Frontline (US)

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Next: 34x09 -- Business of Disaster (May/24/2016)

Disasters are big business. Follow an investigation with NPR into who profits when disaster strikes. The film focuses on Superstorm Sandy: the thousands still not home, the agencies that were supposed to help and the companies that made millions.

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Prev: 34x08 -- The Secret History of ISIS (May/17/2016)

Get the inside story of the creation of ISIS and learn how the U.S. missed the many warning signs. The film uncovers the terror group's earliest plans, the Islamic radicals who became its leaders and the American failures to stop ISIS' brutal rise.

Cast

Will Lyman As Himself (Host & Narrator - 1983 - present)	Arun Rath As Himself (Reporter - 2009 - present)
Charles Linshaw voiced Voice over (2004 - present)	Jessica Savitch As Herself (Host - 1983)
Judy Woodruff As Herself (Anchor - 1984 - 1989)	Lowell Bergman As Himself (Correspondent - 2004 - present)
Martin Smith (4) As Himself (Correspondent - 2006 - present)	Peter Berkrot voiced Narrator - 2005 - present
Peter Haydu As Himself (1993 - present)	Will Lebow As Himself (Voice over - 1998 - 2009)

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27x7: Black Money recap: Narrator Will Lyman discusses how on May 13, 2008 in Texas a British flight was arriving with CEO of BAE systems. The CEO, Mike Turner, was brought in for questions by the Justice Department on allegations involving bribery. Will tells us that the case against BAE started nearly twenty years ago. The case involves international bribery and corruption among the US, UK, Saudi Arabia and other nations... read more.

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Crew

Creator: David Fanning (1)
Executive Producer: David Fanning (1)
Sound Mixer: Rob Whitehurst

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