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The World Anti-Communist League was founded in 1966 in Taipei, Taiwan. WACL was conceived as an expansion of the [[Asian People's Anti-Communist League]], a regional alliance against communism formed at the request of [[Chiang Kai-shek]] at the end of the Korean War.<ref>(1,9,30,35)</ref> The Asian People's Anti-Communist League (APACL) had roots in the China Lobby, a group dedicated to stopping official international recognition of the Chinese Communist government. The China Lobby had U.S. government connections, and allegedly [[Ray Cline]] of the CIA assisted this group in establishing the [[Taiwanese Political Warfare Cadres Academy]] in the late 1950s.<ref>(45)</ref> The founders of APACL were agents of the governments of Taiwan and Korea, including [[Park Chung Hee]] who later bacame president of Korea; [[Yoshio Kodama]], a member of organized crime in Japan; [[Ryiochi Sasakawa]], a gangster and Japanese billionaire jailed as a war criminal after World War II; and [[Osami Kuboki]] and other followers of the Reverend [[Sun Myung Moon]], head of the [[Unification Church]].<ref>(4,8,9,11,30)</ref> Sasakawa provided major funding for Moon and the Unification Church. When Park became president of South Korea after the 1961 coup, he adopted the Unification Church as his political arm.<ref>(45)</ref>
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The World Anti-Communist League was founded in 1966 in Taipei, Taiwan. WACL was conceived as an expansion of the [[Asian People's Anti-Communist League]], a regional alliance against communism formed at the request of [[Chiang Kai-shek]] at the end of the Korean War.<ref>Craig Pyes,"Private General," New Republic, Sept 30, 1985.; Fred Clarkson,"Behind the Supply Lines," Covert Action Information Bulletin, Winter, 1986.;Joe Conason and Murray Waas, Village Voice, Oct 22, 1985.;Peter Stone,"Private Groups Step Up Aid," Washington Post, May 3, 1985.</ref> The Asian People's Anti-Communist League (APACL) had roots in the China Lobby, a group dedicated to stopping official international recognition of the Chinese Communist government. The China Lobby had U.S. government connections, and allegedly [[Ray Cline]] of the CIA assisted this group in establishing the [[Taiwanese Political Warfare Cadres Academy]] in the late 1950s.<ref>Thomas Bodenheimer and Richard Gould, Rollback: Right-wing Power in U.S. Foreign Policy (Boston, MA: South End Press, 1989). </ref> The founders of APACL were agents of the governments of Taiwan and Korea, including [[Park Chung Hee]] who later bacame president of Korea; [[Yoshio Kodama]], a member of organized crime in Japan; [[Ryiochi Sasakawa]], a gangster and Japanese billionaire jailed as a war criminal after World War II; and [[Osami Kuboki]] and other followers of the Reverend [[Sun Myung Moon]], head of the [[Unification Church]].<ref>Peter Stone,"Contras' of the World Unite," Sunday Times-Times of London, Sept 15, 1985.; Robert Parry and Brian Barger,"Reagan's Shadow CIA," New Republic, Nov 24, 1986.; Fred Clarkson,"Behind the Supply Lines," Covert Action Information Bulletin, Winter, 1986.; Scott Anderson and Jon Lee Anderson, Inside the League: The Shocking Expose of How Terrorists, Nazis, and Latin American Death Squads Have Infiltrated The World Anti-Communist League (New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1986).;Joe Conason and Murray Waas, Village Voice, Oct 22, 1985.</ref> Sasakawa provided major funding for Moon and the Unification Church. When Park became president of South Korea after the 1961 coup, he adopted the Unification Church as his political arm.<ref>Thomas Bodenheimer and Richard Gould, Rollback: Right-wing Power in U.S. Foreign Policy (Boston, MA: South End Press, 1989). </ref>
  
  

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The World Anti-Communist League was founded in 1966 in Taipei, Taiwan. WACL was conceived as an expansion of the Asian People's Anti-Communist League, a regional alliance against communism formed at the request of Chiang Kai-shek at the end of the Korean War.[1] The Asian People's Anti-Communist League (APACL) had roots in the China Lobby, a group dedicated to stopping official international recognition of the Chinese Communist government. The China Lobby had U.S. government connections, and allegedly Ray Cline of the CIA assisted this group in establishing the Taiwanese Political Warfare Cadres Academy in the late 1950s.[2] The founders of APACL were agents of the governments of Taiwan and Korea, including Park Chung Hee who later bacame president of Korea; Yoshio Kodama, a member of organized crime in Japan; Ryiochi Sasakawa, a gangster and Japanese billionaire jailed as a war criminal after World War II; and Osami Kuboki and other followers of the Reverend Sun Myung Moon, head of the Unification Church.[3] Sasakawa provided major funding for Moon and the Unification Church. When Park became president of South Korea after the 1961 coup, he adopted the Unification Church as his political arm.[4]


Extract from Washington's War on Nicaragua By Holly Sklar Published by South End Press, 1988 ISBN 0896082954, 9780896082953 p. 78
Extract from Washington's War on Nicaragua By Holly Sklar Published by South End Press, 1988 ISBN 0896082954, 9780896082953 p. 78
Extract from Washington's War on Nicaragua By Holly Sklar Published by South End Press, 1988 ISBN 0896082954, 9780896082953 p. 80


Notes

  1. ↑ Craig Pyes,"Private General," New Republic, Sept 30, 1985.; Fred Clarkson,"Behind the Supply Lines," Covert Action Information Bulletin, Winter, 1986.;Joe Conason and Murray Waas, Village Voice, Oct 22, 1985.;Peter Stone,"Private Groups Step Up Aid," Washington Post, May 3, 1985.
  2. ↑ Thomas Bodenheimer and Richard Gould, Rollback: Right-wing Power in U.S. Foreign Policy (Boston, MA: South End Press, 1989).
  3. ↑ Peter Stone,"Contras' of the World Unite," Sunday Times-Times of London, Sept 15, 1985.; Robert Parry and Brian Barger,"Reagan's Shadow CIA," New Republic, Nov 24, 1986.; Fred Clarkson,"Behind the Supply Lines," Covert Action Information Bulletin, Winter, 1986.; Scott Anderson and Jon Lee Anderson, Inside the League: The Shocking Expose of How Terrorists, Nazis, and Latin American Death Squads Have Infiltrated The World Anti-Communist League (New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Co, 1986).;Joe Conason and Murray Waas, Village Voice, Oct 22, 1985.
  4. ↑ Thomas Bodenheimer and Richard Gould, Rollback: Right-wing Power in U.S. Foreign Policy (Boston, MA: South End Press, 1989).
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