[jonathlee]

"Only 8 months" tells you nothing of the conditions or prison population within which he will be placed. 8 months in solitary or in a maximum-security prison (where hard-core, repeat-offender murderers and rapists are) is much harsher than years in a minimum-security prison.

Julian Assange, who hasn't even been convicted AFAIK, has been kept in solitary in a maximum-security prison while only being accused, falsely it turns out, of non-violent crimes. The reasonableness of the entire punishment must be taken into account, not just the duration.

[dahfizz]

> The reasonableness of the entire punishment must be taken into account, not just the duration.

I agree, and I am not arguing that the treatment of Craig Murray has been reasonable. I am arguing that, if this was a larger conspiracy against him, his prison sentence would be much longer.

[pydry]

>I am arguing that, if this was a larger conspiracy against him, his prison sentence would be much longer.

I doubt it's possible to put somebody away for 20 years for what he supposedly did.