Marry a surfeit of money to the most extreme ideology, and what do you get? That's not rocket science. Islam has metastasized, and infects the whole world. I am always surprised at the number of intelligent individuals who sincerely believe that Islam the religion is not the problem, that the ideology has merely been hijacked by a few "extremists".  An acquaintance of mine commented  in respect of Pipe's interview that:

"The bulk of Muslims are not actively engaged in the campaign of violent jihad against the West, although many support it either materially or ideologically. The small number of Muslims who might support a reformation movement in Islam are cowed into silence, or killed, by the minority of their compatriots who are vigorously involved in the jihad movement.  Westerners need to stop apologizing for the status quo of Islamic doctrine, of which offensive, armed jihad is in the mainstream, and start supporting the few reform-minded Muslims who can work with us to begin resolving this crucial issue. 

Of course, I have no way knowing for certain if Mr. Pipes is actually as sanguine about the prospects of millions and millions of Muslims getting chummy with Western principles, but I can't help but believe that he knows better".