turned into tragedy. that's not the reason at all this is not the kind of freedom that we want. how did it become a gateway to islamist terror. until now a sorry kind i mean was sitting as the result. of an exclusive report from a destroyed city. philippines in the sights of i.a.s. starts april eleventh on t w. the only kind of humanitarian aid has been turned into a spectacle to justify a military intervention. in fact they rate the rate it more by a twenty third will be the day of the humanitarian aid to enter venezuela. the press is waiting for self declared interim president one. he spearheading

efforts to bring humanitarian aid into venezuela from colombia in defiance of the incumbent leader nicolas maduro. minutes women journalists. is here to cover this battle of wills the co-founder of online news site l b times he's exposed corruption involving government and military leaders in doing so he's put himself at risk men from venezuela secret service mingle with the journalists they observe and photograph anyone and everyone because it's from here that on why don't plans to set off with opposition m.p.'s when his aide mission says are relays their every move to his staff at. the moment. there right now we can see one of the buses carrying lawmakers and the convoy heading to the colombian border for. the bar. little bit cold for long.

a twelve hour drive lies ahead of ses are in quite a convoy from the venezuelan capital caracas to the colombian border this road was once mined by huge fields of sugar cane but the late president hugo chavez expropriated millions of acres of farms and ranches because of government mismanagement the fields are no longer cultivated the country even has to import sugar. typical farms have been abandoned. all of the money that was invested here is lost. if we have neither the sugar cane that used to be cultivated here and gave the sugar nor do we have the vegetables that were supposed to be grown here to feed the venezuelan people. in this way that

. the result is a hunger crisis more than three million venezuelans have fled the country after syria it's the world's biggest refugee crisis. neither sees our buddies nor one quite knows convoy are making headway the road is closed. they move my. believe we've been stuck in this traffic jam for over an hour and the information we have is that the government so either the military or the police have parked a truck sideways across the other end of the cabrera tunnel to block the convoy from passing through when they let go at it i. believe a buffer. to bypass the road block caesar and his driver turn around the bus carrying the lawmakers is stuck in the tunnel. they're going to have

a little way to go but we've had word that why dole is in the black jeep cherokee ahead of us when it it. now we're looking for an alternative route to reach the end times and the colombian border. on the other from that up on the border for that. but no matter what route sezar and his driver take the military is a step ahead it's blocked whole side room which. included a state there's a road block every three hundred meters we've never seen anything like it but why go will still make it and the humanitarian aid. get into venezuela. a police or military roadblock can remain in place for hours says or has lost track of the convoy. but that's

a lie the block the old. people's nerves are starting to fray. they just want to go home a confrontation erupts with the national guard. and we complained because we wanted to continue our journey. i think. we've been here for a long while and are tired after work. even if i was attacked by two female and two male soldiers my husband and my brother tried to defend me and were both arrested if you did the rest which. my husband my brother and my seven year old son like and they haven't caught me at because i ask people here for help. but the situation in venezuela people just accept it because we're all afraid because they

attack us but it. took a humiliating us and we just put up with it you can't help but think about how to help it up. after twelve hours on the road says our hasn't even made it halfway to the venezuelan border city of san antonio he's starting to don't whether he'll reach his destination in time. but i will not be a downside to his home and it sounds like you can sense the hope and the determination among all of why dose supporters the good with the region they believe that the reach the border between them and that will get the humanitarian aid. where is that what they're confronted by repressive forces trying to prevent that. the fact that you're living in syria but if the government resorts to violence to stop the aid from coming into the country. that nicolas

maduro knows this. then the international community could launch investigations going all the way to the international criminal court to go to court but then i think that enough or not. the burning question is how will the venezuelan military react until now the generals have stood firmly behind nicolas maduro. that really meant they are going to be able to model the armed forces are a pandora's box that hasn't yet been opened. by water coconuts. in the state of touch era which borders colombia long lines form at gas stations it's a paradox venezuela possesses the world's largest proven oil reserves and yet its

refineries are dilapidated run by the military with no expertise venezuela has to import fuel and here you can buy eight hundred liters of gas for the price of a bottle of mineral water because the state subsidizes gas. the skew the sea. there typical for this state. since gas is so cheap pair it's no wonder there's a brisk trade in smuggling gas to columbia. that backed it up. with that's why there are such long lines at the gas stations the missile. hit israel is military and colombia's yelling guerillas control the lucrative contraband fuel to . after thirty six hours three times longer than planned cities are reaches the seimone boulevard bridge on the border thousands cross it each day to buy things no longer available in venezuela or to escape the country altogether. you know

