That is why I prefaced with "AFAIK" because I'm open to being corrected...

Your link is returning a 404 page so I can't see it

Where did I dispute that Liquid is not open source?

Where am I disputing that amounts and asset type are not hidden? Seems like you are the one being intellectually dishonest. I'm not sure if you are confused or just don't understand the concept of sender and receiver privacy. Confidential Transactions don't hide sender and receivers, so it traceable, as shown above ON THEIR OWN WEBSITE.