() in Lebanon who does not want to be identified (not even with an initial) sent me this from Beirut:
Posted on May 25, 2006 by As'ad
(*) US Amb. in a very powerful Arab capital (flew with me) told me that he believes the Bramertz report (June 15) will not contain anything new … because there isn’t anything new …
(*) this goes very well with what I heard from multiple GREAT sources in Beirut that Bramertz is “discussing politics” with the 4 generals …. apparently to determine the “political motives” … having failed to discover any “evidence” to inculpate…
(*) same sources say that he is not “very courageous” and that he is counting the days to be through with this investigation…
(*) SAME US amb. is “bewildered” by the Saudis: days after the “assassination”, the Saudis came on HARD on Bashar … However, today, they treat him as the “ultimate potentate.” The US is shocked… (the Amb. is confidentially aware that the NEW Saudis despise Saad Hariri … and are NOT MINCING their words in public anymore …
(*) from a Sudeiri (2nd Generation prince) who told us (in private and jokingly) that we should be ashamed of ourselves to elevate a “pimp” (saad) to the level of a leader … (this Sudeiri 2nd generation ECHOES what the office of Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz REALLY thinks of Saad. Notwithstanding King Abdullah’s total disgust with Saad.)
(*) Film on Moqawamah is very well made … (Ibrahim A on LBCI)”