Wisconsin Senator Johnson likens 2016 election to 9/11 attacks
Republican Senator Ron Johnson of the US State of Wisconsin has drawn a comparison between the upcoming presidential elections and the September 11 terror attacks, saying he is “panicked” about this “consequential” year.
"The reason I like telling that story now as we head into the election season is we all know what we need to do," Johnson said during his speech at the state Republican Party convention on Saturday.
"November 2016 we'll be taking a vote. We'll be encouraging our fellow citizens to take a vote. Now, it may not be life and death, like the vote passengers on United Flight 93 took, but boy is it consequential," he noted.
The September, 11, 2001 attacks, also known as the 9/11 attacks, were a series of strikes in the US which killed nearly 3,000 people and caused about $10 billion worth of property and infrastructure damage.
US officials assert that the attacks were carried out by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists – 15 of them were Saudi citizens -- but many independent researchers have raised questions about the official account.
Johnson’s comments come at a time when tensions are on the rise as a number of US lawmakers have called on the White House to declassify documents that shed light on Saudi Arabia’s possible complicity in the attacks that killed thousands of people.
The 28-page classified document allegedly proves two Saudi nationals who were behind the 9/11 attacks received support and assistance from Riyadh while in the United States.
Saudi Arabia has threatened to sell off some $750 billion of American assets held by the kingdom if Congress passes a bill that would allow the Saudi ruling family to be held responsible in US courts for any role in the incident.
The administration of President Barack Obama has lobbied against the bill, warning lawmakers of diplomatic and economic fallout from the legislation. The administration said such legislation would put Americans at legal risk overseas.
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