Boettcher,R. Gifts of Deceit. 1980
Boettcher, Robert. Gifts of Deceit: Sun Myung Moon, Tongsun Park, and the
Korean Scandal. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980. 402 pages.
Robert Boettcher was the staff director of the House Subcommittee on
International Relations, which investigated the Koreagate scandal and
Moon's ties to the Korean CIA. This is his inside story of the scandal,
which involved bribery, corruption, coercion, big business, the arms
industry, international trade, front organizations, U.S. Congressmen with
their snouts in the trough, and KCIA colonels pouring in bags of cash. By
1977, Koreagate had spawned five investigations, but only one Congressman,
Richard Hanna, went to jail.
Rev. Moon survived the scandal despite evidence that he was working
for the Koreans. Ironically, he was helped by his conviction for tax
evasion, which projected the image of a martyr for religious freedom and
allowed him to mobilize support. Today Moonies no longer have to sell
flowers at airports; his corporate and media empire spans the globe.
Not surprisingly, the issue of foreign influence that was raised by
Koreagate emerged again in the 1992 campaign. Now, however, the same
access to power is purchased legally -- through PACs, lobbying, and paying
fat salaries to shameless former U.S. trade officials. Have a nice New
World Order.
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