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| headquarters = 309A Cameron Street<br/>[[Alexandria, Virginia]] 22314
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| founders = [[John K. Singlaub]], [[John Rees (journalist)|John H. Rees]], [[Larry McDonald]]
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| formation = 1979
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| purpose = "...to rebuild and strengthen the political, economic, and social structures of the United States and Western Civilization so as to make any merger with totalitarianism impossible."<ref> [https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP90-00806R000201180068-5.pdf ''Broken Seals: A Western Goals Foundation Report on the Attempts to Destroy the Foreign and Domestic Intelligence Capabilities of the U.S.''] Introduction by [[Congressman]] [[John M. Ashbrook]]. Afterword by [[Lt. Gen.]] [[Daniel O. Graham]]. Alexandria, VA: Western Goals, 1980. {{OCLC|221152534}}.</ref>
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|headquarters = 309A Cameron Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314
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|founders= John K. Singlaub, John Rees, Larry McDonald
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'''Western Goals Foundation''' was a private domestic intelligence agency active in the [[United States]].<ref name=MM>[https://archive.is/bu0UJ "Western Goals Foundation."] ''Interhemispheric Resource Center/International Relations Center'', January 2, 1989. Archived from [https://militarist-monitor.org/western_goals_foundation/ the original.]</ref> It was founded in 1979 by [[Major General]] [[John K. Singlaub]], [[John Rees (journalist)|John Rees]], and Congressman [[Larry McDonald]]. It went defunct in 1986 when the [[Tower Commission]] revealed it had been part of [[Oliver North]]'s [[Iran–Contra affair|Iran–Contra]] funding network. Western Goals Foundation published several pamphlets, books, and documentaries.<ref name=MM/>
 
'''Western Goals Foundation''' was a private domestic intelligence agency active in the [[United States]].<ref name=MM>[https://archive.is/bu0UJ "Western Goals Foundation."] ''Interhemispheric Resource Center/International Relations Center'', January 2, 1989. Archived from [https://militarist-monitor.org/western_goals_foundation/ the original.]</ref> It was founded in 1979 by [[Major General]] [[John K. Singlaub]], [[John Rees (journalist)|John Rees]], and Congressman [[Larry McDonald]]. It went defunct in 1986 when the [[Tower Commission]] revealed it had been part of [[Oliver North]]'s [[Iran–Contra affair|Iran–Contra]] funding network. Western Goals Foundation published several pamphlets, books, and documentaries.<ref name=MM/>
  
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Each founder of Western Goals was also a member of the [[World Anti-Communist League]], the [[John Birch Society]], and similar organizations. John Rees and Larry McDonald joined forces with Major General John K. Singlaub to form the Western Goals Foundation in 1979. One of its principal sponsors was the Texan billionaire [[Nelson Bunker Hunt]].<ref>Jasper, William F. [https://archive.org/download/nelson-bunker-hunt-and-the-scheme-to-corner-the-silver-market-by-william-f.-jasp/Nelson%20Bunker%20Hunt%20and%20the%20Scheme%20%E2%80%98to%20Corner%20the%20Silver%20Market%E2%80%99%2C%20by%20William%20F.%20Jasper%20%28New%20American%2C%20Vol.%2030%2C%20No.%2023%2C%201%20December%202014%29.pdf "Nelson Bunker Hunt and the Scheme 'to Corner The Silver Market'."] ''[[The New American]]'', Vol. 30, No. 23, December 1, 2014.</ref>
 
Each founder of Western Goals was also a member of the [[World Anti-Communist League]], the [[John Birch Society]], and similar organizations. John Rees and Larry McDonald joined forces with Major General John K. Singlaub to form the Western Goals Foundation in 1979. One of its principal sponsors was the Texan billionaire [[Nelson Bunker Hunt]].<ref>Jasper, William F. [https://archive.org/download/nelson-bunker-hunt-and-the-scheme-to-corner-the-silver-market-by-william-f.-jasp/Nelson%20Bunker%20Hunt%20and%20the%20Scheme%20%E2%80%98to%20Corner%20the%20Silver%20Market%E2%80%99%2C%20by%20William%20F.%20Jasper%20%28New%20American%2C%20Vol.%2030%2C%20No.%2023%2C%201%20December%202014%29.pdf "Nelson Bunker Hunt and the Scheme 'to Corner The Silver Market'."] ''[[The New American]]'', Vol. 30, No. 23, December 1, 2014.</ref>
  
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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]].<ref>[[Chip Berlet|Berlet, Chip]]. [http://archive.is/vbr4q "The Maldon Institute."] ''[[Political Research Associates]]'', September 8, 2000. Archived from [http://www.publiceye.org/liberty/Rees/Rees.html the original].</ref><ref>[https://www.cpsr.org/prevsite/conferences/cfp91/bayse.html/view ]{{dead link|date=January 2020}}</ref>
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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]].<ref>[[Chip Berlet|Berlet, Chip]]. [http://archive.is/vbr4q "The Maldon Institute."] ''[[Political Research Associates]]'', September 8, 2000. Archived from [http://www.publiceye.org/liberty/Rees/Rees.html the original].</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20060605013703/http://www.cpsr.org/prevsite/conferences/cfp91/bayse.html/view</ref>
  
 
The organization also founded an offshoot, [[Western Goals (UK)]], later the [[Western Goals Institute]], which was briefly influential in British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politics.<ref name=MM/>
 
The organization also founded an offshoot, [[Western Goals (UK)]], later the [[Western Goals Institute]], which was briefly influential in British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politics.<ref name=MM/>
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*Gen. Lewis Walt<ref name=subversion/>
 
*Gen. Lewis Walt<ref name=subversion/>
 
*[[Eugene Wigner|Dr. Eugene Wigner]]<ref name=subversion/>
 
*[[Eugene Wigner|Dr. Eugene Wigner]]<ref name=subversion/>
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== References ==
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==Bibliography==
 
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*[http://ep.yimg.com/ty/cdn/realityzone/opengatesoftroy.doc ''No Place to Hide: The Strategy and Tactics of Terrorism''.] Written, produced, and hosted by [[G. Edward Griffin]]. 1982. {{OCLC|54865096}}. 17 p.
 
