Pete Hoekstra

Ambassador Pete Hoekstra (retired), served 18 years in Congress and was Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence from 2004-07. He is a Senior Fellow with the Investigative Project on Terrorism and is the author of "Architects of Disaster: The Destruction of Libya." He can be reached by email at stopterror@aol.com.

	Publication	Date
We May Have Left Afghanistan, Mr. President, But We Are Still at War Pete Hoekstra • IPT News • September 23, 2021	IPT News	September 23, 2021
"Wokeism" Energizes Antisemitism Pete Hoekstra and Ariel Behar • IPT News • April 26, 2021	IPT News	April 26, 2021
Pete Hoekstra on Fox News Discussing the Foiled Terror Attack in Belgium Pete Hoekstra • Interview on Fox News • June 20, 2017	Interview on Fox News	June 20, 2017
Pete Hoekstra on Fox Business About the Significance of the Travel Ban Pete Hoekstra • Interview on Fox Business Network • June 5, 2017	Interview on Fox Business Network	June 5, 2017
Time for honesty about London: We are losing the fight against radical Islam Pete Hoekstra • Fox News • June 5, 2017	Fox News	June 5, 2017
Pete Hoekstra on Fox News: Intel Community Overwhelmed, Immigration Policies Partially to Blame Pete Hoekstra • Interview on Fox News • June 4, 2017	Interview on Fox News	June 4, 2017
Pete Hoekstra on Fox News: Islamic Terrorists are Gaining Ground Pete Hoekstra • Interview on Fox News • June 4, 2017	Interview on Fox News	June 4, 2017
Pete Hoekstra on Fox News discussing IPT's 2016 terrorism trends study and how the London attacks fit the trend Pete Hoekstra • Interview on Fox News • June 4, 2017	Interview on Fox News	June 4, 2017
Pete Hoekstra on Fox News explains that evidence of increasing radical Islam is "very, very obvious" Pete Hoekstra • Interview on Fox News • June 4, 2017	Interview on Fox News	June 4, 2017
Pete Hoekstra on Fox News: ISIS and Intel in the UK Pete Hoekstra • Interview on Fox News • June 3, 2017	Interview on Fox News	June 3, 2017
Pete Hoekstra on Fox News: Reaction to the London Terror Attacks Pete Hoekstra • Interview on Fox News • June 3, 2017	Interview on Fox News	June 3, 2017
IPT's Pete Hoekstra on Fox News on the FBI translator who married the ISIS fighter she was investigating Pete Hoekstra • Interview on Fox News • May 2, 2017	Interview on Fox News	May 2, 2017
Pete Hoekstra: Our intel officers take great risks for us. We can't let one of them wind up in an Italian jail Pete Hoekstra • Fox News • January 12, 2017	Fox News	January 12, 2017
Pete Hoekstra: US Intel Is Fighting Blind Against ISIS Pete Hoekstra • Newsmax • November 4, 2016	Newsmax	November 4, 2016
Obama Administration Underestimates Terror Pete Hoekstra • Newsmax • October 17, 2016	Newsmax	October 17, 2016
Obama rolls dice on foreign policy in secretive presidential directive Pete Hoekstra • Washington Examiner • October 3, 2016	Washington Examiner	October 3, 2016
A final footnote on Gadhafi Pete Hoekstra • Washington Examiner • July 12, 2016 (9 comments)	Washington Examiner	July 12, 2016
New Report Confirms IPT Analysis on Spread of Islamist Terror Pete Hoekstra • For The Record - The IPT Blog • June 22, 2016	For The Record - The IPT Blog	June 22, 2016
Obama administration's absurd priorities Pete Hoekstra • FoxNews.com • June 17, 2016 (3 comments)	FoxNews.com	June 17, 2016
Islamists Tighten Grip in Africa Pete Hoekstra • Newsmax • June 15, 2016	Newsmax	June 15, 2016
Why can't Obama just tell Americans the truth about the Orlando attack and radical Islam? Pete Hoekstra • FoxNews.com • June 13, 2016 (8 comments)	FoxNews.com	June 13, 2016
PC Policies in Brussels Threaten US Safety as Well Rep. Pete Hoekstra and Fred Fleitz • Newsmax • May 2016	Newsmax	May 2016
