11.08.2014 - 14:33 [ Techdirt ]

About Freaking Time: New York Times Will Finally Start Calling CIA Torture Practices ‚Torture‘

We‘ve questioned in the past why Senators like Dianne Feinstein won‘t come out and admit that what the CIA did was torture. Even President Obama has used the word to explain the CIA‘s actions. Yet, beyond Senator Feinstein, there was one other major hold out: the NY Times refused to use that word. Until now. In a note from the executive editor of the Times, Dean Baquet, he says that the NY Times will finally be accurate and will describe the CIA‘s actions as torture: