Examples of Moon Influence Over the Washington Times James R. Whelan, the first editor in chief, publisher and CEO, resigned when promises of complete independence from the Moon organization were violated. He was offered $1 million to stay on as a figurehead. William P. Cheshire, editorial of the editorial page, departed amid allegations that Anaud de Borchgrave, the editor in chief, allowed the Moon organization to change an editorial to support the president of South Korea. On December 30, 2001, the Times printed a 24 page Advertising Supplement which quoted Jesus Christ as saying that Moon was the true Christ. Titled, "God is the Parent of Humankind: Reflections of 120 Christians who illuminated History Conveyed from a Seminar in the Spirit World," it claimed that 120 dead religious leaders were channeling their views through a Moon organization and proclaiming their support for Sun Myung Moon. Jesus Christ is even quoted as saying that Moon is His Messiah: "Now I will follow the true teacher who had revealed new truth. This is none other than the Messiah at the Second Coming, the Reverend Sun Myung Moon." Moon's propaganda appears regularly in the paper. The latest example was the April 28 story in the Washington Times covering a mass wedding ceremony performed by Moon. The writer of the story is a member of Moon's church. A photo with the story showed Moon sprinkling 'holy water' over the participants." Another example was a January 24 Washington Times article about a pro-United Nations symposium sponsored by various Moon front groups. The story by a Unification Church member did not disclose Moon's covert backing for the event. A November 4, 2001, op-ed in the Times on how we can win the war on terrorism through an alliance with Islam proclaimed: "The new, interreligious America presents a more attractive partner for engagement with Islam than a 'Christian' America, being less encumbered with the historical baggage of a religion that Islam has seen as an adversary for more than 1,000 years." The author was identified as follows: "Andrew Wilson is professor of biblical studies at Unification Theological Seminary in New York." The paper did not disclose that the Unification Theological Seminary is a front of Sun Myung Moon. Washington Times Reporter Bill Gertz, a reported member of the Unification Church, is notorious for reporting classified information from U.S. intelligence agencies. He threatens the betrayal of the sources and methods used to protect the American people. Some of Gertz's reports may be costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars to repair the damage that he has done. It is believed that some of Gertz's sources are other Unification Church members who have been covertly placed in the federal bureaucracy. Although he appears to be exposing threats posed by China and other countries, he refuses to expose Moon's dealings with communist countries, such as his car plant in North Korea and reported payments to communist leaders. Once known as an anti-communist and opponent of the Soviet empire, Moon met with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and provided financial resources to his wife. After the fall of Soviet-style communism, he established financial relationships with China, North Korea and Vietnam. He is now playing a big role in the United Nations and the non-governmental organization (NGO) community. He works with the Nation of Islam and Louis Farrakhan and promotes an alliance with Islam through the U.N. Moon became a household name when he started using mind control techniques to lure young people into his cult. Thousands of families were torn apart as children cut ties with their families and declared Moon and his wife their "True Parents". He performs impersonal mass weddings. Moon has reportedly been married 4 times, his son committed suicide, and his former daughter-in-law wrote a book, In the Shadow of the Moons, on how another Moon son, a drug addict and alcohol abuser, physically abused her. Not surprisingly, the Washington Times ignored the book. While conservatives are criticizing Jimmy Carter for being soft on Castro, the Washington Times gave a major honor to one of Castro's biggest boosters. Cesar Gaviria, a notorious crony of Fidel Castro, received the "International Courage in Leadership Award" at the Washington Times 20th anniversary event on May 21. But the paper lied about his service on behalf of the Communist dictator. A January 6, 1997, Miami Herald story noted, "Of all Latin American politicos who have rubbed elbows with Fidel Castro of late, perhaps none has spent as much time with him as Cesar Gaviria, secretary general of the Organization of American States. 'Yes, I'm a friend of Fidel Castro,''' Gaviria told CBS-Telenoticias talk show host Jaime Bayly last month." The story quoted Gaviria as saying Castro "has done a supremely important job on social issues" and that "I admire the way in which he fought to topple the dictatorship of [Fulgencio] Batista, and the effort he has made to keep the revolution alive.'' The Latin American News Syndicate reported that Gaviria assumed the presidency of Colombia in 1990 and renewed relations with the Castro dictatorship in 1993. Relations had been broken on March 23, 1981, after Colombia had proven that Castro's regime had been training and furnishing arms to the Colombian terrorists. Bogotá's La Prensa headlined its description of this with "Boca a Boca con Fidel" [Mouth to Mouth With Fidel] while El Nuevo Siglo described Gaviria as "trying to save the Castro dictatorship." A September 26, 1996 Miami Herald story noted that House lawmakers had "clashed fiercely over Cuba" with Gaviria and "accused him of weak leadership in promoting democracy…" Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said Gaviria's request for help from Cuban President Fidel Castro to win the release of his brother, who had been kidnapped by pro-Castro Colombian terrorists, "had undermined his credibility" as OAS leader. By contrast, the Washington Times story about the anniversary event described Gaviria as "a conflict mediator, democracy advocate, staunch supporter of regional integration and defender of human rights." James Morrison, author of the "Embassy Row" column in the paper, quoted Douglas D.M. Joo, president of The Washington Times Corp., as saying to Gaviria, "you have truly exhibited courage in leadership over your distinguished career in public service." Morrison said Gaviria "has negotiated with guerrillas, tracked down drug lords and promoted democracy throughout Latin America." The award to Gaviria comes at a time when Times founder Sun Myung Moon is expanding his business activities in Latin America. However, Moon's Brazil operations are currently under investigation for alleged money laundering, immigration violations, and tax evasion. The influence of Moon's operatives is the only explanation for this curious "award" unless of course the "conservatives" at the paper are not really conservatives. Either way, it doesn't look good.              Printer-friendly version Click here to be added to our mailing list.