[Peace-discuss] consortium news on Rev. Moon

[David Green]

Summaries of articles to be found on Consortium News:

Kerry Attacker Protected Rev. Moon

The producer of an anti-John Kerry video, which will
be aired on stations across the United States before
the Nov. 2 election, also attacked federal
investigators who were cracking down on Rev. Sun Myung
Moon's mysterious money flows in the 1980s. A book by
Carlton Sherwood helped silence Moon's critics and
enabled the South Korean theocrat to continue
funneling hundreds of millions of dollars into the
U.S. political process.October 15, 2004


Mysterious Republican Money
House Speaker Dennis Hastert implied, without
evidence, that liberal funder George Soros funnels
drug money into the U.S. political process. But
Republican administrations have looked the other way
when facing evidence that conservative benefactor  Sun
Myung Moon has ties to overseas drug lords and has
engaged in a long-running conspiracy to launder
money.September 7, 2004


The Bush-Kim-Moon Triangle of Money
At odds over North Korea, George W. Bush and South
Korean President Kim Dae Jung have one thing in
common: behind the scenes, both have benefited from
Rev. Sun Myung Moon's largesse.March 10, 2001


Rev. Moon, the Bushes & Donald Rumsfeld
Defense Secretary-designate Donald Rumsfeld criticizes
President Clinton for not blocking North Korea's
missile program, but Rev. Sun Myung Moon -- a Bush
family benefactor -- allegedly was giving the
communist leaders hard currency they needed. By Robert
Parry.January 3, 2001. 


Rev. Moon, North Korea & the Bushes
New documents reveal that U.S. intelligence tracked
secret payments from Rev. Sun Myung Moon to North
Korean leaders, a development that could embarrass the
Bush family. By Robert Parry.October 11, 2000


Rev. Moon’s Bank Scam
The right-wing theocrat ‘craters’ a bank.November 6,
1998

Sidebar: Moon has bank troubles in Uruguay October 1,
1998


Rev. Moon’s Dark Shadow
Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s ex-daughter-in-law, Nansook
Hong, has given first-person evidence of the
Unification Church’s practice of violating U.S.
currency laws. In a new book, she exposes Moon’s
money-laundering and reveals the hypocrisy at the core
of this right-wing powerhouse. October 1, 1998


Rev. Moon's Uruguayan Money-Laundry
Rev. Sun Myung Moon, a major right-wing benefactor, is
facing allegations in Uruguay that his bank is a
money-laundering center, accepting major deposits of
smuggled cash. Moon's Washington Times was President
Reagan's favorite paper. August 19, 1998


Rev. Moon & His 'Green Card'
Newly released federal documents reveal that Rev. Sun
Myung Moon, a principal funder of the conservative
movement, gained U.S. residency status 25 years ago,
under President Nixon.

Dark Side of Rev. Moon: Buying the Right
Rev. Sun Myung Moon calls America "Satan's harvest"
and vows to subjugate its people under a Korea-based
theocracy. Normally, this anti-Americanism would not
sit well. But Moon has spread around billions of
dollars from mysterious sources to Washington
conservatives. The money has helped key allies, such
as Jerry Falwell and Oliver North. It's the real Asian
money scandal -- and the Washington media is missing
it.8/11/97)


Dark Side of Rev. Moon: Legend & Lies
Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Washington Times is demanding
that other media play up hearings on how Asians bought
influence with Democrats. In its outraged stance, the
Times calls itself "America's Newspaper." But it
conceals its own role as a secret purveyor of Asian
money and its control by the Korean-based Unification
Church. Left off the masthead are its publisher, Dong
Moon Joo, and its founder, Moon himself. (8/25/97)


Dark Side of Rev. Moon: Generation Next
In 1982, Rev. Sun Myung Moon went to jail for tax
fraud. Yet, new testimony suggests that Moon's
organization did not change its ways. Questionable
practices continue, with church money supporting a
decadent lifestyle for Moon's family and with bags of
cash arriving from overseas for laundering through
church-connected firms, such as the Manhattan Center. 
(9/8/97)


Dark Side of Rev. Moon: Drug Allies
Washington is obsessed with interpretations of arcane
fund-raising laws. But a more serious question -- the
political influence-buying of Rev. Sun Myung Moon --
remains unasked. The issue is particularly important
because of Moon's free-spending ways and his past
alliances with anti-communist crime figures connected
to the Japanese yakuza of Ryoichi Sasakawa and the
U.S. drug mob of Santo Trafficante Jr.10/13/97)


Dark Side of Rev. Moon: Moon's Billions & Washington's
Blind Eye
Newly released Justice Department files show how the
Reagan-Bush administrations cited the Constitution to
protect Rev. Sun Myung Moon from investigation as a
foreign agent -- while using his organization to spy
on American critics of Reagan policies. Moon
apparently earned his political protection the
old-fashioned way: he bought it with lots of money.
(12/22/97)


One Mother's Tale: Rev. Moon & a College Freshman
Rev. Moon may devote much energy wooing power-brokers,
but his theocratic movement continues to waylay
unsuspecting young people -- and wreak havoc on their
families.(7-28-97)


Dark Side of Rev. Moon: Hooking Bush
Despite his virulent anti-Americanism, Rev. Sun Myung
Moon still relies on friends in Washington to help him
expand his political-and-media power base. Moon's
latest reach into South America had the helping hand
of former U.S. President George Bush. But the
Moon-Bush alliance dates back years and could reach
into the future, as Bush lines up conservative backing
for the expected White House bid of his eldest son. 
7/28/97)

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