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Bayeux Tapestry detail: Coronation of Harold, created by Myrabella, 2013, used under Creative Commons license

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Tortured Language

March 11, 2020

1 May 2009

Mark Peters over at Good magazine has posted a commentary on newspapers’ avoidance of the word “torture” to describe the interrogation techniques practiced under the last administration.

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