*[http://ep.yimg.com/ty/cdn/realityzone/opengatesoftroy.doc ''No Place to Hide: The Strategy and Tactics of Terrorism''.] Written, produced, and hosted by [[G. Edward Griffin]]. 1982. {{OCLC|54865096}}. 17 p.
 
*''The Subversion Factor: A Transcript''. Written and hosted by [[G. Edward Griffin]]. 2 volumes. 1983. {{OCLC|34702813}}.
 
*''The Subversion Factor: A Transcript''. Written and hosted by [[G. Edward Griffin]]. 2 volumes. 1983. {{OCLC|34702813}}.
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==Further reading==
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*[[Chip Berlet|Berlet, Chip]]. "Private Spies". ''Shmate: A Journal of Progressive Jewish Thought'', No. 11/12, Summer 1985.
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*[[Chip Berlet|Berlet, Chip]]. [http://archive.is/MIV4c "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]]'', February 2, 1993.
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*Manzione, Elton. [https://archive.org/download/the-private-spy-agency-by-elton-manzione-the-national-reporter-summer-1985-pp.-34-39/The%20Private%20Spy%20Agency%2C%20by%20Elton%20Manzione%20%28The%20National%20Reporter%2C%20Summer%201985%29%20pp.%2034-39.pdf "The Private Spy Agency".] ''[[The National Reporter]]'', Summer 1985, pp. 34-39.
  
 
==Filmography==
 
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**[https://youtube.com/watch?v=oa7ksjc2nLc&feature=youtu.be ''Part 1: Moles in High Places''].
 
**[https://youtube.com/watch?v=oa7ksjc2nLc&feature=youtu.be ''Part 1: Moles in High Places''].
 
**[https://youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=89-cCq1BMyc ''Part 2: The Open Gates of Troy''].
 
**[https://youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=89-cCq1BMyc ''Part 2: The Open Gates of Troy''].
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==See also==
 
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*[[John Birch Society]]
 
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*[[Western Goals Institute]]
 
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*[[Western Islands (publisher)]]
 
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*[[Chip Berlet|Berlet, Chip]]. "Private Spies". ''Shmate: A Journal of Progressive Jewish Thought'', No. 11/12, Summer 1985.
 
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*[[Chip Berlet|Berlet, Chip]]. [http://archive.is/MIV4c "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]]'', February 2, 1993.
 
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*Manzione, Elton. [https://archive.org/download/the-private-spy-agency-by-elton-manzione-the-national-reporter-summer-1985-pp.-34-39/The%20Private%20Spy%20Agency%2C%20by%20Elton%20Manzione%20%28The%20National%20Reporter%2C%20Summer%201985%29%20pp.%2034-39.pdf "The Private Spy Agency".] ''[[The National Reporter]]'', Summer 1985, pp. 34-39.
 
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*[https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AWestern+Goals+%28Organization%29&qt=hot_author Western Goals] at [[WorldCat]]
 
*[https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AWestern+Goals+%28Organization%29&qt=hot_author Western Goals] at [[WorldCat]]
  
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Revision as of 20:51, 27 March 2021

This is an import from the Wikipedia article as it appeared 27 March 2021.

Group.png Western Goals Foundation  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Formation1979
Founder• John K. Singlaub
• John Rees
• Larry McDonald
Extinction1986
Headquarters309A Cameron Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314

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, John Rees, and Congressman Larry McDonald. It went defunct in 1986 when the Tower Commission revealed it had been part of Oliver North's Iran–Contra funding network. Western Goals Foundation published several pamphlets, books, and documentaries.[1]

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 most trusted, dedicated operatives.[1]

Each founder of Western Goals was also a member of the World Anti-Communist League, the John Birch Society, and similar organizations. John Rees and Larry McDonald joined forces with Major General John K. Singlaub to form the Western Goals Foundation in 1979. One of its principal sponsors was the Texan billionaire Nelson Bunker Hunt.[2]

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.[3][4]

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

Advisory board and directors

References

  1. ↑ a b c d "Western Goals Foundation." Interhemispheric Resource Center/International Relations Center, January 2, 1989. Archived from the original.
  2. ↑ Jasper, William F. "Nelson Bunker Hunt and the Scheme 'to Corner The Silver Market'." The New American, Vol. 30, No. 23, December 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ Berlet, Chip. "The Maldon Institute." Political Research Associates, September 8, 2000. Archived from the original.
  4. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20060605013703/http://www.cpsr.org/prevsite/conferences/cfp91/bayse.html/view
  5. ↑ 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 ab The Subversion Factor: A History of Treason in Modern America. Written and hosted by G. Edward Griffin. 1982. 120 min. Template:OCLC.

Bibliography

Books

Reports

  • The Swiss Report: A Special Study for Western Goals Foundation. Written by George Smith Patton IV & Lewis W. Walt. 1983. 20 p.

Transcripts

Further reading

Filmography

Documentaries

External links

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