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2004-07-04 Arabia
U.S. Cancels Celebration in Bahrain, Renews Warning
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Posted by Steve White 2004-07-04 12:47:53 AM|| || Front Page|| [11126 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Cancel celebrations? What celebrations? After Sept. 11th, the 4th of July has been celebrated in May. We are all terrified of even wearing a t-shirt with the flag on it, let alone having a party to celebrate.
Posted by Anonymous4617 2004-07-04 1:13:47 AM||   2004-07-04 1:13:47 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 For us, we decided to have the 4th of July celebration the same day as the National day of Kuwait
Posted by Anonymous1781 2004-07-04 3:44:41 AM||   2004-07-04 3:44:41 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 4617,what are you talking about?
Come to Globe Arizona,or Roosevelt Lake.
Globe has a real nice small town fireworks show and parade.People will be haveing large family outings at Roosevelt for BBQ,fishing sking,etc.
I proudly display the American flag,and have a Flag sticker on the windshield and rear glass of my vehicle(so you can see it coming and going).

Who is us,1781?
Posted by Anonymous5295 2004-07-04 8:18:43 AM||   2004-07-04 8:18:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 5295,that was me.
Posted by Raptor 2004-07-04 8:52:13 AM||   2004-07-04 8:52:13 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 5295,that was me.
Posted by Raptor 2004-07-04 8:52:14 AM||   2004-07-04 8:52:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Anonymous5295,

I live in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. But thanks anyways for the invitation.
Posted by Anonymous4617 2004-07-04 11:07:03 AM||   2004-07-04 11:07:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 A4617, that well and truly sucks. This "nation", the "Kingdom" of "Saudi" Arabia, won't let Christians be christian or Americans be american. Why are we putting up with this s***, again?

Oh and A1781, welcome to Rantburg.

Happy Independence Day to all of you expat Americans and right-thinking people living behind the Oil Curtain...

BTW., you're all invited to DC when you get back Stateside!
Posted by Seafarious  2004-07-04 11:51:52 AM||   2004-07-04 11:51:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Anonymous4617----Stay safe over there. Let us know when you are safely out of the Magic Kingdom. Our thoughts are with you on this 4th of July. We have sand up here, too, but confined to places with water nearby, heh heh.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-07-04 11:55:43 AM||   2004-07-04 11:55:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Thanks Paul and Seafarious.
We will be out here July 21st.

4th of July celebration..Saudi style:
There was a shoot out around 2:00 PM in the Azizia souk, better known as the Panda Mall. Nobody was hurt and everybody escaped!
Posted by Anonymous4617 2004-07-04 12:14:21 PM||   2004-07-04 12:14:21 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 musta had em surrounded.... stay safe and get out intact!
Frank
Posted by Frank G  2004-07-04 12:37:38 PM||   2004-07-04 12:37:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 A4617- I received a response regards the rumor of a chemical attack in Bahrain. Rather than piecemeal it to you, I'll just annonymize and quote in total. You'll note he's from the UK - and I'm damned worried about him, even though I know he's a tough as nails Scot and can take care of himself, heh.:

At the moment the intel seems to suggest that there may be an incident in Bahrain aimed at US Navy folks.

A fairly large number live in compounds or apartments in and around Manama, particularly those with families. Up until last week there was a general rule that no more than 50% of any apartment block or compound could be filled by US personnel but they have changed this to 25% and consequently there are a lot of people having to move to other accommodation under order.

Just more of the "lets get the soft targets" strategy currently being employed. Most folks seem to think that these freaks just want to take the whole of the Middle East back to the dark ages. They will be in control of course.

Since the Khobar blood bath the security on the causeway has been ramped up, if you can call perpetual kerb crawling by the police on both sides of the central island ramped up. They also have continuous boat patrols on both sides just going back and forward to keep other craft away from the elevated parts of the roadway. I have seen no evidence of armed patrols or even fixed
gun emplacements anywhere on the causeway. There is a roadblock security point about 200yds from the toll booths that you have to negotiate but half the time they don't show much interest.

Your rumour about chemicals is probably just that. Chemicals do not differentiate based on religious inclination and these folks have already
scored a couple of own goals which hurt their cause. One thing is for sure, if they decide to start anything in Bahrain the Government there will crush the dissidents PDQ, not like their brothers on the dark side who are not sure who is or isn't on board.

Just for your information, Al Rushaid are closing Village 3 where I live by mid July. I have moved over to an apartment in Bahrain at the weekend. Don't have a phone yet, have to acquire the CPR card first but should have that done in another week.

The Petroleum Centre is beginning to look like Stalagluft 47 with fences and barbed wire but pales into insignificance when you look at the compound area from the BQ right round to Al Bustan. Armed guards, Pillboxes, razorwire the
full nine yards. The Khobar "Green Zone"

Life is "interesting"

Well, I dunno if that answers your specific query well, but that's what he had to say... Looks like Al Bustan, The Khobar "Green Zone", has lost it charms, heh, glad I'm gone.
Posted by .com 2004-07-04 1:00:42 PM|| [http://www.amble.com/images/arab_think.gif]  2004-07-04 1:00:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 .com,

Thanks!
Posted by Anonymous4617 2004-07-04 1:21:33 PM||   2004-07-04 1:21:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 A4617 - He's an ace. :-)
Posted by .com 2004-07-04 1:27:25 PM|| [http://www.amble.com/images/ia-1984.jpg]  2004-07-04 1:27:25 PM|| Front Page Top

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