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Why Doesn't NPR Call Waterboarding Torture?

Waterboarding is the interrogation technique employed during the Bush Administration on some suspected terrorists.

Some NPR listeners take issue with NPR's policy to not explicitly call the simulated drowning procedure torture.

NPR Ombudsman Alicia Shepard has written two columns on the policy, "Harsh Interrogation Techniques or Torture?" and "Your Voices Have Been Heard."

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