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category: "Private Organization"
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tags:
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- organization
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- religious
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- contra-war
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summary: The Unification Church, led by Sun Myung Moon, supported anti-Communist causes including the Contra war through its political arm, the CAUSA Foundation.
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start: 1954
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location: "Seoul, South Korea"
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The Unification Church, led by [[Sun-Myung Moon|Sun Myung Moon]], supported anti-Communist causes including the [[Contras|Contra]] war through its political arm, the CAUSA Foundation. The church's anti-Communist ideology aligned with the Reagan administration's Central America policy.[^1]
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### Political Activities
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The Unification Church operated as part of the broader network of private organizations that supported the Contra cause. Through its [[CAUSA|CAUSA Foundation]], the church worked with Latin American anti-Communist movements and maintained ties to the same [[Central Intelligence Agency]]-connected circles that supported the Contras. The church's activities illustrated how private anti-Communist organizations supplemented official U.S. support for the Contra war, creating a network of political and financial support that operated alongside the drug trafficking and arms smuggling operations.[^2]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998. Ch. 13.
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[^2]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998. Ch. 13.
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