Posted on 04/13/2004 11:48:41 AM PDT by aCDNinUSA
Death threats won't deter a Scarborough woman from trying to oust the al-Qaida-linked Khadr family from Canada. For the most part, Donna Campbell said her online petition calling for the Khadr family to be deported has been an overwhelming success. She was happy to hear The Toronto Sun was flooded yesterday with people trying to find her Web address -- www.petitiononline.com/khadr/petition.html -- and by yesterday afternoon 20 new signatures were logged each hour. By last night, the amount of traffic was crashing the site intermittently.
But not everyone has been supportive. Campbell, who started the petition on the weekend, received her first threat yesterday. The e-mail addressed to Campbell said:
"I have something to say to you about the Khadr: You should die you dumb b-- ... I hope you get tortured."
Campbell, 33, is taking the threat seriously and will pass on all information to police. But she said threats won't stop her from continuing to gather names of people who don't think the Khadrs should have been allowed back into Canada last week.
'WE CANNOT BE APATHETIC'
"In my heart, I feel that we cannot be apathetic regarding this most unfortunate situation," Campbell said yesterday. "This is not what Canada is about. Terrorists should not be offered comfort, financial or otherwise, by our government."
Campbell was spurred to action after hearing Maha Elsamnah and her 14-year-old son, Karim Khadr, were allowed into Canada last Friday even though they have said in interviews that their family has longstanding connections to al-Qaida.
"I think it's wonderful that she's standing up and trying to make a difference," said Greg Jamieson, a Toronto resident who supports Campbell. "It's time we stop standing idly by. I think Canadians should have a say in how closely our federal government aligns itself with terrorism."
Some of Campbell's supporters are taking the initiative in an attempt to force the Khadrs to leave Canada. Toronto's William Rogers wrote a letter to the FBI regarding the Khadr return. "I have proof that we in Canada are harbouring al-Qaida fugitives, and supporters," Rogers wrote.
"I do not wish to claim any reward. I would, although, want to see these people taken from our society before they end up at one of our schools, dressed up with the latest human bomb apparel."
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