Last week, the ICC promised in a statement to investigate any claimsof wrongdoing by its staff upon their release and to impose "appropriate sanctions" if necessary.
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.
"The world of blogging is where the life of the mind has moved, " claims Mr. Hewitt in a statement that is a little frightening to those of us who imagine that the life of the mind still has to do with more than politics and current affairs.