Juan Williams Fired From NPR For Anti-Muslim Remarks
Senior news analyst for NPR (National Public Radio) Juan Williams was fired from his job yesterday after making anti-Muslim remarks on "The O'Reilly Factor".
What did he say? How did it happen? Many people believe that Juan Williams remarks where just free speech and now he is being punished for it.
On the show Bill O'Reilly asked Williams if he believed that the US was dealing with a "Muslim dilemma".
Williams responded saying:
"The cold truth is that in the world today, jihad, aided and abetted by some Muslim nations, is the biggest threat on the planet. I mean, look, Bill, I'm not a bigot. You know the kind of books I've written about the civil rights movement in this country," he said. "But when I get on a plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they're identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried. I get nervous."
On Wednesday afternoon NPR fired Williams and said that his remarks:
"were inconsistent with our editorial standards and practices, and undermined his credibility as a news analyst with NPR."