Is It Back to Square One for Libya? Pete Hoekstra • U.S. News & World Report • April 29, 2016 (1 comment)	U.S. News & World Report	April 29, 2016
Pompeo Correct to Speak out about Islamic Speaker Pete Hoekstra • The Wichita Eagle • April 12, 2016 (2 comments)	The Wichita Eagle	April 12, 2016
Students Can't Remember A Past They Never Learned Pete Hoekstra • The Daily Caller • April 5, 2016 (2 comments)	The Daily Caller	April 5, 2016
ISIS Caliphate in Libya Spreading Terror throughout Africa Pete Hoekstra • IPT News • April 1, 2016	IPT News	April 1, 2016
Islamist violence threatens Judeo-Christian civilization Steve Emerson and Pete Hoekstra • Fox News • April 1, 2016	Fox News	April 1, 2016
NYT Acknowledges Findings on Rise of ISIS in Europe Pete Hoekstra • IPT News • March 30, 2016 (1 comment)	IPT News	March 30, 2016
Global Islamist Terror Surges in Lethality, Focus Pete Hoekstra • Foxnews.com • March 28, 2016	Foxnews.com	March 28, 2016
Islamist Terror Growing in Lethality and Geography, IPT Analysis Finds Steven Emerson and Pete Hoekstra • IPT News • March 28, 2016 (8 comments)	IPT News	March 28, 2016
Anger Over Belgium Will Cost Leaders at the Polls Pete Hoekstra • Newsmax • March 24, 2016	Newsmax	March 24, 2016
Pete Hoekstra interviewed on Fox News Channel Pete Hoekstra • Fox News Channel • March 23, 2016 (1 comment)	Fox News Channel	March 23, 2016
Pete Hoekstra on NewsmaxTV discussing the attacks in Brussels Pete Hoekstra • NewsmaxTV • March 22, 2016	NewsmaxTV	March 22, 2016
Pete Hoekstra on BloombergTV discussing the terror attacks in Belgium Pete Hoekstra • Interview on BloombergTV • March 22, 2016	Interview on BloombergTV	March 22, 2016
IPT's Pete Hoekstra discussing the terror attacks in Belgium Pete Hoekstra • Interview on WMAL - Mornings On The Mall • March 22, 2016	Interview on WMAL - Mornings On The Mall	March 22, 2016
Protesters Violently Riot Over Protected Political Speech Steve Emerson and Pete Hoekstra • Daily Caller • March 14, 2016 (1 comment)	Daily Caller	March 14, 2016
ISIS Targets Jordan With Death and Destruction Pete Hoekstra • Newsmax • March 3, 2016	Newsmax	March 3, 2016
Profane hatred blossoms on campus Pete Hoekstra • Washington Times • February 28, 2016 (2 comments)	Washington Times	February 28, 2016
Libya disaster: Have Western leaders learned anything? Pete Hoekstra • Fox News • February 19, 2016	Fox News	February 19, 2016
Obama's reckless foreign policy has put Israel in dire jeopardy Pete Hoekstra • Sacramento Bee • February 18, 2016	Sacramento Bee	February 18, 2016
ISIS Leader Moves to Libya Pete Hoekstra • IPT News • February 16, 2016 (1 comment)	IPT News	February 16, 2016
Questions for Obama's first U.S. mosque visit Steve Emerson and Pete Hoekstra • Washington Examiner • February 3, 2016	Washington Examiner	February 3, 2016
EXCLUSIVE – Pete Hoekstra: NSA Spying on Congress Requires Suspending State of the Union Invite Pete Hoekstra • Breitbart.com • January 4, 2016 (3 comments)	Breitbart.com	January 4, 2016
New evidence reinforces CAIR's Islamist history Steven Emerson and Pete Hoekstra • WND • December 22, 2015	WND	December 22, 2015
Breaking from the U.S., the U.K. Condemns the Muslim Brotherhood, Calling It a Terrorist Group Steven Emerson and Pete Hoekstra • National Review • December 22, 2015 (4 comments)	National Review	December 22, 2015
The West Can Defeat ISIS – but What Comes Next? Pete Hoekstra and Clare Lopez • Fiscal Times • December 8, 2015	Fiscal Times	December 8, 2015
San Bernardino Murders Expose Failure to Address Radical Islam Pete Hoekstra • IPT News • December 4, 2015 (4 comments)	IPT News	December 4, 2015
