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| $80 MILLION SUIT FILED AGAINST CBS |
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| 06/05/03 at 10:44:20 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- MEDIA ADVISORY -- $80 MILLION SUIT FILED AGAINST CBS, 'TERRORIST HUNTER' WHAT: On Thursday, June 5, attorneys for Muslim charitable institutions and individuals who say they were falsely accused of links to Osama bin Laden by a CBS "60 Minutes" report will hold a news conference in Washington, D.C., to announce the filing of a $80 million defamation suit against an anonymous "terrorist hunter," CBS, correspondent Bob Simon, and the SITE Institute, a self-proclaimed counterterrorism group. The suit stems from a May 4th "60 Minutes" segment, titled "Terrorist Hunter," in which an anonymous woman called "Sarah" was shown in disguise outside a Herndon, Va., office building that she claimed is "the heart of a terrorist funding ring." That office was one of many raided by federal authorities in March of 2002, apparently based largely on information provided by "Sarah," identified in the lawsuit as the SITE Institute's Director Rita Katz. More than a year after those raids, which caused outrage in the American Muslim community, no criminal charges have been filed against anyone. According to the lawsuit, those allegedly defamed in the "60 Minutes" program were not given an opportunity to respond to the charges prior to broadcast. The plaintiffs are seeking a judgment in the amount of $80 million in compensatory and punitive damages. A number of American Muslim and civil liberties groups will also participate in the news conference. WHEN: Thursday, June 5, 3 p.m. WHERE: Zenger Room, 13th Floor National Press Club Building 529 14th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. - END - CONTACT: Attorney for the Plaintiffs, Nancy Luque, 202-887-4777 or 202-841-3472; CAIR, Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or 202-744-7726, E-Mail: cair@cair-net.org; Rabiah Ahmed, 202-488-8787 or 202-439-1441, E-Mail: rahmed@cair-net.org ----- CAIR Council on American-Islamic Relations 453 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, D.C. 20003 Tel: 202-488-8787, 202-744-7726 Fax: 202-488-0833 E-mail: cair@cair-net.org URL: http://www.cair-net.org |
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