[Thickman]

There are other good reports on the chronology of McIntyre's efforts to obtain the data over several years. Check out this web site: http://bishophill.squarespace.com/blog/2009/9/29/the-yamal-implosion.html

It is amazing to what length's Briffa went in order to conceal his data. Even when he was backed into a corner it still took over a year and extraordinary efforts by McIntyre to pull the data because Briffa had not meta tagged it (similar to a document dump in response to a subpoena).

This could be a major development if it can just get some MSM legs. Fox News, where are you!

[agere_contra]

IIRC the only reason Briffa had to disclose the data was that he had submitted to the Royal Society, who I understand strictly require submitters to enter their data to an archive that RS control.

Now the Royal Society have been hopelessly pro-AGW to date, but in this case their rules have allowed the truth to come out.