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"Torture" - the word mainstream media doesn't want to use
Back in 2007, former CIA officer John Kiriakou was the first to openly call waterboarding torture after gaining insight of the interrogation tactic by the US government. Since then, the mainstream media has used the word loosely and many feel that the approach is aimed to change the public's perception on the controversial practice. RT Producer Gavino Garay explains.