The Union of Concerned Scientists has already issued a statement debunking the book's claims, and debate about the merits of this one idea among many will rage on in the blogosphere.
Last Saturday, Savile's family made its first public statement since the claims of sexual abuse of underage girls destroyed the reputation of a man they had regarded as a hero.
"I hope that Margaret Beckett will make an early statement to Parliament about the gap between Labour's claims before the election that they were on the home straight on resolving the crisis and the continued outbreaks being confirmed in many areas, including some previously unaffected, " he said.
"This video is just the latest evidence of the culture of impunity prevailing among Bahrain's security forces, despite the government's claims that they are being trained and reformed, " Bahrain Watch said in a statement.