Where am I? Cellblock C?

Hello Everyone,

Have not posted in a month to my surprise.  That can only mean one thing...not much going on.

This weekend was a little hyped up.  Showed up to work on Thursday morning and got to wondering...where the hell in everyone.  Went to see the Watch Officer in the Command Operations Center and found out we were instructed Wed evening to not come into work on Thurs.  Wish they made more of an effort to tell me!

This weekend is the 2 year anniversary of Shite protesters being routed from the "Pearl Roundabout" where the Kingdom crushed a large group of counter-government protesters.  Forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) came in and dropped the hammer.  (GCC is just the surrounding Gulf countries.  I think that they have an agreement to send forces from their respective countries to any country on the council which has uprising.)

The monument at the Pearl Roundabout was demolished and the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) has a very tight ring of security around it as it represents the anti-governement movement.  We had an MOI but we call it the Dept of Homeland Security, which sounds more pleasant.  Wonder if they will have the same power some day.

To go one step further, my command thought it "was a good idea" for everyone to stay in their flats over the weekend.  I don't usually go out much on the weekend but don't like the idea of being ordered not to leave.

Was this in response from warning from the Embassy?  No.  Was this policy established by the Base CO?  No.  Did the Navy, commanded by a 3 star Admiral, establish this same policy?  No?  It was just someone's "good idea"

The worse part was that there was not warning that this "good idea" would be implemented.  So, I was trapped in my flat with whatever was there Thurs morning, included "new" but slower internet.  Those two days stuck in my apartment convinced me I would not do well in prison.

At any rate, there are protest every weekend to include the burning of tires and MOI using tear gas and this weekend was no different.

On another note, I should be leaving the first week of May which means I have less then 2 months left. Not sure what I am doing next but looking forward to being back in the states.  Time went fast for me but this has been a long deployment.

Until next time (whenever that is)!