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category: Private Organization
summary: CAUSA was the political arm of the Unification Church that supported anti-Communist
  causes including the Contra war through its connections to the USACA organization.
tags:
- organization
- contra-war
---

CAUSA was the political arm of the [Unification Church](/organizations/unification-church/) that supported anti-Communist causes including the [Contra](/organizations/contras/) war through its connections to the USACA organization. CAUSA's national advisory board included [Thomas Dowling](/people/thomas-dowling/), a founding member of USACA and a frequent speaker at the organization's events.[^1]

### The USACA Connection

CAUSA worked alongside USACA in supporting the Contra cause, hosting conferences and political events that brought together anti-Communist activists, Contra supporters, and intelligence-connected figures. CAUSA's president, retired Air Force general E.D. Woellner, thanked USACA for attending the annual CAUSA conference. The organization was linked in the 1970s to the Korean Central Intelligence Agency. During the CIA funding cutoff, Moon's organization provided financial and political support to sustain the Contra war, supplementing the drug trafficking proceeds and illegal arms sales that kept the operation running.[^2]

[^1]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998. Ch. 13.
[^2]: Webb, Gary. *Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion.* Seven Stories Press, 1998. Ch. 13.