Pipes to be Granted a Recess Appointment to USIP

On various occasions, Daniel Pipes has vocally criticized President Bush for making the careful distinction between Islam and terrorism and opposed President Bush’s Road Map for Peace as he opposed all previous peace efforts including the Oslo, Madrid and Wye peace efforts.

Pipes has called for the monitoring of all American Muslims in public service, and has maliciously questioned the patriotism of Americans of the Muslim faith who serve in the Administration. And Pipes has refused to condemn the shameful interment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II.

Pipes’s appointment to the board would contradict the mission of the U.S. Institute of Peace as an independent research institution dedicated to management, prevention and resolution of conflicts around the world.