Ron Johnson actually said...

"the goal is to overwhelm Western societies with the cynicism, to show them that, 'While we are bad, but nobody is good.'"

"if we are facing a biological threat, that would threaten both our national security and our economic security."

"We want to work with you over the coming months, possibly years, to really address this very real threat."

"It is amazing what you can accomplish when you really do not care who gets credit for it."