The Barbarians

Published February 26, 2015 6:18pm ET



ISIS continues its war on civilization by burning:

Thousands of ancient and irreplaceable manuscripts [from] the Mosul library in Iraq. One Mosul library official believes that up to 112,000 books were destroyed – spanning centuries of learning, and including books registered on a UNESCO rarities list.

Meanwhile, we learn the identity of the man – known colloquially as “Jihad John” – who beheads the helpless captives of ISIS.  He is reportedly:

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