In the more than ten years since the CIA’€™s interrogation tactics began coming to light, many members of the mainstream media refused to describe them as torture. On Friday, the New York Times announced they will begin using the word.

The about-face by the Grey Lady comes a week after President Barack Obama made a rare acknowledgment during a press briefing concerning the United States’ past use of enhanced interrogation tactics in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks.