"The commanding officer at the prison, Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, was demoted to the rank of Colonel on May 5, 2005. Col. Karpinski has denied knowledge of the abuses, claiming that the interrogations were authorized by her superiors and performed by subcontractors, and that she was not even allowed entry into the interrogation rooms." OK - stipulated, all counts. What is the relevance of then BGEN Karpisnki's situation to one LCOL Lakin? None that I can see.