What is google analytica and why does Firefox put it on my computer?

Firefox has put google analytica on my browser. Why did you do that and how do I get it off?
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened

There are pages that I try to log onto, such as when I go to gjsentinel.com and then click on any of their stories. It will blink the story briefly and then then the screen goes black and at the bottom of my window (Firefox) it continually says "Waiting for google-analytics.com" and just stays there. However, the address line at the top continues to say http://www.gjsentinel.com/ This does not happen when I use Safari.

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