Concerning this 1984-style renaming of torture, it's something that we all know happened.  It happened as we watched.  Should there be more outrage about this?

I think we're pretty outraged as it is.  But our outrage has no outlet.

We have a couple of options here.  Number one: ignore it.  This is a very popular option.

Number two: accept the change.  This is also a popular option.  We convince ourselves that what the world and we ourselves used to call torture is no longer torture.  Or is OK as long as the "good guys" are doing it.  Just go along with our leaders, they know what they're doing.

Number three: express outrage.  This certainly works for some people- it can be a source of strength.  Still, it's hard to express this feeling when there are so many outrageous things going on.

Number four:  refuse to accept the change.  Makes it difficult to maintain a positive view of the country when you face the fact that our leaders are war criminals.  There is a whole chain of logical conclusions that follow from this.  See Chomsky, etc.