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Steven Emerson (* 1947) is an American journalist and frequently called a ''pundit'' on terrorism. He is CEO of "The investigative Project"

Steven Emerson (* 1947) is an American journalist and frequently called a ''pundit'' on terrorism. He is CEO of "The investigative Project".

He rose to international attention, when he stated in a Fox News interview that Birmingham is a no-go area for Muslims: He explained he wanted police to bring him to the Muslim populated areas, which he claimed police refused to do as they do not dare to do this themselves.<ref>Interview on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zF7nbEvwY]</ref> This and other ridiculous statements had the conservative PM of Great Britain David Cameron call him a ''complete idiot''.<ref>David Cameron: US terror 'expert' Steve Emerson is a 'complete idiot' [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/11340399/David-Cameron-US-terror-expert-Steve-Emerson-is-a-complete-idiot.html]</ref>

Emerson rose to international attention when, in an interview for Fox News, he stated that the town of Birmingham, England was a no-go area for non-Muslims: He explained he had asked police to take him to Muslim populated areas of the city which, according to Emerson, police refused as they allegedly did not dare to enter these area themselves.<ref>Interview on Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_zF7nbEvwY]</ref> During the interview, Emerson reported alleged no-go zones all over Europe in which Muslims were in complete control and specified the entire city of Birmingham was a no-go area for non-Muslims, and a religious police were patroling the streets of some London areas, beating anyone not in obeyance of the Muslim dress code, albeit not naming any particular areas. Birmingham, according to Emerson, was only one of European cities ''"where sharia courts were set up, where Muslim density is very intense, where the police don't go in, and where it's basically a separate country almost, a country within a country."''<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/11340399/David-Cameron-US-terror-expert-Steve-Emerson-is-a-complete-idiot.html </ref>

Emerson later apologized on his website www.steveemerson.com and explained he had relied on unreliable sources (aka himself) and donated a few hundred dollars to childrens hospitals in Birmingham.

These and other ridiculous statements had the British Conservative PM, David Cameron, characterise him a ''complete idiot''.<ref>David Cameron: US terror 'expert' Steve Emerson is a 'complete idiot' [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/11340399/David-Cameron-US-terror-expert-Steve-Emerson-is-a-complete-idiot.html]</ref> Although Birmingham does have a considerable migrant population, 57.9% identified as "white" in the 2011 census, with another 26.6% identified as Asian and some 21% declared to be of Muslim faith, with about 49% identifying as of Christian belief.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham#Demography</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/11340399/David-Cameron-US-terror-expert-Steve-Emerson-is-a-complete-idiot.html </ref>

Emerson has a record of producing laughable statements <ref>Why is Steve Emerson still a “terrorism expert”? [http://www.salon.com/2013/04/16/the_perils_of_steve_emersons_expertise/]</ref>

 

Emerson has a record of producing ridiculous statements.<ref>Why is Steve Emerson still a “terrorism expert”? [http://www.salon.com/2013/04/16/the_perils_of_steve_emersons_expertise/]</ref>

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