncove
“8 years without coming to Albania, the reason, Berisha. He keeps Kosovars outside ethnic Albania” EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW/ The Kosovar academic speaks Rexhep Qosja: Topalli's protocol, in Stalinist offices “8 years without coming to Albania, the reason, Berisha. He keeps Kosovars ou
Opinion of the Day Opinion of the Day By KIÇO BLUSHI While Parliament was discussing the “electronic” voting method for the new member of the High Council of Justice, Topalli went up to the podium and, interrupting, asked the deputies.... The ‘unmanly’ guts of the no-confidence m
Opinion of the Day By DRITAN HILA In this Jubilee Year, the Albanian diplomatic service, even after a century of existence, appears anachronistic and anemic, as in the days before its beginnings... For a European diplomacy Continues on page 29
Opinion of the Day It is well known that the most expensive commodity is ignorance. For ignorance, lack of knowledge, lack of culture, manners and education,... By KIÇO BLUSHI How much does an ignorant person in power cost today? Continues on page 21
Opinion of the Day By KIÇO BLUSHI It seems Topalli has made up her mind, she seems firmly set on sitting in the chair of President of the Republic. When Topi became President,... Who would early elections have benefited? Continues on page 23
Opinion of the Day By SHABAN MURATI It is not always those who believe that autocratic regimes are overthrown only with the ballot box who have won the bet. The old political maxim that revolutions... Continues on page 15 The Egyptian counterrevolution