L. Fletcher Prouty

Is he telling the hidden truth, or a bunch of tall tales?

The distinguished looking man in the picture on the left is Leroy Fletcher Prouty, former Air Force officer and Pentagon staffer. He is one of the favorite people of conspiracy-oriented publications and Internet sites.

His background would suggest that he can give a useful and reliable "insiders" account of governmental goings-on. He should know where the bodies are buried. He should know about the deeds and misdeeds of people in power.

Unfortunately, he has a record of making statements that sound plausible but that don't hold up when compared to the historical record. And he has a record of associations with crackpotish and unsavory groups.

Prouty and the JFK assassination

He claims to be expert in matters of presidential protection, and therefore knows that a conspiracy must have been behind the shooting of John Kennedy.
He claims that an Army Intelligence unit was told to "stand down" and not provide protection for John Kennedy during his visit to Dallas. Unfortunately for Prouty, agents from the unit were indeed in Dallas.
He has concluded that a team of shooters was in Dealey Plaza shooting at Kennedy, but one of the shooters was shooting blank rounds!

Prouty and Geopolitics

He claims to understand the origins of the Vietnam War in a way that orthodox historians do not. But as this essay by David Fuhrmann makes clear, his understanding turns wild and wacky at several points.
According to Prouty, oil isn't really a fossil fuel. That's just something the "Oil Barons" want us to think.
Franklin Roosevelt didn't die a natural death -- Churchill had him poisoned!
There was a nuclear accident at "Windscales" [sic] in the 1950s that the British government supposedly covered up. Not only did Prouty get the name of the nuclear plant wrong, he mangled other key facts too.

Unsavory Associations

Although not a member, Prouty has been a supporter of the cult religion of Scientology, and its founder L. Ron Hubbard.
From the web site of the Scientology magazine Freedom, read what Prouty has to say about the mass suicide in Jonestown, Guyana. He doesn't believe it was a suicide, rather, the government killed all those people.
He has been affiliated with the LaRouche movement, the anti-Semitic Liberty Lobby, and the racist Populist Party.

Do these unsavory associations suggest that Prouty is a racist or anti-Semite? Probably not. He seems, rather, to be someone fringe types come to for support, and who is accommodating when he ought to keep his distance.

Get the Pro-Prouty View

Chief among the Prouty admirers on the Internet is Len Osanic, who manages a web site devoted to Prouty and his works.

Prouty's book JFK : The CIA, Vietnam, and the Plot to Assassinate John F. Kennedy is a good read, and you've been warned that skepticism is in order. Click here to purchase.

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