# US Council for World Freedom > [!note] Stub — fill out The U.S. chapter of the [[World Anti-Communist League]], founded in 1981 by Maj. Gen. [[John Singlaub]] with backing from [[Joseph Coors]]. Under Singlaub it became WACL's most active branch and a private fundraising conduit for the Nicaraguan Contras, entangling it in the [[Iran-Contra Affair]]. Expand.