Should Ward Churchill be Fired?

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

So, for those of you who are not familiar with CU professor Ward Churchill, he likened the victims of the 9/11 attacks to a high-ranking member of the Nazi Party. Essentially, Prof. Churchill argued that those in the Twin Towers and Pentagon were "enablers" who are responsible for U.S. foreign and economic policy. It looks like he may be fired. My question is, should he be?

Personally, I think the guy should be fired for demonstrating a lack of intellect and sense of proportionality. Moreover, I wonder if he would think it would be permissible for the U.S. to target civilians protesting in favor of groups like Hamas or Al Qaeda because they are "enabling" terrorism?

PLEASE discuss this in an intelligent manner and refrain from personal attacks. I think people can discuss this issue in an intelligent manner and there are good arguments for both sides (e.g., he made idiotic statements and they show his lack of intellect v. academic freedom is important). If you believe the issue is too sensitive to debate with civility, please refrain from posting at all.