America Betrayed

America Betrayed — Plot

Writer/director Leslie Carde finds her villain in the US Army Corps of Engineers, an agency whose primary aim is supposed to be that of protecting the nation's citizenry from potential disasters caused by the structural failure of dams, bridges, levees, buildings etc. Instead, the Corps, in cahoots with the many politicians and congressmen who work right along with it, has been found, over and over again, to be derelict in its duties - guilty of negligence, of employing harmful cost-cutting measures, of having misplaced priorities, of engaging in outright deception, and of brokering sweetheart deals with pet contractors. The movie is unsparing in its treatment of the Corps, and Carde clearly views it as her own personal mission to hold that organization accountable for the many acts of criminal malfeasance it has engaged in over the years.

• Release date
• January 1, 2008
• Runtime
• 94 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Leslie Carde

America Betrayed — Cast

Richard Dreyfuss Narrator

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Robert Bea Himself

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Joey DiFatta Himself

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Steve Ellis Himself

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Lucille Franz Herself

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Cynthia Hedge-Morrell Herself

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Judy Hoffmeister Herself Mary Landrieu Self