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Western Goals Foundation

October 27, 2023

Western Goals Foundation was a private domestic intelligence agency active in the United States.[1] It was founded in 1979 by Major General John K. Singlaub, the publisher and spy John H. Rees, and Congressman Larry McDonald.[2] It went defunct in 1986 when the Tower Commission revealed it had been part of Oliver North's Iran–Contra funding network.[1]

Western Goals Foundation
Formation1979
FoundersLarry McDonald
John H. Rees
John K. Singlaub
Dissolved1986
51-024-1925
Legal statustax exempt
Purposeprivate intelligence agency
Headquarters309A Cameron St.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
United States

History edit

After the Watergate and COINTELPRO scandals of the early 1970s, several laws were passed to restrict police intelligence gathering within political organizations and tried to make it necessary to demonstrate that a criminal act was likely to be uncovered by any intelligence gathering proposed. Many files on radicals, collected for decades, were ordered destroyed. The unintended effect of the laws was to privatize the files in the hands of 'retired' intelligence officers and their operatives.[1]

As a private foundation, Western Goals collected information about alleged subversives and passed the information to law enforcement officials, akin to a "mini-deep state".[2] According to former employees, agencies receiving information from Western Goals included the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Central Intelligence Agency, and police departments.[2]

John Rees and Larry McDonald joined with Major General Singlaub to form Western Goals in 1979. Each founder was also a member of the World Anti-Communist League, the John Birch Society, and similar organizations. One of its principal sponsors was the Texan billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt.[3]

The organization was based in a townhouse in Alexandria, Virginia. It also said it had offices in West Germany and Austria.[2] A former employee told Politico in 2018 that more of its funding came from West Germany than the United States.[2]

Rees set up a computer database to track suspected radicals, and wrote many of Western Goals' published reports about domestic subversives, terrorism and communist threats.[2] People in law enforcement sometimes leaked derogatory intelligence to Western Goals, which Rees then published in newsletters, which in turn were entered into the Congressional Record by McDonald, which shielded him from libel. Western Goals would then cite McDonald’s statements in its own public reports.[2] Unverified reports by Western Goals accusing American pacifist groups of ties to communism and the Soviet Union were also publicized in Reader's Digest and by the Reagan administration.[2][4]

Western Goals was sued by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) after a police officer was caught adding information from the disbanded Los Angeles Police Department "Red Squad" to a related computer bulletin board system.[5][6]

Western Goals raised funds for the Nicaraguan Contras starting in 1983, after Congress banned the Reagan administration from providing U.S. support.[2] A Contra brigade of 2,000 was named the Larry McDonald Task Force to honor the Western Goals co-founder, who had been killed in the Soviet downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007.[2] Singlaub was an intermediary in Oliver North’s illegal weapons network for the Contras.[2] Officials of the foundation were questioned in the Iran-Contra hearings of 1986.[2]

The organization founded an offshoot, Western Goals (UK), later the Western Goals Institute, which was briefly influential in British Conservative politics.[1]

Advisory board and directors edit

Bibliography edit

Books edit

  • Ally Betrayed: Nicaragua (1989). Foreword by U.S. Ambassador Earl E. T. Smith. U.S. ed. postscript by Turner B. Shelton. Nicaragua ed. postscript by Francisco Urcuyo Maliaños. 112 pages. OCLC 66786515.
  • Ally Betrayed: The Republic of China (1982), by David Nelson Rowe. Foreword by Anthony Kubek. Afterword by Patricia Hurley. 107 pages. OCLC 644322258.
  • Ally Betrayed: The Republic of Korea (1982), by David Nelson Rowe. Foreword by Major General John K. Singlaub. Postscript by Congressman Bob Stump. 106 pages. OCLC 652330485.
  • Red Tide Rising in the Carolinas (1980). 26 pages. OCLC 7009264.
  • (1980). Introduction by Congressman John M. Ashbrook. Afterword by Lt. Gen. Daniel O. Graham. 110 pages.OCLC 221152534.
  • Red Locusts: Soviet Support for Terrorism in South Africa (1981). Foreword by U.S. Senator Jesse Helms. Postscript by Ambassador Marion Smoak.
  • Soviet Active Measures Against the United States (1984). 120 pages.

Films edit

  • No Place to Hide: The Strategy and Tactics of Terrorism (1982). Written, produced, and hosted by G. Edward Griffin. Directed by Dick Quincer. 58 min. OCLC 729257054. Transcript OCLC 54865096.
  • The Subversion Factor: A History of Treason in Modern America (1983). Written and hosted by G. Edward Griffin. 120 min. OCLC 36968013. Transcript OCLC 34702813. Part 1: Moles in High Places. Part 2: The Open Gates of Troy.

