Pipes Nominated (to U.S. Institute of Peace), CAIR Seethes

Little Green Footballs ^ | 4 apr 03 | Charles

[alnitak]

This actually comes as quite a surprise: President Bush has nominated Daniel Pipes to the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace. The times they are a-changing.

But this comes as no surprise at all: radical Islamic front group CAIR is blowing a gasket.

An American Muslim advocacy group that Pipes has called "Osama bin Laden's representatives in Washington" quickly denounced the appointment as "insensitive" and called on Bush to rescind it.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) yesterday described Pipes as "the nation's leading Islamophobe" and an advocate for Israeli interests.

Pipes is director of the Middle East Forum, a think tank based in Center City.

The Institute of Peace is a Washington-based federal institution, funded entirely by Congress, whose mandate is to promote "peaceful resolutions of international conflicts."

"Pipes' nomination sends entirely the wrong message as America seeks to convince Muslims worldwide that the war on terrorism and the war against Iraq are not attacks on Islam," CAIR declared in a statement.

CAIR and other Muslim groups say Pipes has made inflammatory assertions about Islam, including his estimate that from 10 to 15 percent of Muslims are militant Islamists.

Ibrahim Hooper, spokesman for CAIR, said in an interview that he was unfamiliar with the institute "but... it [Pipes' nomination] is bad.

"It says: 'We're really not concerned with your [Muslims'] sensitivities. We don't care that you perceive certain actions of the U.S. government as slights to your faith and tradition.' "

Reached by phone in Washington, where he had been visiting the institute's headquarters, Pipes yesterday said he has "always distinguished between Islam and militant Islam" in his writings and speeches.

"CAIR repeatedly chooses to ignore my assertion that militant Islam is the problem and modern Islam is the solution," he said. Here is a list (hat tip: snopes) of all US Senators. I strongly urge all LGF readers to write to their senators and ask them to support this nomination. This is important.

[FreeRadical]

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) yesterday described Pipes as "the nation's leading Islamophobe" and an advocate for Israeli interests.

Two thoughts:
1. If CAIR hates him, I love him.

2. Touchy feely stuff can come later in a meeting or relationship or interaction in a neighborhood or a school. Arguably, in the first moments of contact or of people moving into your neighborhood or whatever, you are sort of enabling the enemy if you don't start the relationship as an Islamophobe. I'm sorry, but I can't get that fuzzy feeling until the pregnant ISLAMIC woman hasn't blow me up.

[Risa]

>>Don't be fooled by the impression these groups are Muslim civil rights organizations. They're nothing of the sort. They're in fact apologists for Islamic extremists and terrorist groups<<

Absolutely. One can see for oneself what their true agenda is by visitng their Web sites. Especially alarming is that they are hell bent upon forming their own institutions and universities in our country, too. If we allow them to continue to pursue their Muslim agenda in America,
we face a future much like the bloody conflagration that was the former Yugoslavia.


I must say I breathed a big sigh of relief at this news! God bless President Bush for his astuteness and courage.

risa

[TopQuark]

Welcome to FR, Alnitak.

[TLBSHOW]

CAIR IS A TERRORIST FRONT GROUP!

[Risa]

>>Yet one more reason why President Bush deserves to be re-elected. <<

I agree absolutely. Yet I would hope also that we can convince him to put the breaks on America's out-of-control immigration policies.

risa

[TopQuark]

I am still waiting for CAIR to denounce without terrorism "ifs" and "buts" and in particular the Sep 11 atrocity.

[Risa]

Thanks for a great post, freeradical.

The news is exhilarating.

risa

[livius]

Great news about Pipes' nomination! To counteract CAIR, Americans should contact the White House and send a message of support.

[Risa]

>>Lets see if the Dems try to stop the nomination. If they do, I will make it my duty to point out that they are in cahoots with supporters of Islamic Terrorism in the US <<

I will join you, UFC RoadWarrior.

risa

[Risa]

>>Maybe we should all send messages of thanks to our great President for such a wise choice. <<

A very important idea--I have done so already and shall alert my friends.

risa

[Risa]

>>What an INTERESTINGLY PHRASED statement. I noticed that ole Ibrahim didn't say "...as AMERICAN MUSLIMS seek to convince..." <<

wow. an excellent point, Girlshortstop. And what a revealing slip of the tongue.

[xm177e2]

This is very good news.

[GirlShortstop]

I am still waiting for CAIR to denounce without terrorism "ifs" and "buts" and in particular the Sep 11 atrocity.

I hear ya... but CAIR has been too busy pumping out PRnewswire claptrap bemoaning muhammaden victimhood on every continent on God's green earth.   ;-)

[GirlShortstop]

>>Lets see if the Dems try to stop the nomination. If they do, I will make it my duty to point out that they are in cahoots with supporters of Islamic Terrorism in the US <<
      I will join you, UFC RoadWarrior.


Ooh! Ooh!! Please count me in with a PING please!
FReegards.

[spodefly]

If CAIR and Ibrahim Hooper don't like it, I love it.

Pipes has their number.

[cardinal4]

CAIR and other Muslim groups say Pipes has made inflammatory assertions about Islam, including his estimate that from 10 to 15 percent of Muslims are militant Islamists.

That IS an inflammatory estimate; its more like 40 -45%.

[LiteKeeper]

bump

[kuma]

I just emailed the Whitehouse and my Senator.

[PhilDragoo]

CAIR IS A TERRORIST FRONT GROUP!

Roger that.

They caused Tom Clancy's Sum of All Fears filmscript to be edited to remove the Islamist terrorists behind the bomb.

Luis Gonzalez had John Loftus' interview rebroadcast last night (author of Secret War Against the Jews).

Loftus said 75% of muslims have it right, leaving 25% wahabi fanatics.

American Muslim Council donated to Hillary--and she tried to disguise it as American Museum Council.

80% of U.S. imams are wahabi.

Pipes' bulletins show him to be a scholar with sharpened debating skills.

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(Daniel Pipes sends out a mailing of his writings 2-3 times a week.)

[Bullish]

'We're really not concerned with your [Muslims'] sensitivities. We don't care that you perceive certain actions of the U.S. government as slights to your faith and tradition.' " I Heartily second this. Even if the nomination doesn't really mean this. Maybe it should.

Just because you've come here and set up your anti-jew, anti-Christian houses of persecution (mosqes){SP?}, doesn't mean America has to pay you any alegiance.

We don't owe you anything, let alone any respect.