() in Lebanon who does not want to be identified (not even with an initial) sent me this from Beirut:

(*) 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)"