Source: Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
On August 22, 2003 the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) issued a press release declaring President Bush's recess appointment of controversial Mideast scholar Daniel Pipes to the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) a
"moral victory." The statement said, "By issuing this recess appointment, the president acknowledges that
Pipes'
nomination would have been turned down by the Senate, despite that
body's
Republican majority. Without being approved by the Senate, Pipes will
serve
just 18 months of what...
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