they don't know where they want to go without or they will find that the you know the best of. one million venezuelans have fled to neighboring colombia. but i have to look out with. others travel on from here to chile save room for ecuador she. was albert outline of how much to the casino hotel. was a pleasure castles twelve that much. says our discovers that the lobby of this hotel is a good place to conduct research lots of blue duros political opponents or in towns . like louisa or take a d.m. has been as well as former prosecutor general in twenty seventeen she called nicolas maduro policies unconstitutional to escape arrest she fled to colombia with a suitcase full of incriminating documents she hopes they'll be used to bring

charges of human rights violations against president maduro at the international criminal court in the hague tribunal folk but i'm worried you know the beast from within my door as i'm chavez i'm the apparatus of power and you know it well and that in the past the government had lots of resources to overcome crises and in the why are you convinced madeira won't survive this one that they think no us oliver loading one of his and. if the oil companies see that put it in the line convinced because who for the first time get all of venezuela's democratic powers are united on that route not this is no fight of the traditional opposition that was you that is unless you know that there is an office ition within china of islam itself. people who once believed in this project but don't anymore putting in some.

volunteers are waiting at the colombian side of the border most are venezuelans they want to bring the aid which has been supplied by the us the e.u. and other countries into venezuela by human chain if necessary. meaning this is listen eat breakfast quickly and then come to the tea and beat us bridge we'll be waiting for you then so eat and go there i embrace you because today's the day we must do all we can to free venezuela you'll see it's not just about getting the aid through the scene we must free our country. tied up your. cash. just. like

me that i want you build on it out. i don't know but it ain't the end of it by selling it and all your days yet we have many else i'll go to the very top yet beyond any u.s. army that i can only sit on in a love that will do so young fellow for a good thing and then thirty three this morning the humanitarian aid was officially handed over to one why don't the interim president of venezuela where you. got at this moment he's in colombia giving a press conference together with the presidents of park y. and columbia and the secretary general of the organization of american states luis . de lorean they're calling on the venezuelan military to stop the violence and allow. humanitarian aid into the country but i'd say fill out your name sleep at a meeting and get so little money that. by letting the aid in the military would be sending a clear message that it recognizes why don't as interim leader by stopping the

supplies at the border it would show it remains loyal to mudra so there's far more at stake here than just aid it's about the power of images and a showdown between two men who both claim to be venezuela's legitimate president. benigno that mark i think we're going to we've come as far as we can go on the bridge. and we can't go any further because the colombian police have cordoned it off putting. in clinton at the end of the bridge the containers and the tanker truck are blocking the entrance to the bridge in the inseam accustom and people who are on the truck we can see a camera person and a journalist who are looking over at our side and. that will only be a come out order for you at up at the same must be waiting to see if something happens on this side of the colombian venezuelan border and i do recall here that i'm going out on said they're. not friends that i know more and as i learn

a. lot. on the colombian side of the last twenty to international bridge all the cameras are pointed toward venezuela. but nothing happens when. there are. several hours pass and still nothing happens. i didn't plan but this is what the entrance to the ten detest bridge into it and looks like the guy. would flow back and see the trucks carrying the humanitarian. aid and the people who follow the money that is ahead of the world where these trucks going by. car for her car had little to ordain yellow bar now that these trucks are now going to order

a. new rain yeah nizam the venezuelan side of the santander bridge and it's over this bridge that the aid convoy wants to try to cross the border. but moments later one of the trucks goes up in flying machine on the santander bridge an ultra cation erupts between demonstrators and venezuelan security forces there for the federal i mean here they crossed the border line here between venezuela and columbia on this entente a bridge the tear gas attacks began looking more into the port it is for the to walk more that still curious or not of course and now you can see lots of men throwing stones toward the venezuelan side at the lens angle here. and. there when i cover them not by tear gas cartridge went off right next to the journalists we've got not gone that i had just been fired there was no no you

better look out and then i sent word out there and hopefully no one was hit. any filesystem it was tossed into the river right away but the smell still quite strong . and i got on some of the throwing molotov cocktails careful not to think they could set fire to the truck that was. the but no. it was. no one here knows which side set the truck on fire or whether they did it on purpose or by accident. yeah well. i'm only a little bit i think we can see that a truck is going up in flames that night and got up a medal at the first truck that tried to cross the bridge when they found that

their clinic for the mafia killed them the thought of the people fighting here say it was the venezuelan police who set the truck on fire when in full view an idea when it's an honor killing fan the adult and like and if i am going to live a propaganda war rages in the media and social networks some blame a duro security forces and call for a military intervention in their eyes the burning truck is a symbol of materials flagrant violation of human rights others believe the door as opponents set the fire to discredit him but maybe it was simply an accident. was five. some of the relief supplies on board can be salvaged. but on this day not a single aid package makes it across the border from colombia to venezuela. many people's hopes have been dashed that the military would switch sides.

