Daniel Pipes

Daniel Pipes is considered to be a "neo-con" (neo-conservative). He is director of the Middle East Forum.

His name is linked with the Department of Defense Special Task Force on Terrorism and Technology. He is an associate with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Pipes is the former vice chair of the Fulbright Board of Foreign Scholarships.

Pipes is the publisher of the "Middle East Intelligence Forum" and is a frequent media "talking head" and regarded by some as the country's leading Islamophobe.

Pipes has called for a war on Islamic extremism, declaring in one post-Sept. 11 interview, "What we need to do is inspire fear, not affection." None the less, during August recess 2003, President Bush bypassed the Senate and appointed Pipes, over the objections of Democrats and others, to the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace. The appointment won't be valid until the next Congress is sworn in, which would be January 2005. [1]

Contact

URL: http://www.danielpipes.org

SourceWatch Resources

• Islamic Progress Institute

External Links

• Robert Blecher, "Free People Will Set the Course of History" Intellectuals, Democracy and American Empire, MERIP, March 2003: "A decade after the 1991 Gulf war, Pipes has radically changed his tune."
• Jonathan Wright, Bush Annoys U.S. Muslim Group with Pipes Nomination, Reuters, April 7, 2003.
• Bush to Sidestep Muslim Groups, Senate on Scholar, Reuters, 13 August 2003: "Bush's expected recess appointment of Daniel Pipes could spark a backlash from some Muslim Americans and Democrats in Congress, who oppose his nomination to serve on the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace, which was created by Congress to promote peaceful solutions to world conflicts."
• Pipes nomination will cause 'immeasurable damage,' say Muslims, Firas Al-Atraqchi, Yellow Times, 22 August 2003
• Bush Appointee is a Bigot Disguised as a Scholar