On September 10, 2003, in written testimony given to the Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security, CAIR executive director Nihad Awad denied ever receiving money from the Hamas-linked Holy Land Foundation, and accused terrorism expert Steven Emerson of lying: "This is an outright lie," Awad said. "Our organization did not receive any seed money from HLFRD. CAIR raises its own funds and we challenge Mr. Emerson to provide even a shred of evidence to support his ridiculous claim ."
One shred of evidence, coming up.
As for the memo that reads "CBS," here's a possible reason for that: a month later Nihad Awad was interviewed on CBS' 60 Minutes:
November 13, 1994: During an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes, Nihad Awad was asked about anti-Semitic materials distributed by the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP) with which he was associated and about Hamas:
WALLACE: (Voiceover) We asked him about the IAP pamphlets denigrating Jews.
Mr. AWAD: I asked them to remove that from the shelf, and I asked them to clean all these things because it does only damage to the organization and to the cause of the Palestinians – and to the Muslims in general.
WALLACE: What do you think of the military undertakings of Hamas?
Mr. AWAD: Well, I think that's—that's for people to judge there.
WALLACE: I'm asking you.
Mr. AWAD: The United Nations Charter grants people who are under occupation to defend themselves against illegal occupation.
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