• The American Trap

  • My Battle to Expose America's Secret Economic War Against the Rest of the World
  • By: Frédéric Pierucci, Matthieu Aron
  • Narrated by: Luke Thompson
  • Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (49 ratings)

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The American Trap

By: Frédéric Pierucci,Matthieu Aron
Narrated by: Luke Thompson
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This is the story of a man caught in the middle of a huge American destabilising operation, illustrating the secret economic war that the United States is waging against developed nations across the world. 

In 2014, France lost part of the control of its nuclear power plants to the United States. Frédéric Pierucci, former senior executive of one of Alstom's subsidiaries, found himself at the heart of this state scandal. His story goes to the very heart of a $12 billion thriller that illustrates the secret economic war that the United States is waging in Europe. And after being silenced for a long time, he has decided, with the help of journalist Matthieu Aron, to reveal all. 

In April 2013, Frédéric was arrested in New York by the FBI and prosecuted for a bribery case, despite not being involved at all. The US authorities locked him up for more than two years - including 14 months in a very high security prison. In doing so, they forced Alstom to pay the biggest penalty ever imposed by the United States and to give up areas of control to General Electric, Alstom's biggest American competitor. 

Frédéric's story unpacks how the United States is diverting the law and morality and using corporate law as an economic weapon against its own allies. One after the other, some of the world's largest companies are being actively destabilised to the benefit of the US Treasury, in acts of sabotage that seem only to be the beginning of what's to come.... 

©2019 Frédéric Pierucci (P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

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Unbelievable

Unbelievable, shame shame shame on DOJ. As an American citizen I am losing my faith in the United States judicial system. The Supreme Court and the DOJ seems to be following so many others that money and power is the supreme law.

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A must read

The personal story of the victim of the war the USA has launched against the world to cement its economic dominance

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Amazing

It reads like a thriller. It is unbelievably disturbing that so much corruption, hypocrisy and bullying goes around,

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  • Joel
  • 12-16-20

Avoid the USA

This is a lesson for everyone to avoid America at all costs and stop using the US Dollar as it is weaponized as well as any American online services no matter where their data centers is located.

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  • Robert Barwick
  • 09-29-22

Very, very important book

The author deserves immense admiration for responding to his experience by taking up a fight to expose and combat the extra-territorial American regime that undermines international law.

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  • Ali
  • 10-15-20

A true eye opener!

An insightful and revealing, yet entertaining book to listen / read. To some, it might sound like a conspiracy theory, but the author provides myriads of compelling evidence and references. My judgement is it’s totally believable that how political motives, giant corporates and justice system go hand in hand to achieve their agendas, and crush individuals along the way.
Highly recommended.
PS: very smooth and easy to listen naration; Not an easy feat to do these accent impresonations, good job!

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