Author Archives: Kevin Ryan

Remembering Graeme MacQueen

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Kevin Ryan

In the summer of 2006, at the newly formed Journal of 9/11 Studies, we received a submission from a Canadian professor named Graeme MacQueen. The paper was entitled “118 Witnesses: The Firefighter’s Testimony to Explosions in the Twin Towers.” After … Continue reading →

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A Review of The Psychology of Totalitarianism

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Kevin Ryan

Belgian psychologist Mattias Desmet published his book The Psychology of Totalitarianism in June 2022. The book brings attention to the need to understand our own psychology in this time of global crisis. It outlines the process of mass formation by … Continue reading →

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Covid: A Collision of Historical and Scientific Illiteracy

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Kevin Ryan

It’s been a year since I’ve written anything for this blog. The reason, frankly, is that I have been at a loss for words. What has happened to human society in the last two years has been, for anyone with … Continue reading →

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A Review of Seven

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Kevin Ryan

The new film Seven, directed by Dylan Avery, examines the story of the scientific study of World Trade Center building 7 (WTC 7) recently published by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The study was led by structural engineering professor J. Leroy Hulsey and … Continue reading →

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Is the Coronavirus Scare a Psychological Operation?

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Kevin Ryan

Governments have used psychological warfare throughout history to manipulate public opinion, gain political advantage, and generate profits. Western governments have engaged in such tactics in the war on terrorism as well as in its predecessor, the war on communism. In … Continue reading →

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Has COVID-19 Testing Made the Problem Worse?

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Kevin Ryan

Concerns about the virus SARS-COV-2 that causes the disease called COVID-19 have centered around reported mortality rates. However, errors in reporting those rates have led to confusion regarding the true health impacts. Because estimated rates are dependent on the test … Continue reading →

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More Will Die from the Response to COVID-19 Than From the Virus

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Kevin Ryan

The initial, alarming estimates of deaths from the virus COVID-19 were that as many as 2.2 million people would die in the United States. This number is comparable to the annual U.S. death rate of around 3 million. Fortunately, correction … Continue reading →

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Carbon Nanotubes in WTC Dust

Posted on February 9, 2020 by Kevin Ryan

At the Toronto Hearings in 2011, Professor Niels Harrit described a new discovery related to the World Trade Center (WTC) dust. That new discovery was the presence of carbon nanotubes in the residues of nanothermite ignition. The importance of these … Continue reading →

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Ignoring the Elephant at Gitmo: Yet Another 9/11 Crime

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Kevin Ryan

The dubious legal proceedings at the Guantanomo Bay (Gitmo) prison camp continue to promote the idea of justice for victims of 9/11. Unfortunately, these proceedings do not represent an administration of law but an unstated claim that the Global War … Continue reading →

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Seven Questions to Evaluate Nineteen 9/11 Suspects

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Kevin Ryan

Who could have committed the crimes of September 11, 2001? Answering that question requires understanding the details of 1) what happened that should not have happened and 2) what did not happen that should have happened. Additionally, it requires asking … Continue reading →

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