Deloria,
Please supply the source of your opinion that Sprott and Puplava have found [dealing with Webb]? distasteful.
Or, is this something you made up?
Here's something that I made up, but nevertheless seems reasonable to me, as I've know Dave Webb for more than four years and have never found it distasteful dealing with him:
Your point about Tyhee management being in the dark? Well, maybe not that dark. Is it possible that Webb was keeping us in the dark about his suspicions, and now what he knows may be right on the money, but prudent not to say.
No source to give you on this, just my humble opinion.
Thanks in advance,
Baires