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Berlet, Chip (Summer 1985). "Private Spies". Shmate: A Journal of Progressive Jewish Thought, no. 11/12.
  • Berlet, Chip (Deb. 2, 1993). "How Government Intelligence Agencies and Private Right-wing Counter-subversion Groups Forge Ad Hoc Covert Spy Networks that Target Dissidents as Outlaws". Political Research Associates.
  • Manzione, Elton (Summer 1985). "The Private Spy Agency". National Reporter. pp. 34-39.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Staff writer (Jan. 2, 1989). "Western Goals Foundation." Interhemispheric Resource Center/International Relations Center. Archived from the original.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Dorfman, Zach (December 2, 2018). "The Congressman Who Created His Own Deep State. Really". POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
  3. ^ Jasper, William F. (Dec. 1, 2014). "Nelson Bunker Hunt and the Scheme 'to Corner The Silver Market'." The New American, vol. 30, no. 23.
  4. ^ Rosenfeld, Seth (August 16, 1983). "Rees, Reagan, and the Digest Smear: The Spy Who Came Down on the Freeze". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  5. ^ Berlet, Chip (Sep. 8, 2000). "The Maldon Institute." Political Research Associates. Archived from the original.
  6. ^ Bayse, William A., and Dorothy Denning (Mar. 27, 1991). IEEE Computer Society Press. Reprinted from The First Conference on Computers, Freedom and Privacy, Mar. 26-28, 1991, in Burlingame, California. Archived from the original.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa The Subversion Factor: A History of Treason in Modern America (1983). Written and hosted by G. Edward Griffin. 120 min. OCLC 36968013. Transcript OCLC 34702813. Part 1: Moles in High Places. Part 2: The Open Gates of Troy.

External links edit

  • Western Goals at Powerbase.info
  • Western Goals at Militarist Monitor
  • Works published by Western Goals at WorldCat

