There will be another attack announced by Trump, stronger than the first; they will leave no one in the government.
We are not war-bred and I am crying for my children; we are in a strategic war zone
I just watched Donald Trumpâs press conference and the news on German television. For now, it looks like the US is not planning any further military strikes and wants to take over/organize the government in your country itself for the time being. It remains to be seen to what extent and whether the members of the old Maduro government will continue to have a say. At least, that is my personal interpretation of what I heard and saw.
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Indeed, Trump is indicating a second attack, or a second, stronger wave, if the current government resists. They only took the president, and the entire government structure is in place. And Iâm almost certain there will be resistance. Theyâre currently distributing weapons to people in city squares; theyâre doing it here. Theyâve looted everything and closed the stores.
Trump kicked MarĂa Corina out after supporting her. Today he said she wonât be a leader of anything and that she has neither his support nor Venezuelaâs.
The Nobel Prize was a strategy.
Iâm very scared, unable to move, without a single BolĂvar in my pockets. Hard days are coming. Trump will take charge of Venezuela, and these are Trumpâs exact words: they already have personnel here in Venezuela.
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A store opened quickly for the neighbors;
Between the constant overflights of US attack planes and the eerie calm weâre currently experiencing, the government hasnât been replaced; they only took the president. But Trump said the second wave of attacks will come if they refuse to surrender and negotiate. The US will take over Venezuela and its oil. In reality, taking the president was a strategy, and theyâre only after Venezuelaâs oil, its riches, and its natural gas.
Yesterday, thanks to a kind soul, I was able to buy food for a few days, and the seller accepted my PayPal. There are delays in local transactions, and many stores have been looted.
We live in the buildings at the back, the first building from left to right.
Unable to sleep well due to the existing fear, yesterday the government handed out weapons to people in the squares after the decree of war and defense.
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I live on the ParaguanĂĄ Peninsula, the head of Venezuela on the map, with two refineries side by side, a gas pipeline running through the streets, and a military base just a few blocks from my building. You can imagine the fear that exists here, trying to explain to my children, who are 8 and 10 years old, what war is and what it entails.
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I managed to sleep for two hours, but I woke up to turn on the main water pump that supplies drinking water to the five buildings from the underground reserve tank. Weâve been without water for over a month, and this is the last rationing of our reserve water.
Thereâs nobody in the streets, total silence. Local news channels are only showing cartoons and soap operas.
So you can see how many of us live, weâre somewhat saved because weâre a group of buildings that share an underground tank, but the residents of neighboring houses have no way to get drinking water.
This is our last reserve water
Difficult days are coming; a second wave is about to emerge since the government will not back down, and this will provoke the US to exert more force in Venezuela.
I was able to take a quick look around early this morning, and there are strategic points established by the local government for the protection and possible attack by the Venezuelan militia in the event of any deployment of foreign military personnel.
But how can we win a war when we have never suffered from one in the past? How can we win a war if our nature is not combative? Many people are still calling for the deployment of the military and the start of an armed conflict, a civil war.
Our current fear is how we can stay safe. I am sick and finishing a medical treatment that was very expensive. There are still tests to be done, and all kinds of laboratories and some pharmacies have closed due to the desperation of many, which leads to looting.
Thank God my family and I have enough food for at least three days. I havenât been able to go to my parentsâ house, but I have been able to call them via the internet.
Itâs a 40-minute walk since thereâs no public transportation right now, and Iâm afraid.
Iâve managed to find out which stores are accepting PayPal as a payment method, since many people donât trust keeping their money in Venezuelan banks.
The current president would be ill-advised to engage in a military conflict with the US. And the Venezuelan military would also be well advised not to allow itself to be divided and should instead stick together in unity. I donât want to imagine what would happen if part of the Venezuelan armed forces collaborated with the US and the other part did not. That would spell the end of Venezuelas already fragile internal security.
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The military high command is on national radio and television calling for the restoration of the president and the productive sector of Venezuela.
If that happens, those of us who live near the refineries wonât be spared. I know theyâll fight for control, and the US will take them down in one fell swoop. The world doesnât understand that weâre not a people of war, and weâre at a disadvantage in an armed conflict.
I personally ask everyone I know not to abandon us, not to stop following national and international news in search of truth and lies.
Even though Iâm sick, I have to go out and look for work to earn a living. Iâm scared, but I have to do it for my family. I have to think about where to go and how to get back safe and sound if the worst happens.
We have US ships near the ParaguanĂĄ Peninsula, and I assure you theyâll arrive here.
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I hope there is also a way to interpret and use these events more positively.
Perhaps this intervention can also be an impetus for the opposition to mobilise people to peacefully enforce the latest election results.
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The opposition hasnât come out, no one has spoken up, they are waiting, and I can believe it, for âthe second wave.â I know the opposition isnât peaceful, and for them, a confrontation is better in order to wipe the government off the face of the earthâand when I say government, I donât mean President Maduro, but the entire PSUV structure.
I fall asleep for periods of about an hour and wake up startled.
They have announced that all Americans in Venezuelan territory should return to the US as soon as possible or stay away from strategically important military areas.
Iâve heard from European friends of my family who were children during the war about how horrible it was.
We, like you, know that the United States isnât playing around with Venezuela; the threats of a second wave are real.
Today I ran out of my blood pressure medication and some important antibiotics.
I think fear and adrenaline are keeping me going. When I can, I talk to my children and explain whatâs happening in our country.
There are more than 40 civilians dead after the US attack. We know this firsthand from friends in Caracas and family members, but the national government hasnât said anything; they havenât given any numbers. Tomorrow Iâll do everything I can to find a job. My family and I literally have zero in our bank account.
Today, businesses have reopened at half capacity where I live, though people tell me thereâs still fear that something worse might happen.
Thereâs fear in the streets and a terrifying calm.
Iâm visiting every store looking for work, but for now, they wonât hire anyone without safety guarantees; they wonât take the risk.
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