Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 31, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press monday july 31, 2006 world a9 held two weeks prof traumatized by stay in israeli jail by Qais Al Bashir four marines killed while child Dies in bombing by . By Joel Kom a n israeli Canadian professor held in an israeli jail for More than three weeks after being accused of espionage said israeli authorities deprived him of sleep for 60 hours and heaped verbal abuse on him bordering on sexual harassment. Ghazi Falah a 53-year-old geography professor with dual citizenship said yesterday he is considering a lawsuit against Israel after the trauma of his 22-Day detention in a Northern israeli prison. Falah who is palestinian in ethnicity was released without charges yester Day after being arrested july 8 for Tak ing pictures of what israeli representatives called a sensitive that installation Falah said was part of an israeli military base near the Israel Lebanon Border. In fact they gave me the camera Back with All pictures and they said i could do whatever i want with those speaking yesterday from his Broth around the world woman set on fire upper Marlboro my. ? a woman doused with gasoline and set afire allegedly by her Boyfriend was hospitalized in stable condition yesterday authorities said. Freda Edwards 39, is being treated in the Washington Hospital centers Burn unit for second and third degree Burns to her face neck and upper body. According to police investigators Anthony Willoughby 40, a self employed landscaper took the fuel tank off a gasoline powered Weed trim Mer and doused Edwards with the fuel before setting her ablaze. 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Falah founder of the Arab world geographer journal and whose Geo graphic work of the Middle East has been widely published had visited the area from the lebanese Side a month earlier and ? As he said he always does when he finds interesting landscapes ? took pictures of the area. When he had the Opportunity on july 8 to take pictures of the same area from the israeli Side he grabbed it he said. Canadian Dies at . Airport Oshkosh wis. ? the propeller of a Navy Harbird sliced into a Home built air plane on the taxiway at Wittman regional Airport during the final Day of the experimental aircraft associations air venture convention yesterday killing a passenger in the Canadian registered Craft officials said. A Green Bay to station reported both those aboard the plane were canadians. The victim in the Home built vans re was pronounced dead at the scene but the Pilot of that aircraft walked away without injuries eat president Tom Poberezny said. Mom gets 40 years in jail Cincinnati ? a woman who molested at least one of her five children and prompted four of them to have sex with each other has been sentenced to web image Ghazi Falah is a Canadian israeli and a prominent professor of geography. He saw signs warning of a military base but did to take any pictures of those he said. There was a giant Antenna in one of the pictures Falah said but he did to know it was part of the military base a fact he would later find out from israeli authorities. ? the Antenna is so High in the land scape it appears in any photograph Falah said. After he took the photos a Man who identified himself As a Security officer asked Why Falah was taking pictures. 40 years in prison. Robin Kraft 26, had pleaded guilty in june to two charges of rape and four counts of child endangering. Prosecutors said Kraft and her Hus band Paul Kraft 32, sexually abused their four sons and one daughter Ages 1 to 6, in 2004. Nato takes Over Kabul ? thirty suspected Taliban were killed on the eve of nato taking charge of multinational forces in Southern Afghanistan in what will be the first time the Alliance has conducted land combat operations officials said yesterday. A nato led Force made up mostly of Canadian British and dutch troops will take Over in the South today from a .-led anti terror coalition that was first deployed nearly five years ago. ? from the news services. . Falah explained his geographic inter ests he said and the officer let him go. When Falah came Back along the same Road an hour and a half later after visiting his Friend a police officer stopped him after identifying Falah As the Man who was taking pictures earlier. The officer called for backup and Falah was taken to jail. They said you were spying and they took the camera he said. They repeated the same accusations throughout his detention. ? can West news service its Worth the trip new financing $ 279 Mth or 0 % 2006 caravan be 3.3l Canada edition Power group sunscreen Glass Power rear windows roof rack keyless entry Baghdad four . Marines were killed in a sunni Arab insurgent Strong hold West of Baghdad and pressure mounted in parliament yesterday to replace the Interior minister because of the Security crisis in the capital. Also yesterday a . F-16 Jet dropped two precision guided bombs on a build ing near Baghdad used by militants affiliated with a group believed responsible for a mortar and rocket attack in Bagh dads mostly shiite District of Sarradah last week that killed at least 31 people . Officials said. Two militants and a child were killed in the air strike and four suspects were arrested the United states said. Ameri can officials expressed regret about the child a death and said terrorists continue to deliberately place innocent iraqi women and children in danger by their actions and we do everything possible to avoid civilian casualties during these operations . Spokesman . Barry Johnson said. We deeply regret the loss of an innocent life while eliminating a group responsible for targeting so Many other innocent iraqis. ? associated press 208 main St. Steinbach1-866-582-8217 Mon ? thurs 9-9, Fri & sat 9-6 36 Mth lease with $2237 Trade plus taxes. #60150. Dealer permit #0610 ;