The cases of Julian Assange the embattled founder of WikiLeaks and Abu Hamza al-Masri, an Islamic preacher who has been fighting extradition to America on terrorist charges, challenge democratic societies, writes Alan Cowell for the International Herald Tribune.
The U.S. and others must find a balance between civil liberties and free speech and the need for security. -db
From a commentary for the International Herald Tribune, September 28, 2012, by Alan Cowell.