Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, has a guest blog on the Heritage website this week. He talks about some of the challenges of technology, such as when it is used by enemies, and a new House caucus he has set up with Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash.:

Today, we are a world away from the fall of the Berlin Wall, especially when it comes to communication.  This is largely a result of the widespread adoption of cellular technology, the proliferation of broadcast, and the advent of the Internet.  Initiatives that once served U.S. interests abroad may now hinder them.  For example, language in the Smith-Mundt Act ties the hands of U.S. strategic communicators to counter online jihadists.  Some on-air contributors to Radio Farda and Radio Liberty are prone to curious assertions that many Americans may be surprised to hear from taxpayer-funded “pro-American” radio…
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