Fired NPR Analyst Stands by Muslim Statements

11:54 AM PDT 10/21/2010 by Lindsay Powers

"It’s an honest experience that when I’m in an airport and I see people who are in Muslim garb who identify themselves first and foremost as Muslims… I have a moment of anxiety or fear, given what happened on 9/11 -- that’s just a reality,” he says.

Juan Williams stands by his comments that he's afraid of Muslims in an airport -- even though he was fired as an NPR analyst Wednesday for expressing those thoughts.

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Fired NPR Analyst Stands by Muslim Statements

"It’s an honest experience that when I’m in an airport and I see people who are in Muslim garb who identify themselves first and foremost as Muslims… I have a moment of anxiety or fear, given what happened on 9/11 -- that’s just a reality,” he says.

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Fired NPR Analyst Stands by Muslim Statements

"It’s an honest experience that when I’m in an airport and I see people who are in Muslim garb who identify themselves first and foremost as Muslims… I have a moment of anxiety or fear, given what happened on 9/11 -- that’s just a reality,” he says.

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