For her participation in this Specialist Sabrina Harman will receive six months in jail, a demotion in rank, and a dishonourable discharge.

Harman was convicted on Monday of four charges of maltreatment of detainees, one charge of conspiracy to maltreat detainees and dereliction of duty.

I have few doubts that I will hear at least one claim that it’s excessive on the grounds of it not being “real torture”^tm, some will consider that appropriate, others will ask whether or not it’s another indication that the US military really could really care less what the world thinks of some of the practices their members have engaged in.