NYT, Sputnik Agree with Hoekstra's 'Architects of Disaster' Pete Hoekstra • IPT News • December 3, 2015 (1 comment)	IPT News	December 3, 2015
Hoekstra on NewsmaxTV: American Concerns About Terror Threats Well Grounded Pete Hoekstra • NewsmaxTV • November 30, 2015	NewsmaxTV	November 30, 2015
Claims Of CENTCOM Cooking The Books On ISIS Intel Show We Need New Whistleblower Protections Pete Hoekstra • Daily Caller • November 30, 2015	Daily Caller	November 30, 2015
Imposing Our Idea of Order in Mideast Doesn't Work Pete Hoekstra • Newsmax • November 24, 2015 (1 comment)	Newsmax	November 24, 2015
CAIR's Identity Problem Pete Hoekstra • For The Record - The IPT Blog • November 24, 2015 (1 comment)	For The Record - The IPT Blog	November 24, 2015
IPT's Pete Hoekstra on CNN: We Are Approaching War Pete Hoekstra • CNN • November 20, 2015 (2 comments)	CNN	November 20, 2015
Hoekstra: Vetting Syrian Refugees Poses Unparalleled Challenges Pete Hoekstra • Rick Jensen radio show, WDEL • November 17, 2015	Rick Jensen radio show, WDEL	November 17, 2015
Jihadists Crippling the West from Within Steven Emerson and Pete Hoekstra • American Thinker • November 17, 2015 (3 comments)	American Thinker	November 17, 2015
Hoekstra Talks Failing U.S. Policy Toward Defeating ISIS Pete Hoekstra • Lars Larson radio show • November 16, 2015 (1 comment)	Lars Larson radio show	November 16, 2015
Someone Tell The President We Can't Fight Radical Islam By Being Politically Correct Steven Emerson and Pete Hoekstra • Forbes • November 16, 2015 (7 comments)	Forbes	November 16, 2015
Hoekstra Responds to 'Bizarre' White House Attack on "Architects of Disaster" Pete Hoekstra • NewsmaxTV • November 12, 2015	NewsmaxTV	November 12, 2015
Hoekstra: Declaration of War Against ISIS Would Clarify Enemy, How to Defeat It Pete Hoekstra • NewsmaxTV • November 11, 2015	NewsmaxTV	November 11, 2015
Obama has the wrong strategy on Syria Pete Hoekstra • CNBC • November 11, 2015 (1 comment)	CNBC	November 11, 2015
IPT's Pete Hoekstra interviewed on Possible ISIS bombing of Russian Plane Pete Hoekstra • Newsmax • November 4, 2015 (1 comment)	Newsmax	November 4, 2015
Pete Hoekstra at The Heritage Foundation discussing his new book 'Architects of Disaster: The Destruction of Libya' Pete Hoekstra • The Heritage Foundation • November 2, 2015	The Heritage Foundation	November 2, 2015
Hoekstra: Five questions for the Democratic candidates Pete Hoekstra • Detroit News • October 20, 2015	Detroit News	October 20, 2015
Shariah Incompatible With the Constitution Pete Hoekstra • IPT News • October 6, 2015 (4 comments)	IPT News	October 6, 2015
Refugee Crisis Demands Coherent Foreign Policy Pete Hoekstra • IPT News • September 22, 2015	IPT News	September 22, 2015
Beheaded Christian Doesn't Regret Faith Pete Hoekstra • The Daily Caller • May 15, 2015 (3 comments)	The Daily Caller	May 15, 2015
IPT Shillman Fellow Pete Hoekstra on SiriusXM POTUS: Get U.S. allies equipment, training to defeat ISIS Pete Hoekstra • Interview on SiriusXM POTUS • February 18, 2015	Interview on SiriusXM POTUS	February 18, 2015
IPT Shillman Fellow Pete Hoekstra: Western leaders refuse to address enduring threat from radical Islam Pete Hoekstra • Interview on Sun News Canada • January 12, 2015	Interview on Sun News Canada	January 12, 2015
IPT Shillman Fellow Pete Hoekstra On Fox Business: Sydney Islamist Terrorist been on Radar since 2007 Pete Hoekstra • Interview on Fox Business Network • December 15, 2014	Interview on Fox Business Network	December 15, 2014
Iran Bent on Supporting Islamist Terror During Nuclear Talks Pete Hoekstra • IPT News • March 11, 2014 (3 comments)	IPT News	March 11, 2014

Pete Hoekstra

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