October 27, 2023
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Western Goals Foundation was a private domestic intelligence agency active in the United States 1 It was founded in 1979 by Major General John K Singlaub the publisher and spy John H Rees and Congressman Larry McDonald 2 It went defunct in 1986 when the Tower Commission revealed it had been part of Oliver North s Iran Contra funding network 1 Western Goals FoundationFormation1979FoundersLarry McDonaldJohn H ReesJohn K SinglaubDissolved1986Tax ID no 51 024 1925Legal statustax exemptPurposeprivate intelligence agencyHeadquarters309A Cameron St Alexandria Virginia 22314United States Contents 1 History 2 Advisory board and directors 3 Bibliography 3 1 Books 3 2 Films 4 See also 5 Further reading 6 References 7 External linksHistory editAfter the Watergate and COINTELPRO scandals of the early 1970s several laws were passed to restrict police intelligence gathering within political organizations and tried to make it necessary to demonstrate that a criminal act was likely to be uncovered by any intelligence gathering proposed Many files on radicals collected for decades were ordered destroyed The unintended effect of the laws was to privatize the files in the hands of retired intelligence officers and their operatives 1 As a private foundation Western Goals collected information about alleged subversives and passed the information to law enforcement officials akin to a mini deep state 2 According to former employees agencies receiving information from Western Goals included the Drug Enforcement Administration the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives Federal Bureau of Investigation Central Intelligence Agency and police departments 2 John Rees and Larry McDonald joined with Major General Singlaub to form Western Goals in 1979 Each founder was also a member of the World Anti Communist League the John Birch Society and similar organizations One of its principal sponsors was the Texan billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt 3 The organization was based in a townhouse in Alexandria Virginia It also said it had offices in West Germany and Austria 2 A former employee told Politico in 2018 that more of its funding came from West Germany than the United States 2 Rees set up a computer database to track suspected radicals and wrote many of Western Goals published reports about domestic subversives terrorism and communist threats 2 People in law enforcement sometimes leaked derogatory intelligence to Western Goals which Rees then published in newsletters which in turn were entered into the Congressional Record by McDonald which shielded him from libel Western Goals would then cite McDonald s statements in its own public reports 2 Unverified reports by Western Goals accusing American pacifist groups of ties to communism and the Soviet Union were also publicized in Reader s Digest and by the Reagan administration 2 4 Western Goals was sued by the American Civil Liberties Union ACLU after a police officer was caught adding information from the disbanded Los Angeles Police Department Red Squad to a related computer bulletin board system 5 6 Western Goals raised funds for the Nicaraguan Contras starting in 1983 after Congress banned the Reagan administration from providing U S support 2 A Contra brigade of 2 000 was named the Larry McDonald Task Force to honor the Western Goals co founder who had been killed in the Soviet downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 2 Singlaub was an intermediary in Oliver North s illegal weapons network for the Contras 2 Officials of the foundation were questioned in the Iran Contra hearings of 1986 2 The organization founded an offshoot Western Goals UK later the Western Goals Institute which was briefly influential in British Conservative politics 1 Advisory board and directors editHon Jean Ashbrook 7 Mrs Walter Brennan 7 Mrs Lyman H Brooks 7 Taylor Caldwell 7 Roy M Cohn Esq 7 Congressman Philip M Crane 7 Gen Raymond G Davis 7 Miss Julia Ferguson Linda Catoe Guell 7 Henry Hazlitt 7 Dr Mildred F Jefferson 7 Dr Anthony Kubek 7 Roger Milliken 7 Adm Thomas Moorer 7 E A Morris 7 Vice Adm Lloyd M Mustin 7 Mrs John C Newington 7 General George S Patton IV 7 Dr Hans Sennholz 7 Dr Robert C Shuman 7 Major Gen John K Singlaub 7 Dan Smoot 7 Robert Stoddard 7 Congressman Bob Stump 7 Mrs Helen Marie Taylor 7 Dr Edward Teller 7 Gen Lewis Walt 7 Dr Eugene Wigner 7 Bibliography editBooks edit Ally Betrayed Nicaragua 1989 Foreword by U S Ambassador Earl E T Smith U S ed postscript by Turner B Shelton Nicaragua ed postscript by Francisco Urcuyo Malianos 112 pages OCLC 66786515 Ally Betrayed The Republic of China 1982 by David Nelson Rowe Foreword by Anthony Kubek Afterword by Patricia Hurley 107 pages OCLC 644322258 Ally Betrayed The Republic of Korea 1982 by David Nelson Rowe Foreword by Major General John K Singlaub Postscript by Congressman Bob Stump 106 pages OCLC 652330485 Red Tide Rising in the Carolinas 1980 26 pages OCLC 7009264 Broken Seals A Western Goals Foundation Report on the Attempts to Destroy the Foreign and Domestic Intelligence Capabilities of the U S 1980 Introduction by Congressman John M Ashbrook Afterword by Lt Gen Daniel O Graham 110 pages OCLC 221152534 Red Locusts Soviet Support for Terrorism in South Africa 1981 Foreword by U S Senator Jesse Helms Postscript by Ambassador Marion Smoak Soviet Active Measures Against the United States 1984 120 pages Films edit No Place to Hide The Strategy and Tactics of Terrorism 1982 Written produced and hosted by G Edward Griffin Directed by Dick Quincer 58 min OCLC 729257054 Transcript OCLC 54865096 The Subversion Factor A History of Treason in Modern America 1983 Written and hosted by G Edward Griffin 120 min OCLC 36968013 Transcript OCLC 34702813 Part 1 Moles in High Places Part 2 The Open Gates of Troy See also editJohn Birch Society Western Goals Institute Western Islands publisher World Anti Communist LeagueFurther reading editBerlet Chip Summer 1985 Private Spies Shmate A Journal of Progressive Jewish Thought no 11 12 Berlet Chip Deb 2 1993 How Government Intelligence Agencies and Private Right wing Counter subversion Groups Forge Ad Hoc Covert Spy Networks that Target Dissidents as Outlaws Political Research Associates Manzione Elton Summer 1985 The Private Spy Agency National Reporter pp 34 39 References edit a b c d Staff writer Jan 2 1989 Western Goals Foundation Interhemispheric Resource Center International Relations Center Archived from the original a b c d e f g h i j k l Dorfman Zach December 2 2018 The Congressman Who Created His Own Deep State Really POLITICO Magazine Retrieved 2022 04 03 Jasper William F Dec 1 2014 Nelson Bunker Hunt and the Scheme to Corner The Silver Market The New American vol 30 no 23 Rosenfeld Seth August 16 1983 Rees Reagan and the Digest Smear The Spy Who Came Down on the Freeze The Village Voice Retrieved 2022 04 04 Berlet Chip Sep 8 2000 The Maldon Institute Political Research Associates Archived from the original Bayse William A and Dorothy Denning Mar 27 1991 Security Capabilities Privacy amp Integrity IEEE Computer Society Press Reprinted from The First Conference on Computers Freedom and Privacy Mar 26 28 1991 in Burlingame California Archived from the original a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa The Subversion Factor A History of Treason in Modern America 1983 Written and hosted by G Edward Griffin 120 min OCLC 36968013 Transcript OCLC 34702813 Part 1 Moles in High Places Part 2 The Open Gates of Troy External links editWestern Goals at Powerbase info Western Goals at Militarist Monitor Works published by Western Goals at WorldCat Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Western Goals Foundation amp oldid 1165390946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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