A Wrong Turn in the War On Terror? What happened to Pipes' Nomination?

In August 2003, news leaked of Pipes' imminent appointment to the U.government-sponsored U.S. Institute of Peace. Soon afterwards, a broad array of Arab-American, American Muslim, and other groups, vehemently denounced the appointment, claiming that Pipes was a racist, anti-Islamic extremist. Several Democratic senators, including Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) and Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut), expressed opposition to the nomination and delayed a committee vote on it, though President Bush bypassed the Senate and proceeded with a recess appointment.

This incident was the latest in the series of confrontations Pipes has had with various U.S-based Islamic groups, especially the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). CAIR maintains that Pipes is an anti-Islamic bigot, while Pipes in turn charges that CAIR is an apologist for Islamist terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas (see external links). Daniel Pipes is a light in a sea of murder, mendacity aand barbarism. His is a strident, informed authority on the infrastructure of the malignancy that is radical fundementalism. He "gets"it - poor bastard

Daniel Pipes and the U.S. Institute of Peace

President George W. Bush nominated Daniel Pipes to the board of the United States Institute of Peace on April 1, 2003. It went to the Senate the next day for confirmation.

In response, a number of militant Islamic and radical Arab organizations protested.

At the mark-up hearing on July 23, 2003, several Democratic senators opposed Mr. Pipes's nomination. They spoke so long that there was no longer a quorom in the room when a vote was to be taken.

Eager to have a full board at the USIP, President Bush recess appointed Mr. Pipes on August 22, 2003. Effective immediately, he serves on the board, where he will remain until January 2005.