When a stand-up comedian is arrested in handcuffs as if he were a national security threat, the problem is not comedy. The problem is @RTErdogan ’s fear of free citizens. Days before the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey is exposing the reality behind the façade: critics, activists and artists are being silenced while leaders prepare for the photo-op. NATO cannot claim to defend democracy abroad while ignoring repression within its own ranks. Free speech is security too.