>> the kind of books i've written about the civil rights movement in this country. when i get on a plane if i see people who are in muslim garb and i think they are identifies themselves first and foremost as muslims i get worried and nervous. >> reporter: there was however more to what juan williams said as npr's own media reporter stated in his report on williams' ouster . williams warned o'reilly against blaming all muslims as extreme misses. you don't say first and foremost you have a problem with christians because of timothy mcveigh or the atlanta's bomber. one thing may have been pressure brought to bear by the muslim american community. they released a statement last night prior to npr's announcement saying quote npr should address the fact that one of its news analyst seems to believe this all airline passengers that are perceived to be muslims can legitimately be viewed as security threats.