NSA Uproar

Curious about the National Security Administration's new tools against terrorism that has the civil libertarians crying in their apple martinis? David Ignatius at the Washington Post provides a nice overview of what's going on, and he does so in this common sense context:

The challenge in the coming debate will be to find the right balance between national security and civil liberties. The loudest arguments will come from those who see the issue in black and white -- who want to tilt in one direction, toward security or liberty. But those won't be the wisest arguments. America is in for a long struggle against terrorism, and it will need sensible rules that embed necessary intelligence activities firmly within the law.