meanwhile in caracas president would duro announces that he is severing diplomatic relations with colombia and closing the borders between the two countries. you will hear. that. the border between venezuela and colombia has now been closed for two days but people are still crossing back and forth using what's known as truck jus illegal trails that lead right through the river it's a dangerous route as the torch on. are controlled by criminal gangs anyone who wants to cross over here must pay.

for the police and the military on both sides of the border simply look the other way. or the. our young venezuelan refugees have gathered under the border bridge some are still children they call themselves loud resistance yeah the resistance to the material regime. that we mustn't we didn't get through here because they just smirked at us but he who laughs last last specificity will be illegal. and who will that be. good order from the us read it looks like a military intervention is off the table. you know who they were you know it is our own national and no one knows it why dover turned a venezuela today is. normal seen anywhere on the.

game still wide open. now fight the. fight. and hit the ball into the bottom of the garden then i mean assuming right now we're reporting from the scene on bully our bridge where the venezuelan national guard has advanced almost to the colombian border for none yet. the young people enter frustration at the venezuelan police on the other side of the bridge pelting them what's. tones and sticks. people are injured.

it could as love karada district right behind the border bridge the situation has remained calm many venezuelan refugees now live here some of the one million who've sought shelter in colombia. ok that's what i feel we are going to get back and i came here the people in this house helped me and for that i'm grateful and a family i mean the folks here like my family my soul candies here lollipops cakes or i would say the some days i didn't sell a thing and couldn't pay my rent or went to bed hungry at the end of what i didn't complain i didn't want to burden anyone i think i know my fellow enough. to get us on i come from an agricultural zone the to put the name of valley the state out of

the woods it was once a very productive area with lots of small farms the us i'm a small farmer from there myself unfortunately i had to leave because we had nothing no seeds no fertilizer nothing instead we were dispossessed then lost the little we had left since the farm supply business okro patri it was nationalized agriculture and the entire area has ground to a halt mr president use your common sense to look at how states and acknowledge the problems you've created because you are to blame for what we're going through the process on the part of the compass on the good good what do you think about what's happening now in the with the moment when i know you can't find corn meal in the supermarket what's that but you can find it on the black market as it is and there are cars. two or three times as much from it is that corruption is a fortune cookie that is corruption because who supplies the black market vendor.

ok someone has to give him the goods that he sells as americans as a persona and yes again does that affect you nothing in all of and when it's not at all innocent. wilmer us why he was once a political ally of hugo chavez but in two thousand and eight began to investigate corruption within the chavez family since then he's been arrested twice and tortured by the secret police for going to get them to according to the information we have i'll tell you across the board even the biggest idiot has a hundred million dollars but why is the country in the state it is because of the corruption it's not the sanctions it's not donald trump oh yvonne duca no it's because that stolen everything. and the state of venus they have their stooges who hide the money of the ministers. well it's ministers to us where the government now . and the day will come when there will be justice in venezuela and many truths will be uncovered that we still know nothing about. the us. corruption is one of

the root causes of the venezuelan crisis and of the country's frequent power outages seas are has uncovered cases of corruption in the nationalized energy sector and the question it could. take electricity. let me give you an example. first the power grid grow old and decrepit the. second you declare an electricity crisis at the third the crisis lets you award contracts without having to call for tenders fourth this gives you the chance to hand out contracts to your friends. single family with your friends help you can inflate prices. but as. you can also buy junk instead of new equipment. sixty seventh as

a result people die because the power goes off in hospitals and the people in the hope ben focus who are not. the. who get into this or why did you leave why did you feel even if. the. all. the crisis has also increased tensions with the world's major powers the us russia and china are pursuing their own interests it's about geopolitics and oil. and the

you. just need us the stupid person to feel threatened the us did not know that. at the medicine out here can the first scenario is that maduro stays in power and rules over a land in ruins and the second scenario is that there's a transition and initiated by the minister whalen's themselves. that will result in deaths. going to sell a coup executed by the military but with a transitional government in which civil authorities would also take part other than the going to set up a once along with the king fish should there be a coup in such a scenario would be the most successful one. a scenario in which power doesn't all wind up with the military but with the government composed of the military and civilians by you. know the civil authorities that would be we don't know yet that the really sorry and the third scenario which i see as being the most likely

one thing is a transition that's the result of an international military intervention in. that national. workers you want to. order to rethink your. people here. that. venezuela's fate no longer lies in the hands of venezuelans alone the outcome of this power struggle is still wide open. your major film player always said i want to perform my job as a journalist from the opposite side of the street. know that's where we always need to be but with another government. it's my duty to confront those in power to raise a critical voice regardless of which government is in power and that.

says our bateese is back in venezuela but the story doesn't end here. one point zero has also returned the government and the opposition are calling on their supporters to take to the streets a week after caesar's return than israel has suffered a massive near total blackout that lasted five days it left twenty million people without drinking water or electricity and led to the deaths of dozens of patients in darkened hospitals.

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