“Those who are politically apathetic can only survive if they are supported by people who are capable of taking action.”

- Pericles , Athenian Statesman, 495 B.C. - 429 B.C.

“The source revealed that al-Souri was sentenced to death on Sunday, slaughtered with a sword of his own making. The group accused him of “betraying the caliphate”, as he put it.”

“Since the Iraqi government launched a U.S.-backed offensive in mid October to retake Mosul from Islamic State, the extremist group has sustained severe losses in personnel and ground. It has also been ravaged with divisions and infighting, with reports of attempted dissent and executions of delinquent fighters growing. Some of its leaders were also mysteriously assassinated.”

ISIS is eating its young like a frightened mother mink. It sounds like Abu Hamza al-Souri, the Lord High Executioner of ISIS, as well as his son, fell afoul of office politics. You know, no matter how hard you try, you just can’t stay out stay out of work place politics, can you? You either play the game or you get played. Fortunately for me in the places I’ve worked they didn’t cut your head off or pitch you off the roof when the powers-that-be decided to “make changes”. However, that was in our country’s “Leave it to Beaver”, “white bread” past, wasn’t it? As we get more and more vibrant multiculturalism foisted upon us I believe employees can expect to have much more skin in the game.

IS throws to death the son of its most famous bladesmith in Mosul