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  The White House's move to fight the Islamic State has been slow and deliberate, but that hasn't given enough time for voters, the military and Congress to all get on the same page. FP's Situation Report: Few are on the same page on the war; A mole in the Syrian embassy; A dying soldier fights the fight for vet suicide; Buy your "CONOP 8888" shirt now and avoid the rush; and a bit more. <p> By Gordon Lubold with Nathaniel Sobel </p><br><p> <i><b>With apologies, once again, for the delay in SitRep this morning. </b></i>We swear these delays are caused by problems beyond our control, but we deeply regret them just the same... </p><br><p> <b>As the U.S. heads to war, there are very few people, including many Americans, who are on the same page. </b>The White House's move to fight the Islamic State has been slow and deliberate, but that hasn't given enough time for voters, the milit

  "Henry Kissinger’s latest opus is exquisitely timed. The Middle East is ablaze from Gaza to Iraq and Syria. Russia under Vladimir Putin has turned revanchist, annexing Crimea and mounting a stealth invasion of eastern Ukraine. "Henry Kissinger’s latest opus is exquisitely timed. The Middle East is ablaze from Gaza to Iraq and Syria. Russia under Vladimir Putin has turned revanchist, annexing Crimea and mounting a stealth invasion of eastern Ukraine.  Today, 8 July 2015, WikiLeaks releases more than 1 million searchable emails from the Italian surveillance malware vendor Hacking Team, which first came under international scrutiny after WikiLeaks publication of the  SpyFiles . These internal emails show the inner workings of the controversial global surveillance industry. Search the Hacking Team Archive Henry Kissinger: We are definitely living in interesting times. The old say “May you live in interesting times” is a wish, a curse or an omen.   I think this article is rele

Guerilla Open Access Manifesto - Aaron Swartz: Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves. Guerilla Open Access Manifesto Guerilla Open Access Manifesto Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves. The world’s entire scientific and cultural heritage, published over centuries in books and journals, is increasingly being digitized and locked up by a handful of private corporations. Want to read the papers featuring the most famous results of the sciences? You’ll need to send enormous amounts to publishers like Reed Elsevier. There are those struggling to change this. The Open Access Movement has fought valiantly to ensure that scientists do not sign their copyrights away but instead ensure their work is published on the Internet, under terms that allow anyone to access it. But even under the best scenarios, their work will only apply to things published in the future. Everything up until no