Colin Powell in secret meeting with Bin Laden Friend

GFP just obtained the information, that Colin Powell today had a secret meeting in Hotel Pameba in Golem, south of Durres - Albania with Bin Laden Friend Hashim Thaci, together with a leader of a party of mazedonian Mister Arben Yhafferi.

Thanks for translation of correspondent Lupo-del-Mare (Global Outlook, Canada/Germany )

This story was in todays' albanian Shekulli.com:

Durrės, bisedime sekrete Xhaferri-Thaēi

Ish-kreu i UĒK-sė dhe LDK-sė takohet me me Arbėr Xhaferrin e PDSH-sė

Durrės, bisedime sekrete Xhaferri-Thaēi

Njė ditė para se Pauell tė vizitonte Tiranėn, dy politikanėt kanė drekuar nė restorant “Pameba”

TIRANE - Prezenca e kryetarit tė Partisė Demokratike tė Kosovės Hashim Thaēi nė Tiranė, pikėrisht nė ditėn e vizitės sė sekretarit amerikan tė Shtetit, Kolin Pauell, (= Colin Powel in albanian)

nuk ka kaluar pa u vėnė re. Ka pasur njė dilemė nėse ai ėshtė takuar me shefin e diplomacisė amerikane apo ėshtė gjendur rastėsisht pėr njė vizitė private.

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